16 August 2008
15 August 2008
Music from Cape Verde
Cape Verde lies 350 miles off the west coast of Africa. Colonized bythe Portuguese in the 1400s, the islands became a key outpost in theslave trade – and were the last many saw of Africa before being shippedoff to the Americas. It's no wonder, then, that Portugal's fado morphedinto Cape Verde's morna, a style that, like fado, is focused on"sodade," or longing. For such a small system of islands, Cape Verdehas had a deep impact on the world music scene. Musicians there keepequally close ties with Lisbon and Paris, and many have exported theirtalents and become stars.
Cesaria Evora is the world's foremost singer of the morna, the indigenous style of Africa's Cape Verde Islands. The morna evolved as a hybrid of Portuguese fados,British sea shanties, and African rhythm, reflecting the island'shistory as a Portuguese colony and spot for British coal mining. Somesay it was also influenced by the modinha, a Brazilian song form. Full of mournful melodies and slow tempos, Evora's music encapsulates the essence of the morna in its sadness, longing, and nostalgia. Her latest outing, Cafe Atlantico,finds her in a slightly less somber, more cabaret-tinged setting,complete with string and horn sections, a troupe of backup singers, andseveral percussionists. Evora's voice soars above this festive mix,retaining the sodade, or yearning, that runs deep within her music.
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Cesaria Evora is the world's foremost singer of the morna, the indigenous style of Africa's Cape Verde Islands. The morna evolved as a hybrid of Portuguese fados,British sea shanties, and African rhythm, reflecting the island'shistory as a Portuguese colony and spot for British coal mining. Somesay it was also influenced by the modinha, a Brazilian song form. Full of mournful melodies and slow tempos, Evora's music encapsulates the essence of the morna in its sadness, longing, and nostalgia. Her latest outing, Cafe Atlantico,finds her in a slightly less somber, more cabaret-tinged setting,complete with string and horn sections, a troupe of backup singers, andseveral percussionists. Evora's voice soars above this festive mix,retaining the sodade, or yearning, that runs deep within her music.
Listen ...
and More ...
14 August 2008
Victor Brox
Victor Brox (born, 19??) is a blues musician from Manchester, England, widely believed to have been described by both Jimi Hendrix and Tina Turner as their favourite white blues singer. Brox plays a variety of instruments including horns, keyboards and guitar, as well as performing vocals. Though continuing to perform with the Victor Brox Blues Train, he is most widely known for his performance as Caiaphas on the original recording of Jesus Christ Superstar (1970) and for his collaborations. He has worked with: Eric Clapton, Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Gillan of Deep Purple, Charlie Mingus, Memphis Slim, Dr. John, Aynsley Dunbar, Graham Bond, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, Country Joe Macdonald and Keith Moon.
He appeared as a "look-alike" of Leonardo da Vinci in the motion picture Ever After (1998).
His daughter Kyla Brox is also a blues musician.
Listen to a few Victor Brox 1997 & 1988 french recordings
Victor Brox in Uzès 2008-08-14 see the photos below.
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My Faves for Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Quoted: 2008/08/11 - Dave continued pacing back and forth in front of Mohammed. “My president,” he said, “is in trouble. Can you help him?” Mohammed was taken aback by the question. “Excuse me?” he asked. “Could you repeat yourself?” Dave sat down next to the Iraqi. “George Bush is in trouble. Our people did not find any WMD in Iraq. Can you help us?” - ‘Where Are the Weapons of Mass Destruction?’
Quoted: 2008/08/12 - Is it possible that this time the October surprise was tried in August, and that the garbage issue of brave little Georgia struggling for its survival from the grasp of the Russian bear was stoked to influence the U.S. presidential election? - Georgia War a Neocon Election Ploy?
TimeRime.com is an online community that allows people to create, compare and upload information by creating timelines, and to view information uploaded by others. Information can be uploaded by individuals, as well as companies or (public) institutions.
The subjects of the timelines can be anything which relates to time. For instance, one can create a timeline about ones favorite pop star, or one can create a timeline about a scientific subject, like history. But also timelines about company histories, individuals as yourself, your favorite summer melodies, your favorite car, all these timelines can be created on TimeRime.com.
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WHERE GPS widgets make it easy for you to customize your phone. It’s simple. You can add and delete them by dragging and dropping them to your phone from your account on where.com or by adding them directly from your phone.
Quoted: Best Buy Co. will start selling the iPhone on Sept. 7, becoming first U.S. chain to do so outside of Apple Inc.'s and AT&T Inc.'s own stores.
13 August 2008
Democracy Now!
Headlines
- Bolivian President Evo Morales Wins Critical Referendum on His Presidency
- Federal Judge Rules US Government Owes Group of Native Americans $455 Million for Unpaid Royalties on Drilling for Oil and Gas
- China Deports 28 Members of Students for a Free Tibet for Staging Protests in Beijing
- Chinese American Writer & Activist Helen Zia on the Olympic Games, the Role of Protest and President Bush's Visit to Beijing
12 August 2008
Designer David Portela Reinterprets The Citroen 2CV
by Dave Pinter
French designer David Portelareleased some new CG images of his proposal for the redesign of theiconic Citroen 2CV. The original economy car had one of the longestproduction runs of any automotive model (spanning from 1949-1990).Portela took ques from the original grill, floating headlights, andfenders and merged them with a more avant-gardist silhouette. A elegantbut somewhat still low frills polished metal finish looks like it camestraight from a classic jet aircraft.
Citroen has been toying with bringing back the 2CVin a modern updated form. Some images have been circulating around theinternet and speculation of a concept unveiling in 2009 has beensuggested. With interest in small cars surging, it just might be thesignal of another long run for the "tin snail".
11 August 2008
Wikis - Evaluation
The Product Guy provides a series (1-7) of Wiki evaluations - have a look and decide.
1. Wonderful Wikis… they are Free and they are Hosted!
2. Wikia. The #1 Free, Hosted Wiki?
3. Wetpaint wikis. Should you dip in?
4. PBwikis. Sticky for almost 500,000.
5. Google Sites. All open. Now what?
6. Versionate is Dead.
7. Best Free Online Wiki Announced!
1. Wonderful Wikis… they are Free and they are Hosted!
2. Wikia. The #1 Free, Hosted Wiki?
3. Wetpaint wikis. Should you dip in?
4. PBwikis. Sticky for almost 500,000.
5. Google Sites. All open. Now what?
6. Versionate is Dead.
7. Best Free Online Wiki Announced!
My Faves for Sunday, August 10, 2008
Quoted: democracy n. , pl. -cies . Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives
Democracy is a system of government by which political sovereignty is retained by the people and exercised directly by citizens. In modern times it has also been used to refer to a constitutional republic where the people have a voice through their elected representatives. It is derived from the Greek δημοκρατία ([dimokratia] (help·info)), "popular government"[1] which was coined from δήμος (dēmos), "people" and κράτος (kratos), "rule, strength" in the middle of the 5th century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens.[2]
10 August 2008
My Faves for Saturday, August 09, 2008
Quoted: Reelz Review is a one stop Movie mashup platform. Our goal is to bring useful movie related data for your preview that would eventually help you decide on whether to watch, buy or rent. We think of our site as a place for movie lovers to hangout when they want to find the right movie. We use Open API’s from Amazon, Yahoo, Ebay, Google, YouTube and other online resources to get movie related data, new releases, movie ratings, reviews, price comparisons, best deals, Rental Offers, all in one simple, easy to view mash up page. One of the highlights of our site is that you can view all related movie clips from YouTube at ReelzReview itself.
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