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Recently I saw the PBS special “Latin Music USA!” It was a great series on the origins and influences of the diverse styles of Latin Music in the United States. The episodes covering New York City had me reminiscing about…
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La poesía, nueva canción, y trovadores
I’ve been absent from my blog for the past few weeks as I said my final goodbye to my paternal grandmother as she made her transition. As I feel the grief, it also brings back the poignant loss of my…
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Can’t get enough of Texas…part 2 (blues)
I’m back to finish my love letter to Texas by recognizing the Lone Star State’s contribution to the blues. I love the blues and you know that if you read my post on slide guitar. Some of the blues legends…
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Can’t get enough of Texas…part 1
Oh Texas how I miss you so – the easy breezy drawl of your people, the down-home food, and the Blues done right. I’ve got so much to say about Texas and its music – they got it going on…
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Bakersfield & Bhangra
Bakersfield…. I spent some quality time with some of my family in Bakersfield this past weekend. Because my cousin Roman has always been an encyclopedia of hip hop, I always associated his town with thumping bass. But that was only…
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Esperanza giving us hope!
Hey there family! I just wanted to do a quick post (crazy – two posts in one week – I guess I’m getting into this blogging thing!) about this young woman I just heard about, Esperanza Spalding. Shout out to…
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Música Boriqua & Nuyorican love
Recently I saw the PBS special “Latin Music USA!” It was a great series on the origins and influences of the diverse styles of Latin Music in the United States. The episodes covering New York City had me reminiscing about my time living there in the late 90s. When I moved there for graduate school,…
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La poesía, nueva canción, y trovadores
I’ve been absent from my blog for the past few weeks as I said my final goodbye to my paternal grandmother as she made her transition. As I feel the grief, it also brings back the poignant loss of my father several years ago. I have been reflecting on the treasures they passed on in…
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Can’t get enough of Texas…part 2 (blues)
I’m back to finish my love letter to Texas by recognizing the Lone Star State’s contribution to the blues. I love the blues and you know that if you read my post on slide guitar. Some of the blues legends to emerge from deep in the heart of Texas: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie Johnson,…
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Can’t get enough of Texas…part 1
Oh Texas how I miss you so – the easy breezy drawl of your people, the down-home food, and the Blues done right. I’ve got so much to say about Texas and its music – they got it going on down on the third coast. This posting will mainly deal with the illustrious city of…
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Bakersfield & Bhangra
Bakersfield…. I spent some quality time with some of my family in Bakersfield this past weekend. Because my cousin Roman has always been an encyclopedia of hip hop, I always associated his town with thumping bass. But that was only half the picture; I really didn’t know how deep the country roots ran in the…
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Esperanza giving us hope!
Hey there family! I just wanted to do a quick post (crazy – two posts in one week – I guess I’m getting into this blogging thing!) about this young woman I just heard about, Esperanza Spalding. Shout out to my good friend, DJ Moonbaby, who has a weekly radio show, Worry Free Wednesdays on…
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