Mario Lacruz, the absolute ear of literature | Babelia
He dedicated his life to others, writers, relatives, children, friends, and was a decisive editor…
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Fernando Trueba’s ‘playlist’: João Donato’s kind madness | Babelia
A genius of the Brazilian piano, João Donato was (are) such a great guy that…
Farewell to Richard Lane, talented musician who promoted ‘power-pop’ | Blog North American route and beyond
His name did not say anything to the general public, but in the parish of…
Fernando Trueba’s playlist: Gilberto Gil, tradition and avant-garde | Babelia
After having dedicated lists to Velvet Caetane, Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento and Marisa Monte, could…
Quarantine with Gianmaria Testa, by Fernando Trueba | Babelia
Gianmaria Testa is an Italian descendant of Brassens, of the chanson French (in fact his…
Quarantine with Johnny Hodges, by Fernando Trueba | Babelia
I know of no sound more beautiful than that of Johnny Hodges’s alto saxophone. I…
Quarantine with Van Morrison in the summer of 1973, by Fernando Trueba | Babelia
In the summer of 1973 Van morrison he toured for three months in Europe and…
Quarantine with Thelonious Monk, by Fernando Trueba | Babelia
Thelonious Monk it is a genre in itself. One of the most original and baffling…
Tom Waits and the basement of the spoils | Blog North American route and beyond
The day Paul Hackett lost the last meter of the night he knew that New…
Quarantine with the Beatles in Brazil, by Fernando Trueba | Babelia
He Tropicalism It was an innovative movement that revolutionized Brazilian culture in the 1960s: music,…
Quarantine with Tina Brooks, by Fernando Trueba | Babelia
Tina Brooks is one of my favorite saxophonists. He had a very short, very short…
Bruce Springsteen and the ranch house of love and hate | Blog North American route and beyond
The Reverend Harry Powell had a peculiarity: to carry the words “love” and “hate” on…
Jazzists go to the movies, quarantine with Fernando Trueba | Babelia
Jazz and cinema have always had a close relationship, many movies devoted to jazz like…
Bad Bunny does what he wants | Culture
For any boomer, the image of a child riding a bike at night can mean…
Canarian musician Fajardo will perform in the 2020 edition of Womad Charlton Park – La Provincia
Canarian musician Fajardo has been invited to the festival Womad Charlton Park 2020, in England,…