October 2011
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June 2011
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The Humanist in the Foxhole →
“Here is Fermor in his 1966 travel book, “Roumeli,” describing the sounds of the various regions of Greece: “Arcadia is the double flute, Arachova the jingle of hammers on the strings of a dulcimer, Roumeli a klephtic song heckled by dogs and shrill whistles, Epirus the trample of elephants, the Pyrrhic stamp, the heel slapped in the Tsamiko dance, the sigh of Dodonian holm-oaks and...
October 2010
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August 2010
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July 2010
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Billie Jean (forró) - Michael Jackson
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Kookabura Sits in the Courthouse →
May 2010
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April 2010
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http://educacaomusicalufc.blogspot.com/2010/04/mich... →
D.I.Y. Culture →
Hmm… Not so sure.
Tour-Worthy Milestone for Brazil’s Pop King →
March 2010
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Brazil to Break Patents on U.S. Films, Books,... →
“Brazil will seek to break intellectual property rights on U.S.-made prescription drugs, music, books, software and movies in a bid to force the U.S. government to end cotton subsidies that violate global trade rules.”
LA Ethnomusicologist Brings Otherworldly Sounds... →
“On Saturday, January 25th, students from Tom Grasty’s UCLA “Internet Marketing & Publishing for Musicians” class sat down with Dr. Bryant to talk about her role on the film and what it was like to work side by side with James Horner, one of the industry’s most prolific and successful film composers.
By the time the interview concluded, it was evident that her knowledge and insight into...
How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard (and music... →
“Some music lovers dislike Pandora’s approach to choosing music based on its characteristics rather than cultural associations. Slacker Radio, a competitor with three times as many songs but less than a third of Pandora’s listeners, takes a different approach. A ’90s alternative station should be informed by Seattle grunge, said Jonathan Sasse, senior vice president for marketing at Slacker....
Lula recognizes repentistas as professional... →
February 2010
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Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas: Tropicalista...
grimmertown:
Stones Throw on a roll here. Compiled by this guy.
His story.
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carnaval! →
Here’s my video of Maracatu Nação Fortaleza’s final rehearsal, led by composer/musician Calé Alencar, only three days before this year’s carnaval parade. It was part rehearsal, part block party:
World Music Map
worldmusicmap:
“World Music Map” is a project that aspires to create a visual map and library of the music that man made. It targets people who are interested in seeing how music varies and relates throughout the world. It is based on ethnomusicology, which is the study of social and cultural aspects of music in local and global contexts. The main deliverable is going to be three big world map...
Watchhttp://fulbright.mtvu.com/michaelsilvers/2010/02/04/making-calabash-fiddles/
January 2010
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“If there’s something we can learn from the U.S. Army blasting “Rivers of...”
– Das Racist: Thanks, Internet! - Page 2 - Music - New York - Village Voice
Reading for the third time. So dope. (via standardgrey)
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Rain Prophets →
It drizzled as I drove to the annual meeting of the “rain prophets.”
December 2009
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Flow and Antiflow: the myth of resource managment... →
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Utah Phillips: a river is a useful metaphor for human culture
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"Turning 102 is crap, and there is nothing to... →
Guerrilha de jardim em Fortaleza
guerrilhadejardim:
Desejosos de fazer pressão aos políticos presentes na COP 15, na Dinamarca, grupos e movimentos tem organizado ações. Avaaz, um portal de mobilizações pela internet, convidou pessoas a organizarem vigílias pelo mundo.
Aproveitando a ocasião, mas querendo ir além de uma mera vigília, chamamos amigos para uma manhã de vigília-prática na cidade de Fortaleza. Então… uma manhã de...
