Tuesday, November 16th
sounds of Cuba
Eme Alfonso, live (“Ayabba,” “Libre,” “El Bote”), Havana, published 9/29/21
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
music clip of the day
jazz/blues/rock/classical/gospel/more
Category: Cuba
2020
Wednesday, January 1st
sounds of Paris, Havana, and all over
Cami Layé Okún (DJ), live, Paris, 2019
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lagniappe
random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
2019
Thursday, September 5th
Today, MCOTD’s 10th anniversary, we revisit our first post.
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One left Cuba after the revolution, the other stayed. Here they play together: pianists—father and son—Bebo and Chucho Valdes.
2019
Friday, March 1st
what’s new
The Pedrito Martinez Group (PM, percussion, lead vocals; Sebastian Natal, electric bass, vocals; Jhair Sala, percussion, vocals; Issac Delgado Jr., keyboards, vocals), “Tuvé Una Revelación,” live, Washington, D.C., 2/20/19
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lagniappe
random sights
Oak Park, Ill, this morning
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random thoughts
March!
2018
Wednesday, September 5th
Nine years ago today this blog began with this post.
One left Cuba after the revolution, the other stayed. Here they play together: pianists—father and son—Bebo and Chucho Valdes.
2015
Saturday, September 5th
Today, our sixth anniversary, we revisit our first post.
One left Cuba after the revolution, the other stayed. Here they play together: pianists—father and son—Bebo and Chucho Valdes.
2014
Friday, September 5th
Today, MCOTD‘s fifth anniversary, we revisit a few early favorites.
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September 5, 2009
One left Cuba after the revolution, the other stayed. Here they play together: pianists—father and son—Bebo (1918-2013) and Chucho (1941-) Valdes.
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September 11, 2009
If spirit could be sold, New Orleans would be rich.
Rebirth Brass Band, live, New Orleans, 2009
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September 23, 2009
May, 2012
Nobel-Prize-winning economist devises a way to turn faces—images of them, that is—into marketable commodities: the more expressive the face, the greater the value.
March, 2013
Haiti is named one of the world’s wealthiest countries.
Arcade Fire, “Haiti”
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Without music where would we be?
2013
Thursday, September 5th
Today, our fourth birthday, we revisit our first post.
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One left Cuba after the revolution, the other stayed. Here they play together: pianists—father and son—Bebo and Chucho Valdes.
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taking a break
I’m taking some time off—back soon.
2012
Wednesday, 5/23/12
sounds of Cuba
Live, Santiago de Cuba, 6/21/10
2009
Saturday, 9/5/09
One left Cuba after the revolution, the other stayed. Here they play together: pianists—father and son—Bebo and Chucho Valdes.
music clip of the day 