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Cyril Effala: Le Brassens du Cameroun

Posted by on May 12, 2013 in Afri, Death, Highlights, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Idées, Music, Politics, Racism | 2 comments

The talented Cyril Effala dies in Yaoundé at the age of 35 from typhoid fever. More songs (Le laboureur, Nuits Perdues, Ashuka Ngongoli, Saint Pierre) are available on this MySpace page. May someone produce a compilation CD! Thanks to my friend Jay Lou, I have one cassette somewhere… Monsieur l’Abbé (some mistakes in the transcription –...

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A World Treasure Is No More (In Pain) – Bob Brozman: 1954-2013

Posted by on May 4, 2013 in Afri, Art, Asia, Highlights, Hispanic, Human Rights, Humor, Ideas, Jewish, Music, Politics, Quotes, Sound, Travel | 0 comments

The multi-talented world hero, musician & ethnomusicologist. If you are not living on the edge, you’re taking too much room. B.B. He used to quote Sun Ra: The planet is asleep, and it’s the fault of musicians who are not true to themselves. [Ed.: I would add that it is NOT just musicians] Bob is survived by his wife and partner of 15 years,...

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Michel Gondry + Boris Vian = Ze Big Union

Posted by on Apr 24, 2013 in Books, Film, France, Humor, Idées, Music, Poet, Spectacle | 0 comments

With the release in France of a second film version of L’Écume des Jours – Mood Indigo – by Gondry (cf. below for the 1968 version) the marriage of two French zany authors is a done deal! Boris Vian (writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer!) is famous for his songs, his plays and his novels. He was...

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Deux Grands Zéros à Moi: MERDRE de TÉLÉ!

Posted by on Mar 19, 2013 in Art, Ego, France, Highlights, Humor, Media, Music, Poet, Politics, Video | 0 comments

Jean-Christophe Averty, Satrape du Collège de Pataphysique (Pataphysics)*  – et premier artiste-vidéo -  et Alfred Jarry, créateur de la science des solutions imaginaires, se rencontrent électroniquement parlant en 1965. *dont les cahiers ont été composés des écrits de George-Albert Aurier, Christophe, Charles Cros, Léon-Paul Fargue,...

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Edith Piaf/Ana Salazar & sus Llamas/their Flames/leurs Flammes

Posted by on Feb 9, 2013 in Dance, France, Health, Hispanic, Music, Poet, Spectacle, Theater, Women | 0 comments

An interview with Ana Salazar Himno al amor – Hymne à l’Amour – Hymn to Love (version Flamenco) From Flamenco Live: Born in Cadiz, she studies Classical Spanish Dance in “Las Bayaderas” with Eva Vicente and Flamenco in “Cibayi” with Charo Cruz. She receives workshops and seminaries given by Antonio Canales, Javier Latorre,...

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