What a voice. You can read about the singer here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavela_Vargas
And the eerie legend of La Llorona:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona
Thanks to YouTuber Milan Music
La Llorona: Chavela Vargas
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Monthly Archives: January 2025
The Strike
I’ve watched a lot of film documentaries this year, but none more powerful than The Strike. It’s the story of how the inmates of Pelican Bay prison in California, incarcerated in solitary confinement sometimes for decades, went on a life-threatening hunger strike in order to regain their rights and dignity. I was happy to speak to the the directors of The Strike, JoeBill Muñoz and Lucas Guilkey for Arts Express.
Click on the small triangle or mp3 link above to listen to the interview as broadcast yesterday on the Arts Express radio program, heard on WBAI FM NYC and Pacifica affiliates across the nation.
And Part 2 is here…
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This Is The Life
Monday morning, Shut Up and Kiss Me wonder where’re you gonna sleep tonight.
This catchy song was originally a big hit for its singer-songwriter, Scottish Amy Macdonald, who wrote it when she was only 16. The song made its way all through Europe a decade and a half ago, and landed here with this Romanian band.
Thanks to YouTuber Shut Up & Kiss Me!
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If You Only Knew…
The Ultimate Hidden Truth Of The World
A posthumous collection of essays by anarchist anthropologist David Graeber, who coined the phrase “We are the 99%,” has just come out, and we look into one of its most interesting pieces.
Click on the triangle above or mp3 link to hear my commentary on the book, as heard on the Arts Express radio program this week, broadcast on WBAI FM NYC and Pacifica affiliates across the nation.
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The Emperor
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Jules Feiffer, 1929-2025
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Slaves
Monday morning, it’s Martin Luther King Day, and Capitalist Class Leader Inauguration Day, but Jesse Welles reminds us how things actually work.
More at Jesse Welles
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Relax…Relax…
The Old Mill Stream
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Tannery Brook Rd
Woodstock, New York
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Camouflage Unit
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This Brown Creeper is happy it’s hard to spot from even a slight distance!
Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, New York
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Which Side Are You On?
And I Thought It Had Already Happened…
Up A Tree
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Not the first place I would normally look for a Great Blue Heron…
Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, New York
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The Mockingbird
An anti-war story by the great Ambrose Bierce, which I adapted for radio and broadcast yesterday on Arts Express, heard on WBAI FM NYC and Pacifica affiliates across the nation.
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Drama At The Drama Bookshop
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39th Street
New York, New York
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Sad Eyed Lady
Monday morning as we contemplate the omission of Dylan’s greatest love, Sara Lownds, from the recent biopic, we might listen to this epic written by Dylan for her
More at Bob Dylan
And we’ll post tomorrow as we missed yesterday.
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House Party
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This Blue Jay and Northern Cardinal are getting along fine, but the incoming House Sparrow is none too pleased.
Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, New York
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My Friend, The Terrorist, Part 2
Last week we broadcast Part 1 of our conversation with Malcolm Guy, co-director of the new film called My Friend The Terrorist, about Joma, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines and the Filipino New Peoples guerrilla Army, the NPA.
We left off last time with my rather naive comment about a scene in the film I found shocking. So now Part Two of our interview with Malcolm Guy, co-director of My Friend the Terrorist, as broadcast on Arts Express radio, heard on WBAI FM NYC and Pacifica affiliates across the nation. Click on the small triangle or mp3 link above to listen.
Listen to Part 1 here:
