Wednesday, July 26, 2006
summer time ramblings
I look forward to my weekly beat science sessions with James Lauer, reiligiously. I look forward to my tuesday, thursday futebol games on the cut. So far I have managed to sprain two different thigh muscles and injure my left knee to where walking is a painfull option, like today. But ofcourse I never let these injuries heal properly only to return to the pitch too soon and prolong the pain, or maybe I'm just a masochist. I look forward to moving into a new apartment next month.
Then there's the drum and bass sessions with Mihir which I think I've come to enjoy so much thanks to his state of the art turntables. I look forward to experimenting with something new in the kitchen atleast once a week - last week it was chilli fried fish in black bean sauce with shitake mushrooms and peppers. I look forward to the bi-weekly disccusions on globalization in Silvia's class. There never seems to be enough time to talk about it all but then again these discussions are a never ending cycle of opining, except for when the presenters take the floor. In 2 weeks we heard about the economics of child labor, shortage of health care personnel globally, Brazil and India's battle against AIDS, China's energy security policy and CAFTA.
And then, there are the impluslive decisions to spice things up - mid-day happy hours, sunday night binges, late night readings at 61c, floetry nights at Shadow Lounge, discovering that there's a Moroccan store near my house that sells exotic drums, exploring Carnegie musuem of art and special visits from special people...
Then there's the drum and bass sessions with Mihir which I think I've come to enjoy so much thanks to his state of the art turntables. I look forward to experimenting with something new in the kitchen atleast once a week - last week it was chilli fried fish in black bean sauce with shitake mushrooms and peppers. I look forward to the bi-weekly disccusions on globalization in Silvia's class. There never seems to be enough time to talk about it all but then again these discussions are a never ending cycle of opining, except for when the presenters take the floor. In 2 weeks we heard about the economics of child labor, shortage of health care personnel globally, Brazil and India's battle against AIDS, China's energy security policy and CAFTA.
And then, there are the impluslive decisions to spice things up - mid-day happy hours, sunday night binges, late night readings at 61c, floetry nights at Shadow Lounge, discovering that there's a Moroccan store near my house that sells exotic drums, exploring Carnegie musuem of art and special visits from special people...
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
fala pra gente
Moro no Brasil is a stirring, passionate documentary--a musical travelogue that grants the viewer unparalleled access to the diversity and richness of Brazilian music, reaching far beyond Samba and Bossa Nova. Finnish Writer/director Mika Kaurismäki's musical journey covers 4,000 kilometers, with stopovers in Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, and presents thevoyage from the roots of samba to its present-day excursions into rap and funk. Experience Brazilian culture and get to know its people with over 50 musical performances from the streets of Brazil by over 40 musical acts,
including interviews and performances by Walter Alfaiate & Seu Jorge, Antônio Nôbrega, Darue Malungo, Silverio Pessoa, Margareth Menezes, Ivo Meirelles, and much more.
Thanks for spreading the word chap!
Thursday, July 06, 2006
music that will stand the sands of time
From Quango comes some of the most excuisite ambient music ever made. Phil Mison alongside Cafe del Mar's Jose Padilla have combined to give you music "deeply rooted in flamenco, dub and south asian influences." - the sort of music that I'll give my first born to own. Except I got no first born yet, only an empty wallet, so I have had to resort to the internet.tahvez eu vou
kt(li)grnz says: Boston over DC?
surya says: Boston over DC mainly because I have fun familly in Boston and the largest Brazilian diaspora outside Brazil is in Boston.
surya says: Boston over DC mainly because I have fun familly in Boston and the largest Brazilian diaspora outside Brazil is in Boston.
Saturday, July 01, 2006
make we mix am up small small I beg
Germany, France, Italy, Portugal.European domination. boring. I dream of a day when Cameroon can take on Australia in the final or Japan can take on Colombia. The football world needs a revolution badly. That said, I tip my hat to Zidane today.
