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Film Review: “Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums”

Raul Da Gama (Latin Jazz Network) reviews filmmaker Soren Sorensen’s documentary film about the trajectory of Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa, … Film Review: “Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums”

Posted byaidarendsAugust 25, 2022Posted inLit ReviewLeave a comment on Film Review: “Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums”

I Liked Us Better by Amiri Baraka

“Not no small gangs, but BIG ASS gangs.”

Posted byaidarendsAugust 24, 2022Posted inLit Review, Music BlogLeave a comment on I Liked Us Better by Amiri Baraka

A Guest in the House is a God in the House

How marvelous is the old Slavic saying that “a guest in the house is a god in the house”—and how vast is the difference between the east and the west… A Guest in the House is a God in the House

Posted byaidarendsAugust 21, 2022Posted inLit ReviewLeave a comment on A Guest in the House is a God in the House

Miss Lou: Fi Wi Language (Jamaican Patwah)

Posted byaidarendsAugust 21, 2022August 20, 2022Posted inLit Review, Music BlogLeave a comment on Miss Lou: Fi Wi Language (Jamaican Patwah)

Audley “Queen Mother” Moore Interview (1985) – YouTube

Happy Birthday Queen Mother Moore ❤ Guest Host Earl Pinto interviews Queen Mother Moore on the Flo Kennedy Show Audley (Queen Mother) Moore, an African American black nationalist and communist… — Read on m.youtube.com/watch

Posted byaidarendsJuly 27, 2022Posted inLit ReviewLeave a comment on Audley “Queen Mother” Moore Interview (1985) – YouTube

i love u and goodbye

let love into your lifedon’t be afraidlet those who can’t love youwho can’t help but paint youinto the darkest cornerslet them go gently it’s okay if you can’t or won’t understand meor misrepresent me and my growthcuz i gots lotsa luv just bubblingupall over me and got the lightso u can’t give me fright uContinue reading “i love u and goodbye”

Posted byaidarendsJuly 27, 2022Posted inLit ReviewLeave a comment on i love u and goodbye

signs and signals iii

WARNING:THIS PACKAGE IS NOT CHILDWOW!HEALTHY HABITSNIGHT WORKEXPECT DELAYS

Posted byaidarendsJuly 25, 2022Posted inLit ReviewLeave a comment on signs and signals iii

where the mississippi meets the amazon (1977)

“let’s stay crazyunder pressure” Title: where the mississippi meets the amazon (review) Subject: Anne Glusker’s review of where the mississippi meets the amazon in The Grey City … where the mississippi meets the amazon (1977)

Posted byaidarendsJuly 24, 2022Posted inLit ReviewLeave a comment on where the mississippi meets the amazon (1977)

the years

the years i was a threat to myselfwas long hard aching yearsthe years i gave to the machinewas mean lean greasing thingsthe years i didn’t know the landwas wrong wrong sour sand the fears the tears the yellow yearswas smears on the conscience was smelting orange jeersi was going and denying myself lifeitself was dyingContinue reading “the years”

Posted byaidarendsJuly 22, 2022Posted inLit ReviewLeave a comment on the years

on the hill

he came running for his baeon the hill of the park where she layhaving taken a tumble she was splayedbleeding from her head in the middle of the day“the dog knocked me over”“and i’m bleeding and i’ve lost”“an air pod”curly haired duderbespectacled and concernedleaned into the ambulance reassuring her“i’ll be there before you get there”“i’mContinue reading “on the hill”

Posted byaidarendsJuly 21, 2022Posted inLit ReviewLeave a comment on on the hill

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