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The artsy pantsy music and arts venue Cultura Quilombo will be showing a short narrative film at 19:00 tomorrow. The film was recorded in August in San Jose-Cusmapa, Nicaragua and is based on the poem “Las Loras” (“The Parrots”) by Ernesto Cardena, featuring the actual reality of some of the actors. The director Douglas Cushnie will be present for discussion. Click here for the Facebook event page.
See you there!
Jorge’s son, a young guy living the Rasta lifestyle, wants to make a pair of sandals for his girlfriend’s birthday. So he asked his father, who is a talented and famous handicrafts maker, to prepare something with a reggae theme. Jorge came to Bluefields many years ago from the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has worked with handicrafts as long as he can remember and prefers life in Nicaragua because it’s more calm.
Bluefields, Nicaragua
May 2013
(Read about my day in Bluefields in “The long road to Bluefields and that dirty, dirty dancing”.)
I met Majesty while walking around in Bluefields on Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast the other day, we had a talk and then he wanted to share something traditional with me.
I want our visitors to feel welcome and happy, please let me sing and play the Bluefields calypso for you.
I give you Majesty’s beautiful Caribbean calypso in creole English, accompanied by his cardboard drum!
Majesty – Bluefields Calypso
Photos and impressions from Bluefields coming soon..
“You really needed this, right?”
The huge smile on my face when dancing to along to the electronic madness of the Nicaraguan band Momotombo yesterday must have been very revealing, a live concert was exactly what my whole body had been longing for!
Momotombo plays an energetic electronic fusion of something that sounds like post-rock, jazz, funk and sampled beats from random songs. The atmosphere was really, really good and people were completely letting go and dancing their heads off. The concert was set up in the bar that has become my favourite here in the city, Uruk Kalli, a place that features artistic vibes, interesting details, and a very pleasant evening breeze.
Also, obvious highlight of the night, I got to play with my new camera.
Oh, and apparently I forgot to set the video settings, so you’re getting this in low-res. Sorry about that! :)
Remember the Brazilian MC Flora Matos that I met last year? She just released a new song a month ago, and her talent for simple, personal and beautiful lyrics filled with little metaphors and an overwhelming presence struck me with awe once again.
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“Eu fico iluminada assim, nem me enxergo
Com você perto de mim não tem papo
Eu quero a vida inteira assim e não nego
Basta te encontrar, eu, você e o universo
Pra manter nosso clima assim, tão diretoSeu perfume é um soul, com essência de afeto“
– His scent is soul with an essence of affection
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Flora Matos – Comofaz
(March 2013)
“Quando você parte leva junto a minha paz, machuca o coração pensar que a gente pode não se ver mais, não se ter mais.
Me diz como faz pra te ter mais..
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Thought I’d also share this behind the scenes video that Flora’s friend DJ Naomi made while we were producing a song in a hotel room on a very unplanned Monday evening with Timbuktu and the band. Flora was warm, sweet and very charming, all with a little of that intriguing rapper edge.
Flora Matos, Erik Hjärpe et. al – Behind the scenes, recording “Amar e bem melhor do que ser dono”
Mozambique 2012
More photos & videos from that day, here. (opens in a new tab)