El padre Antonio y el monaguillo Andres »

this song, while not about specific persons, was written in memory of, and in hommage to, the many priests, nuns, and acolytes who have been murdered in Latin America,…

11.18.08

et tu, Prince? »

oh, AFKATAFKAP*. how could you. in a New Yorker interview, Prince muses on the difference between red and blue states: “So here’s how it is: you’ve got the Republicans, and basically they want…

11.17.08

Preguntitas sobre Dios, Que dira el santo padre? »

Soledad Bravo was born in Spain and grew up in Venezuela. she’s been recording albums since age 17. both these songs are from a compilation album of the best-known…

11.17.08

previously on Calliope No.8 - Reverend Black Grape :: I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Calliope No »

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11.16.08

cancion del elegido, hasta siempre comandante »

a couple of songs about Che. iconic, fer shure. there are many, many songs and tributes to Che Guevara. one by Silvio Rodriguez this song is one of the most popular…

11.15.08

yo pisare las calles nuevamente »

on this the 3rd week of music posts for NaBloPoMo, we (royal we) switch gears to a type of song that came to be in the 1970’s and 1980’s. generally known as “cancion de…

11.14.08

el faisan »

maestro Johnny Pacheco

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11.13.08

Palinalysis : Rolling Stone »

Palin is irrelevant. finally. a nice goodbye/raspberry

11.13.08

la negra tiene tumbao »

from Celia Cruz’s last album, released a few months before she died in 2003 at age 78. the song is a remake; it was originally released in the 1960’s and it was one…

11.12.08

Babalu, Siboney, El Cumbanchero - medley »

the queen of salsa, Celia Cruz

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Jockey Full of Bourbon

two of the three things the Bluegrass is famous for

El padre Antonio y el monaguillo Andres »

et tu, Prince? »

Preguntitas sobre Dios, Que dira el santo padre? »

previously on Calliope No.8 - Reverend Black Grape :: I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Calliope No »

cancion del elegido, hasta siempre comandante »

yo pisare las calles nuevamente »

el faisan »

Palinalysis : Rolling Stone »

la negra tiene tumbao »

Babalu, Siboney, El Cumbanchero - medley »