I went back to Africa last month, on a sunday just like today, four weeks ago exactly. Ok, it was a short trip. Two hours back and forth. đ Salif Keita was giving a unique concert in Mexico city. We jumped on the occasion. The concert was held at the Teatro de la ciudad, a…
Originally posted on Global Art Junkie:
These lithe, elegant water figures by Dresden-based sculptor Malgorzata Chodakowska are a cleansing experience, especially in the sad, dark days of this post-Paris world. (Watch the soothing video, below, as well) The Polish-born artist works primarily in wood and bronze and is well known for the seductive balance of…
Douce France Cher pays de mon enfance… Sweet France, dear (beloved) country of my childhood. It is an old song by Charles Trenet. Written in 1943, right during World War II, and occupation, this song possibly embodies all the virtues of France. Virtues in the Latin sense, not values, an ambiguous word too… “galvaudĂ©” (overused)?…
Source: Tears of blood
Cowards have hit again. In various places of Paris. Le Bataclan where 1500 people were watching a concert. A hundred hostages were killed by the terrorists. A few days ago, more than 200 Russians were most likely killed by an anonymous bomb. The Egyptian government denies. Don’t want to scare the tourists. Cowards. Cowards. Cowards.…
The day  of the dead, November 2nd is a probably the second greatest celebration in Mexico after or at par with December 12, the Virgin of Guadalupe. For some years now, the city of Mexico has financed a display of Alebrijes coinciding with the Day of the Dead. I am not too keen on local…
