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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Rembetiko vs Fado
As a follow up to my previous post, the similarities between the “genuinely Greek” rembetiko and this Portuguese fado are striking, don’t you think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_vvDGkbblc Let’s do a bit of reasearch.. Fado (“destiny, fate”) is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Portugal Fate, a Greek concept; 1820s, the year of …
Genuinely Greek
I recently encountered this comment on a traditional Greek song Αυτη ειναι η Ελλαδα, η γνησια, η μπεσαλιδικη, η ντομπρα. Which roughly translates to “This is Greece, genuine, troublesome, candid”. How ironic that the words troublesome (μπεσαλιδικη), is borrowed from the Turkish belalı, and the word candid (ντομπρα) from the Slavic добро, meaning good. Isn’t it time …
Romeo And Juliet of the 70’s
“It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear” – William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, 1.5
New blog image!
I just finished my front-page masterpiece in Illustrator. Took lots of *clears throat* borrowing, cutting and tracing. It somehow portrays my journey through life and the various stages of aero- and aqua-notic animals I’ve associated myself with. Hope you like it!
In love with your soul
Some morning warming words
Feeling epic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLQnRFKHZR8 Well I was rollin’ down the road in some cold blue steel, I had a bluesman in the back, and a beautician at the wheel. We’re going downtown in the middle of the night We was laughing and I’m jokin’ and we feelin’ alright. Oh I’m bad, I’m nationwide. Yes I’m bad, I’m nationwide. …
Lisbon cafes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c9K5z8ShHM I don’t know a word of Portuguese. But listening to these songs in tiny dockside cafes in Lisbon a few year ago was an experience I will never forget I haven’t had this experience yet but this song somehow took me there..