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Freedom's song: Chris Moss celebrates the enduring tradition of Latin American protest song - music
When I arrived in Buenos Aires in 1991, much of the music being played on the radio was imported, middle-of-the-road rock. Radio stations were paid to play it, and it featured incessantly on many o...(Continue Reading) Reading Desi Arnaz in 'The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love.'
Oscar Hijuelos' Pulitzer-prize winning novel 'The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love' uses the character of real-life TV actor Desi Arnaz to access its readers' ......(Continue Reading)Voices of Latin rock
THE WEST COAST'S LATIN BOOGALOO. If you lived in the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, and your ears and mind were open ......(Continue Reading)Latin Beat music update
The 2003 list of Latin Grammy nominees made evident that the industry needs a huge overhaul. Maybe it would be better off without a Latin Grammy presentation....(Continue Reading)Love calls through flesh, ache and hope - Starting Point
I once knew a little boy who ran in front of a bus. The bus slammed into him and he was rushed to a hospital where he remained in a coma for weeks. There was a nurse named Corky who loved him back...(Continue Reading)
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