Aquà está la pelÃcula cubana de Ian Padron que tanto ha dado que hablar en los últimos tiempos y que se presentará a los premios Oscar 2012, compitiendo en la categorÃa de pelÃcula extranjera. Hoy tuve la oportunidad de verla en la red y me pareció interesante ver en la pantalla un poco de la […]
It is not a secret that California is pretty easy going regarding the smoking of cannabis. It is famous worldwide that Californians like their joint and they do not hide it. Since I have been walking the streets of San Francisco, I have been noticing a lot of ads about the sale of medical […]
Master piano and bass interpretation. The young and the older generation unite to create this wonderful duo.
Cuban jazz prodigy Paquito D’Rivera has been nominated for the 2011 Latin Grammy award, as well as Chucho Valdes. Enjoy the saxo!. It is here to stay, Grammy or not! 🙂
The more I see of California the more I agree with its nickname. We are almost back from our camping trip. I say almost because now we are at a Cafe in Carmel-by-the-Sea. We’ll be back in San Fran tonight. The camping trip has been unpredictable, eventful and unfortunately a bit physically painful. Further details […]
I am sitting at Central Cafe on Hayes St. listening to Yerba Buena’s tribute to Los Van Van and trying not to stand up and start dancing right here, alone, like a bit insane person. 🙂 San Francisco has special powers. The city seems to know what you need and you find, without searching, what […]
A classic of Cuban music composed by the creator of Cha Cha Cha, Enrique Jorrin.
There are certain tunes that I am sure we listen to and make our blood circulates our bodies and quickly put us to dance; or simply reminds us that we are from a particular part of the globe, no matter how far or how long we have been away. Benny More is a true example […]
Un poco de nuestra historia habanera tomada del libro de Alberto Boix “Asà es Cuba”. Mas relatos pueden ser leÃdos aqui. “Pocas son las ciudades del mundo en que se sigue la tradición de lo que el amurallamiento de las plazas fuertes imponÃa y que era de una importancia capital para los habitantes que, por […]
Today the weather has been incredible in San Fran! I left the house early to go for a class of Monkey Conditioning in Oakland. Knowing that the East Bay is warmer I was not surprised of the nice weather but when I came back to the city it was not only sunny but hot like […]
I am sitting at Coffee to the People Cafe located on Masonic and Haight St. The place is full of people looking at their laptops, not me though. 😉 It is warm and sunny outside and there is a garage sale across the street, right where the bus stop is and one of the sellers […]
