Archive for April 7th, 2006
RaÃces: Eladia Blásquez
5:14 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Features|history|Music|Raices · Comments Off
7 Apr 2006
RaÃces is a VL Friday feature saluting Latino music icons of days gone by.
Tango isn’t necessarily the most popular music among Americans in my age group. I think I’m one of the few people I know who realizes that tango isn’t just a dance involving a lot of fishnet stockings and sultry gazes. Tango is poetry, and in my opinion is the musical genre that comes closest to being more literature than entertainment. Its lyrics speak of the culture of which it was born — that of the arrabales of Buenos Aires — mysterious to the rest of us and beloved by its sons and daughters for their beautiful grimness and for embodying the porteño spirit in a code that only a native son can truly understand.
Tango has had many, many incredible poets — alas, too many to name. But one that has to come to mind when talking about the spirit of the arrabal; of the poverty that shapes art, the despair that begets the sublime, is Eladia Blásquez.
What’s behind the banning of the UCC ads?
2:08 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · GLBT|Marketing|Religion|TV · 1 Comment
7 Apr 2006
When ads for the United Church of Christ first appeared on some mainstream cable television stations, people were shocked. Shocked because a church was advertising a positive message of love and understanding, instead of the general line of judgement and condemnation. The UCC’s ad creative spoke of a ministry of love and acceptance, with a particular emphasis on the acceptance of gay people into the fold of Christianity.
The message — as well as the UCC’s endorsement of gay marriage — viewed as refreshing by some, is reviled by the Christian Right (called “radical”) and apparently by Spanish language television in this country:
The UCC reported this week that the Spanish version of its 30-second commercial, “Ejector,” was turned down last Thursday by NBC Universal, a family of broadcast and cable networks that includes Telemundo. A separate company, Univision – which also owns the Telefutura and Galavision networks – similarly rejected the denomination’s ad on the same day.
Plena Libre y su Evolución
12:31 pm By Maegan La Mala · Events|Music|New York City|Puerto Rico · Comments Off
7 Apr 2006
It’s Viernes Social which means it’s time to put on yur dancing shoes and ir a rumbear! If you’re lucky enough to be in the New York City area tonight, you can head over to SOB’s to share the Plena Libre experience with me. If not, then you need to head to your local cd spot and pick up Plena Libre‘s 11th and latest cd, Evolución. Gary Núñez and his crew have put forth a dancable and musically relevant cd that stays true to the roots of Afro-Boricua music in all its forms.
Boycott for Immigrant Rights
8:57 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism|Immigration · Comments Off
7 Apr 2006
As the immigration debate rages on within the halls of the U.S. Congress and within the country at large, many within the immigrant community and those working in solidarity with them are using different tactics to show their power and express their opinion. There have been mass protests, marches, and walkouts from coast to coast and there are calls for continued action until those who have built their lives and worked in the U.S. are guaranteed basic human rights regardless of their status. On Tuesday, a coalition of Latinos called for there to be no labor on May Day, May 1st.
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