Everything Comes From The Streets (2014) is a documentary by filmmaker and USD Ethnic Studies professor Alberto López Pulido about the lowrider car culture in San Diego, in particular the neighborhood that surrounds the iconic Chicano Park. In this documentary Alberto explores the history/herstory of lowrider customized car culture here in the states and its cultural, social, economic, and political significance to the Latino community. Everything Comes From The Streets shows us that as much as the status quo tries to paint Latino …
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Democracy Now headlines for 10-10-2014. [Democracy Now] Fatal shooting of 18-year-old by off-duty police officer ignites protests in St. Louis. [Washington Post] Why does the St. Louis PD keep changing their story about the killing of VonDerrit Myers? [DailyKos] Democracy Now – Black Prophetic Fire: Cornel West on the Revolutionary Legacy of Leading African-American Voices Democracy Now – “I Am Coming to the End of a Long Journey”: Legendary Detroit Activist Grace Lee Boggs in Hospice Democracy Now (April 14, …
Tinashe – Aquarius stream Tinashe – Aquarius music videos Tinashe Interview at The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 (10/07/2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9AnV2rV5ls Tinashe Discusses Debut Album “Aquarius” and Early Success on Sway in the Morning Tinashe Performs “2 On” feat. Schoolboy Q on Jimmy Kimmel Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caA0Ilrok1Q – Aquarius is the debut of R&B singer/songwriter Tinashe. If you’re judging her by the catchy “2 On” single, you’ll find a more diverse sound on this album. Aquarius contains deep, sensual, introspective lyrics, Tinashe’s enticing and breathy …
Last month on 9-14-2014 Boiler Room hosted a special stream event in Marrakech, Morocco featuring spiritual folk musicians playing a style called Gnawa. The featured music ensembles were lead by two Maâlems (master musicians): Mohamed Kouyou & Mahmoud Guinia (who has played and recorded with saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders, saxophonist/clarinetist Peter Brötzmann, and drummer Hamid Drake). Electronic musicians James Holden, Floating Points, Vessel and Biosphere assisted in mixing the live audio of the two bands. Below are videos from two separate sessions and two Boiler …
Our Latin Thing (Nuestra Cosa) (1972) is a documentary that captures the Latin/Salsa music scene in NYC in the 1970s. This documentary features a lot of artists from the famous Latin/Salsa record label Fania (the Fania All-Stars) – a kind of “Latin Motown.” The artists in this documentary include Cheo Feliciano, Hector Lavoe, Adalberto Santiago, Ray Barretto, Willie Colón, Ismael Miranda, Johnny Pacheco, Larry Harlow and many others. Our Latin Thing is a time capsule that captures a moment in NYC’s Latin music scene, with the artists and musicians expressing the …
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