Portuguese guitar
For lovers of world music this the best you can get from Portugal.
A more recent project is Tocá rufar, a youth project based mainly on the south part of Lisbon targeting mostly kids is less well-off areas. Based on the local tradition of mobile bass drums. In this video you only see a few of them, but they are a “army” of hundreds and sometimes they play all together!
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Sebastião Salgado is a Brazilian photographer mostly known for in photographs depicting works and the people of developing nations. His work really strikes a chord with me. Its strong, poetic, real, … I don’t know… Check it out and decide for yourself…
The best “gallery” seems be available by
Googling for images using Sebastiao Salgado as a keyword.
There is also an official homepage. The navigation is not very intuitive, but if you dig down the site, you can find some gems.
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Manu Chao has a new album, here is one song, rainin’ in paradize, with a new video directed by Emir Kusturica.
