miércoles, 13 de febrero de 2013

Favorite Carnival Moments

I actually have never been into parties, dancing along and that kind of things. However, this year I decided to try and see how was all this Carnival stuff, and it turned out to be pretty cool. Even though I didn't go to every parade, event, concert nor celebration, I attended to 3 of them: Garabato del Country, La Guacherna and Festival de la Cerveza, each one better, by far, than the one before, maybe because every time was getting closser to the actual Carnival.

Now, all I can say is that I'll be ready for next years, so I can attend to Festival de Orquestas, La batalla de Florez and every single one I can.

lunes, 11 de febrero de 2013

Tinariwen - Iswegh Attay


LYRICS

This pain is a burden
If only my cell would turn into an open plain.
I drank a glass of tea that scorched my heart.
You told me something and I never answered
But if we meet one day, I’ll remind you
This woman, who I glimpsed
Without even sitting down or kneeling
If only this cell could become as vast as a prairie
I’d fly off like a bird
The lion is intrepid and the frog is vulnerable
But the latter is better at finding the path to water.


Throughout the video we are able to notice certain things.

About the way they dress we are now able to say that not everybody wears the long tunics, there are also people who wears clothes, which we consider as the normal ones to be worn, such as pants and  t-shirts, not too formal by the way.

The musical composition, even though is not that complex, is pretty good, at least that's what I think. It reflects pace, serenity (maybe for being so basic). Now, the lyrics is all about them being trapped by their hearts because of some woman, but all they want is freedom, to be able to be free like a bird. This thought leaves us to think about a huge love for nature due to its different metaphors related to it, lyrics even have tea as the solution to be free.


www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5P0oO8nphMY  

domingo, 3 de febrero de 2013

Barranquilla - 2013 Cultural Capital

1. Why was Barranquilla chosen? 

 Barranquilla was chosen as the cultural capital 2013 by the Bureau Internacional de Capitales Culturales because of "the will of the city determined to make culture a strategic element of social cohesion, civic dynamization, economic development and international projection" as said by its president, Xavier Tudela.

2. Will Barranquilla receive any of the economic benefits Liverpool hoped to from being named a cultural capital?

Yes, Barranquilla will recieve economic benefits. As its the cultural capital 2013 Barranquilla will have international recognition through Bureau and its contract with antena 3-Spain and Discovery Networks.


http://www.elheraldo.co/tendencias/barranquilla-elegida-capital-de-la-cultura-2013-70019

An American in Uganda

1. What different points of view do we see in this story?


First  a black man is mentioned, described as the hardworking type, someone who has a daily routine, a man who has grown up in a difficult situation. In the other hand, we have the "well educated" white man type who can not even stand some attitudes from the black man.

2. Explain the reasons behind the miscommunication that occurred between these two men.


The miscommunication is due to the differences of culture basically. While one of them thinks that doing something is okay for the other one it is just disrespectful.


http://mulkatime.blogspot.com/2012/01/two-worlds-collide.html