Jun 6, 2010
Entrevista con Silvio Rodriguez
The Cuban singer/songwriter Silvio Rodriguez was recently granted a visa to enter the United States for the first time in thirty years. He performed to a sold out crowd at Carnegie Hall and is going on to tour several other cities in the U.S., including my current hometown, L.A. I emailed Silvio in Havana for an interview for Billboard magazine. In his answers to my questions he talks about his mature perspective on the power of song to change the world, his love for MAD magazine in the 1960s, and his aversion to being called "the voice of the Cuban revolution", among other things. Here is the original, quite lengthy, interview in Spanish that appeared on BillboardenEspañol.com. Follow the link to the shorter english version that appeared in Bilboard magazine.
Entrevista con Silvio Rodriguez
The Cuban singer/songwriter Silvio Rodriguez was recently granted a visa to enter the United States for the first time in thirty years. He performed to a sold out crowd at Carnegie Hall and is going on to tour several other cities in the U.S., including my current hometown, L.A. I emailed Silvio in Havana for an interview for Billboard magazine. In his answers to my questions he talks about his mature perspective on the power of song to change the world, his love for MAD magazine in the 1960s, and his aversion to being called "the voice of the Cuban revolution", among other things. Here is the original, quite lengthy, interview in Spanish that appeared on BillboardenEspañol.com. Follow the link to the shorter english version that appeared in Bilboard magazine.
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"In The Heights": el éxito de rap con clave
Jun 22, 2008
Jun 22, 2008
Publicado en Billboard en Español, 20 de Junio de 2008
Mientras una multitud se agolpaba en las afueras del sold out teatro en Broadway, Lin-Manuel Miranda, creador y estrella de "In the Heights," habló sobre sus influencias musicales, la importancia de compartir las experiencias, y escribir un show que presente a los latinos más allá de "cierta imagen icónica de un tipo con maquillaje marrón y un pomposo corte de pelo con un cuchillo en una mano".
[ In Hip Hop ]
Jun 22, 2008 When Giulia Tellarini got a message on MySpace from Allen's producer about featuring her band's music in the new movie "Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona," she thought it was a joke. Published on Billboard.com and BillboardenEspanol.com. [ In International ]
Remembering Cachao
Mar 26, 2008 For Cachao, innovation was the anecdote to old age. He never stopped performing and recording, or telling stories, particularly about the musical history that he had a considerable hand in creating. Hearing of Cachao's death, I remembered a meal we shared in his favorite restaurant in Miami's Little Havana. Story originally published in The Miami Herald's Street Weekly. [ In Cuban ]
Mar 26, 2008 For Cachao, innovation was the anecdote to old age. He never stopped performing and recording, or telling stories, particularly about the musical history that he had a considerable hand in creating. Hearing of Cachao's death, I remembered a meal we shared in his favorite restaurant in Miami's Little Havana. Story originally published in The Miami Herald's Street Weekly. [ In Cuban ]
Tego talks
Nov 24, 2007 Tego talks about Afros, his fondness for Billie Holiday, and his dislike of being labeled a reggaeton artist. [ In Hip Hop ]
Nov 24, 2007 Tego talks about Afros, his fondness for Billie Holiday, and his dislike of being labeled a reggaeton artist. [ In Hip Hop ]
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