Musicians We Love :: Xoel López
Great music. Good people. Work to inspire. This comes to mind when describing Galician musician and songwriter Xoel López.
He has been composing since his teens and gained popularity the past decade as Deluxe. Three years ago, though, he decided it was time for something else and put that name to rest. Off to the Americas he went…
Foundations We Love :: Global Block Foundation
The Global Block Foundation, founded by the Hon. George Martinez (also GBF’s President), Clara Guerrero, and Jelani Mashariki, integrates hip-hop and community work through a group who is truly invested and inclusive in creating sustainable community.
Youth Programs We Love :: Save Sessions LA
My homeboy, DJ Phatrick, sent out a call a few weeks ago: a program he works with, Sessions LA, lost funding and they were raising the money to keep it going.
Musicians We Love :: Campo
¨I really respect and like the body of homeboy’s work. ¨ That is the thought (verbatim) that swirled through my head about Uruguayan producer and composer Juan Campodónico. I first learned about him through the music of fellow Uruguayan Jorge Drexler and soon after realized he was also involved with Peyote Asesino, Bajofondo… and I had been listening to some of their songs unknowingly. I’m slow on the uptake sometimes. -Jennifer Cendaña Armas
Performances We Love :: indiVisible – An Evening of Women Solo Work
I began my trip at the Bay at PAWA Arkipelago Literary Series and this coming weekend, I share the multi-disciplinary stage with Chelsea Gregory and Yadira de la Riva. I will be doing an excerpted staged reading of my new piece, my mouth may not know the words but everything else understands, directed by Kamilah Forbes; Chelsea will be sharing her piece, The 6 Project; Yadira will perform an excerpt of her show, One Journey.
Musicians We Love :: Franny Glass
I traveled to Montevideo for the first time several years ago for an informal arts exchange (mainly with hip-hop heads) and Gonzalo Deniz, aka Franny Glass, popped up in a MySpace search of Uruguayan artists. There wasn’t anything remotely hip-hop about his profile, but I wasn’t fazed. Franny Glass is a character in my favorite book, Franny and Zooey, by J.D. Salinger; I was confident he couldn’t suck.
SERIES WE LOVE :: ARKIPELAGO LITERARY SERIES
It has been a while since last performing in the Bay. This Saturday, I break from New York’s winter and build with my Pinoy community at Philippine American Writers and Artists. The organization seeks ¨to create and encourage literature and arts for the preservation and enrichment of Filipino and Filipino American historical, cultural, and spiritual values,” something I hope my poetry contributes to at their Arkipelago Literary Series along with Oscar Bermeo (poetry), Cecilia Gaerlan (drama), and Isabelle Thuy Pelaud (creative writing). If you are in the area, it would be lovely to see you there. – Jennifer Cendaña Armas
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