Arrabal是我心愛的探戈。 有時早上回不到魂，一聽就醒。 這是1985年12月26日在Teatro Colon現場演奏的版本。 Arrabal，西班牙文直譯是城市邊陲、貧民區。 但我不肯定Arrabal在布宜諾斯艾利斯指什麼。 Tango and Chaos約莫指是舊區。 從布宜諾斯艾利斯回來後，有人問我地方是否先進發達文明，等等。 我不懂回答。 很多我們推崇備至的價值觀，多快好省等等，該處不適用。 就好像Arrabal這曲，在我們的角度去看，那麼趾高氣揚，那麼盪氣迴腸，怎可能是「貧民區」？ 相比我城，該處不易居。 什麼是不容易？在布市短短三個星期，停水停電水浸都試過了。 對我們來說就是不容易吧？不能等待，所有事情要盡在掌握。 他們有一些我們大部份人毫不在乎的事情，如queer milonga。免費的舞蹈表演能聚集五十萬人觀賞。他們有這樣的小人物小故事： Last week our water heater began acting up—on a Friday afternoon of course. I happened to grab a plumber down the block who was just leaving for the weekend. He was a very tough looking man, and [...]

This time last year I was planning my trip to BA. I remembered I was so beat I didn’t plan to dance at El Beso that night. But then I was asked to dance a Miguel Caló tanda. In the end he made me almost believe I understood Caló. He said he wanted to dance [...]

Julio Balmaceda y Corina de la Rosa con Grisha Nisnevich en CITA 2005

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orestimusic: Music World – Debut Episode. Allow me to introduce Music World, my concept for a travel show that connects you to a variety of music and culture from around the world. The debut episode, “La Rantifusa,” takes us through the streets of San Telmo, a neighborhood of Buenos Aires where every Sunday, there is [...]

mixed-life: Stop Being Afraid