Tag Archives: world music

Carnavalera

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Erika

That’s right, folks.  It’s another World Music Wednesday at Whereverthere! Please enjoy the salsa stylings of Havana Delirio… The only thing I really know about the band is that they’re Cuban and that this song, Carnavalera, was a hit somewhere in … Continue reading →

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Sky, Earth, Sea

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Erika

In 2000, a set of poems that I wrote (in Portuguese) were published in the BYU student journal, La Marca Hispanica.  I wrote the poems as responses to two works by the contemporary Brazilian musician-poets Caetano Veloso and Chico Buarque. … Continue reading →

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Why Can’t We?

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Erika

It looks like Bruce and I are one of those couples that do everything together.  So when he went down with pneumonia last week, I opted for a nasty upper respiratory/throat infection of my own.  Hey, that’s just how we … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Stop Shakin’

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Erika

…and once you hear this song you won’t be able to, either. Dutch songstress Caro Emerald blends a hip-hop beat and 1950’s inspired ballroom jazz with style and sizzle.  Her debut album, Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor  is … Continue reading →

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