En Tus Brazos (In Your Arms)

Directed by François-Xavier Goby Edouard Jouret and Matthieu Landour. France 2005.
Original version on http://www.entusbrazos.fr/
Production: Supinfocom Valenciennes
Distribution: Premium Films
Music (first part): "En Tus Brazos" by Alfredo de Angelis and Oscar Larroca (vocal).
Composition by Carlos Zárate.
Lyrics by Elizardo Martínez Vilas (Marvil).

"Yo me cegué en tus ojazos y fui a caer en tus brazos. Y entre tus brazos yo fui feliz, porque te amé con delirio. Yo fui a caer en tus brazos y así llegué hasta el martirio. Te juro que enloquecí, cuando por dentro me vi, y comprendí lo que hacía. Quiero mirar hacia Dios, aunque me muerda el dolor, aunque me cueste morir"

"I held myself in your eyes, and fell into your arms. And in your arms I was happy, because I love you deliriously. I fell into your arms and like that, I reached the point of my martyrdom. I swear you drove me crazy when, inside, I saw myself and understood what you did. I want to see what God created, although the pain bites me, although it will cost my life."

Music (final part): "El Huracán" by Edgardo Donato.
Composition by Osvaldo Donato

My Rocky Mountain

Okay, so I heard this album for the first time while at a hostel in Lucerne, Switzerland about a year and a half ago (impossible to track down at the time). Still, I feel I must post it. Great cd artwork as well.

CocoRosie - Hairnet Paradise

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Rocamballs

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Hip Hop

Photo by: Scott McDowell

An Eye Out

Keep an eye out for photographer and musician Kelsey Bennett. Here's an interview from The Weekly Dig

Tie Off Before You...

This Boston based indie rock band has just released their new EP "Don't Harm Barbara Gordon". Now this is the music I moved up here for. These four guys started up The Peasantry back in January of 2006. You would never guess it when listening to their tunes. Check them out, you will be glad you did.

Farah Siraj

In just listening to Farah Siraj's music, one cannot deny the cross-cultural blend that exists. Flamenco sprung from Arabic influence, but Farah Siraj, the Jordanian who has found her home in Spain, has created a lush blend of flamenco and middle-eastern music. While Farah's music is in Spanish (okay, and some splashes of Arabic) with flamenco guitar, cajon, and palmeros, her melody lines soar with micro-tonal decents and approaches characteristic of middle-eastern styles.

But don't write this off as just another world artist. Farah's music is not only rich in textures, rhythms, and melodies, but also contains rock and electronic elements that take her music to a whole new level.

Farah Siraj is currently working on a full-length album, however, you can click below for an example of Farah's music.


To the Sudanese Women Written and Performed by Farah Siraj