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The Last Brew: Astor Piazzolla and the Long Road to a Porteño Sound
You probably know Piazzolla from Adiós Nonino, or from the Kronos Quartet recording that made a generation of American listeners suddenly aware that something extraordinary had been happening in Buenos Aires for thirty years without their knowing. What is harder to explain is why it took so long — not for American audiences to discover him, but for Buenos Aires itself to accept what he had made.
Apr 2410 min read
Piazzolla, Amelita, my Mother and Me.
Astor Piazzolla changed the way we felt about Buenos Aires, not just tango, but the city itself.
Mar 42 min read
THE ARCHIVES | Interesa un incisivo documental sobre Jorge Luis Borges.
Eduardo Montes Bradley, el mismo de «Soriano», elude hacer una obra definitiva. Lo que ha querido hacer, y lo consigue, es una obra incisiva, lo cual es mucho más interesante. Vale la pena.
Sep 14, 20002 min read
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