Las noticías del descenso de River Plate por la primera vez en su historía de la categoría A hacía la categoría B asombró a la Argentina y el mundo futbolístico por lo general cuando el equipo se cayó en la promoción frente el equipo Belgrano de Cordoba tras el empate 1-1 en el monumental el domingo. El descenso y la combinación de tristeza y furía entre todos los asociados resultó en una noche con fuego y destrucción cuando algunos de la barra brava de River decidieron hacer daño al monumental y varios otros locales por el barrio de Nuñez. Según el presidente de River Daniel Passarella, los actos no pudieron haber causado un penal en contra el club por el AFA porque se ocurrieron afuera del control del club. El caos y la destrucción que se armaron los fanáticos de River elevó la raridade de la situación a todo el mundo.
Pués el club aún con la resaca de haber bajado, ahora necesita reformar su organización tras el renuncio del tecnico, y la posibilidad de perder varios puntos para la apertura que viene. Un nuevo escandalo ha salido a la luz después del partido cuando el árbitro reclamó que algunas barras bravas de River pasaron por la seguridad del vestuario y le amenezaron con la palabras, "Si no cobrás un penal, no salís vivo". Una camera de video filmó la seguridad mientras hablaban con algunas dirigentes de River y el jefe de la barra brava Los Borrachos de Tablon. Poco después algunos de la barra brava entraron el vestuario para enfrentar el árbitro. Tal vez sea el ultimó incidente que propone a la AFA castigar el equipo por las gravidades de los incidentes, sin embargo pocos creen que River espera lo peor de los juzgamientos.
De todos modos, el clima es muy nublado para el futuro del club que todos pensaron que nunca iba a descender. Ahora se quedan los clubes Boca Juniors, y Independiente como los unicos que todavía no ha bajados. Sin embargo, la derrota y la caida de gracia del club River Plate es un bueno ejemplo de la manera mala para manejar un equipo. Los problemas de corrupción, violencía y mal manejo administrativo ha creado la pesadilla más fuerte para todos los fanáticos, jugadores, y administradores que se asociaron con el club. River tiene que volver a enfocar en lo que es importante, y va a ser dificil en la categoría B, porque tienen que competir con otro equipos que en algún momento ganaron campeanatos. River va a tener que luchar más que nunca en su historía para otro día intentar volver a ser campeón.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Mahatma Dandys - Roxy Live Bar
The lively crowd amasses out onto the dance floor in front of hanging red velvet curtains of the Roxy Live bar stage. Security lets me back as I hope to take some pre-show shots of the Latin folk ensemble, the Mahatma Dandys. Sneaking behind the curtains I see Pablo Gulis, the main singer, founder, writer and Ronroco player for the band quietly sitting on an amplifier in the middle of the stage. I catch the dread-locked front man in the middle of a quiet contemplative moment, (something hard to come by playing with a group of 12 plus musicians) while he tunes his unique Latin folklore instrument. Before an indiscrete “hola” can escape from my mouth, Gulis greets me and takes me back to share a drink with the rest of the group.
As tranquil as the stage atmosphere had been when I met Gulis, I find the pre-concert backstage dressing room area a complete chaos of Mahatma Dandys preparing instruments, drinking fernet, beer, and inhaling cigarettes in between words of encouragement and final stage coordination. Gulis shows me through the maze of band mates and hands me a drink. Suddenly, the curtain goes up and the Dandys begin to take the stage, I follow up the stairs realizing that this improvised “no problema” attitude and welcoming collective atmosphere might just be what the Mahatma Dandys musical experience is all about.
A band unique in its approach to music and large company cast, the Mahatma Dandys have in their two years of existence survived by playing fun, boot stomping and hip shaking music with a communal focus. The band’s idea came when four musicians including Gulis decided to base their musical concept on sharing a great blend of Latin folklore inspired songs with any and everyone who heard them play. So in order to do this they had to play wherever possible.
“The general idea was to form a band that could play anywhere, a band that could play in the street, here, in the Roxy, in a bar; it’s what we all want. We didn’t want to be just a rock band that plays once a month. I wouldn’t have anything to do if not, I would get really bored,” says Gulis. “So we began playing, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sunday, like this all year.”
By developing a traditional and acoustic style, the Mahatma Dandys started to gain a small following through their street performances. The four initial band-mates practised many of Gulis’s songs and they took their jam sessions to the street and small local bars where they played non-stop for five months.
Read the rest of the article at: http://www.argentinaindependent.com/the-arts/music/mahatma-dandys-a-collective-musical-experience-/
As tranquil as the stage atmosphere had been when I met Gulis, I find the pre-concert backstage dressing room area a complete chaos of Mahatma Dandys preparing instruments, drinking fernet, beer, and inhaling cigarettes in between words of encouragement and final stage coordination. Gulis shows me through the maze of band mates and hands me a drink. Suddenly, the curtain goes up and the Dandys begin to take the stage, I follow up the stairs realizing that this improvised “no problema” attitude and welcoming collective atmosphere might just be what the Mahatma Dandys musical experience is all about.
A band unique in its approach to music and large company cast, the Mahatma Dandys have in their two years of existence survived by playing fun, boot stomping and hip shaking music with a communal focus. The band’s idea came when four musicians including Gulis decided to base their musical concept on sharing a great blend of Latin folklore inspired songs with any and everyone who heard them play. So in order to do this they had to play wherever possible.
“The general idea was to form a band that could play anywhere, a band that could play in the street, here, in the Roxy, in a bar; it’s what we all want. We didn’t want to be just a rock band that plays once a month. I wouldn’t have anything to do if not, I would get really bored,” says Gulis. “So we began playing, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sunday, like this all year.”
By developing a traditional and acoustic style, the Mahatma Dandys started to gain a small following through their street performances. The four initial band-mates practised many of Gulis’s songs and they took their jam sessions to the street and small local bars where they played non-stop for five months.
Read the rest of the article at: http://www.argentinaindependent.com/the-arts/music/mahatma-dandys-a-collective-musical-experience-/
Los Maestros de Pan y Teatro - Tocan Manuelita en Boedo
Algunos maestros de la música tango tocan un clásico de María Elena Walsh en el restaurante Pan y Teatro en el barrio tranquilo de Boedo.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Tren a Buenos Aires (Train to Buenos Aires)
Las vias del tren pasan por el barrio porteño de Palermo durante la atardecer, Lunes, el 20 de Junio, 2011.
The train tracks pass through the neighborhood of Palermo during the sunset, Monday, the 20th of June, 2011.
The train tracks pass through the neighborhood of Palermo during the sunset, Monday, the 20th of June, 2011.
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Airsick: The Need for Change by Lucas Oleniuk
A video from one of the best multi-media sites around Media Storm. The project was done by Toronto Star photojournalist Lucas Oleniuk with the production help from Media Storm. A good look at the dynamic and visual nature of the media for a 21st century.
Created with 20,000 photographs and a haunting soundtrack, Airsick plays out like an unsettling dream. Photographer Lucas Oleniuk examines our addiction to fossil fuel - and its consequences. See the project at http://mediastorm.com/publication/airsick
Thursday, June 16, 2011
New Neighbors- Casas Tomadas en Buenos Aires
It was a lazy Sunday. Football was being played, the weather was fairly windy, and my roommates and I were participating in a camera obscura light workshop done by our other roommate Patricio. It was a quiet and relaxed atmosphere as we watched cool images project from a small pin hole of light entering the room. It was somewhere in between staring in amazement at buses, cars, and people walking around upside down on the ceiling when I though I heard some pounding on the wall of the house next store. Well a few of us had heard it, but we didn't make anything of it.
Monday morning proved to be a slow but very eventful morning. I didn't have to get up at the break of dawn because I my English classes had been canceled, yet I woke up somewhat early to a phone called from my Japanese roommate Yasuko calling me to inform me that a large group of police officers were outside the front door of our place. The news sent an immediate what is going on reaction in my mind as I recalled a flashback from college when police surrounded our house only to storm the house next door for a group of drug dealing college students.
Well unlike this college flashback, the police in front of the house were numerous, but all standing around staring at each other about what should be done about the situation. This is Argentina remember, and I wasn't quite sure what it was they seemed so interested in until I peered down from my room balcony to the neighboring balcony just below to see three young women, and four little kids of different ages grasping on to their legs.
Huh?? I thought, this house had been abandoned for the last three months, and slow demolition and construction efforts on the real estate's part had virtually left this house unprotected and a perfect target for a desperate family takeover. Well takeover is much too strong a word, but occupation might be more accurate.
A fairly common situation taking place all around the city of Buenos Aires, many people from lower economic backgrounds have been protesting, and taking whatever land they can find in order to protest the lack of housing, in the Argentina capital city.
The problem stems from the decades long issue of urban migration from all sectors of society towards the more industrialized, commercial and developed centers of the country. The phenomenon can be seen in most Latin American from Mexico City, and São Paulo to Buenos Aires.
Most migrants from middle to upper class backgrounds are able to find some work, and monetary support in order to find shelter, but those moving to the city with little money, find themselves either being taken advantaged of in small rural towns working as slaves to agricultural companies, living in slums, favelas or ¨villas¨as they are called in Argentina, or inserting themselves in any place they seem livable such as abandoned houses, warehouses, buildings and parks.
As the day went on I realized that there were more people in the house than I had expected. I also noticed that the police had slowly dispersed except for one lone car which waited out in front of my door. Our house landlord came by to check out the situation. He told us this was a common instance in Argentina, especially with uncared for houses. He even said that it becomes complicated, because according to Argentinian law, the police cannot lawfully break the door down enter and take out the women because they have young children with them. In fact, as long as they are in the house they can occupy the place as long as they want. But once they step a foot outside they can be arrested.
Uncertain about what would take place I randomly went out to the balcony sporadically during the day to see what was happening. At one point I noticed a couple of young men as well. These were entire families that sneaked into the house, and were going to negotiate a deal with the real estate company before they came out.
In the end the negotiation was made. No police forcefully entered and tried to cause a neighborhood uproar because they know better, and in Argentina the police walk a fine line between order and causing angry riots. The real estate complied with the tall order of 14,000 pesos or 3,500 dollars for the families to leave the property. Not too bad for a days work or occupation. But who knows how far it will go between the families. Just another day living to get by in Argentina.
Monday morning proved to be a slow but very eventful morning. I didn't have to get up at the break of dawn because I my English classes had been canceled, yet I woke up somewhat early to a phone called from my Japanese roommate Yasuko calling me to inform me that a large group of police officers were outside the front door of our place. The news sent an immediate what is going on reaction in my mind as I recalled a flashback from college when police surrounded our house only to storm the house next door for a group of drug dealing college students.
Well unlike this college flashback, the police in front of the house were numerous, but all standing around staring at each other about what should be done about the situation. This is Argentina remember, and I wasn't quite sure what it was they seemed so interested in until I peered down from my room balcony to the neighboring balcony just below to see three young women, and four little kids of different ages grasping on to their legs.
Huh?? I thought, this house had been abandoned for the last three months, and slow demolition and construction efforts on the real estate's part had virtually left this house unprotected and a perfect target for a desperate family takeover. Well takeover is much too strong a word, but occupation might be more accurate.
A fairly common situation taking place all around the city of Buenos Aires, many people from lower economic backgrounds have been protesting, and taking whatever land they can find in order to protest the lack of housing, in the Argentina capital city.
The problem stems from the decades long issue of urban migration from all sectors of society towards the more industrialized, commercial and developed centers of the country. The phenomenon can be seen in most Latin American from Mexico City, and São Paulo to Buenos Aires.
Most migrants from middle to upper class backgrounds are able to find some work, and monetary support in order to find shelter, but those moving to the city with little money, find themselves either being taken advantaged of in small rural towns working as slaves to agricultural companies, living in slums, favelas or ¨villas¨as they are called in Argentina, or inserting themselves in any place they seem livable such as abandoned houses, warehouses, buildings and parks.
As the day went on I realized that there were more people in the house than I had expected. I also noticed that the police had slowly dispersed except for one lone car which waited out in front of my door. Our house landlord came by to check out the situation. He told us this was a common instance in Argentina, especially with uncared for houses. He even said that it becomes complicated, because according to Argentinian law, the police cannot lawfully break the door down enter and take out the women because they have young children with them. In fact, as long as they are in the house they can occupy the place as long as they want. But once they step a foot outside they can be arrested.
Uncertain about what would take place I randomly went out to the balcony sporadically during the day to see what was happening. At one point I noticed a couple of young men as well. These were entire families that sneaked into the house, and were going to negotiate a deal with the real estate company before they came out.
In the end the negotiation was made. No police forcefully entered and tried to cause a neighborhood uproar because they know better, and in Argentina the police walk a fine line between order and causing angry riots. The real estate complied with the tall order of 14,000 pesos or 3,500 dollars for the families to leave the property. Not too bad for a days work or occupation. But who knows how far it will go between the families. Just another day living to get by in Argentina.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Percusionistas de Barracas, Buenos Aires
Español: Un grupo de chicos participan en un taller de tambores en un centro cultural en Villa 21 en Barracas, Buenos Aires, el 4 de Junio, 2011.
English: A group of kids participate in a drum workshops in a cultural center in the slum town 21 in Barracas, June 4th, 2011.
English: A group of kids participate in a drum workshops in a cultural center in the slum town 21 in Barracas, June 4th, 2011.
Practica de Tambores from Brian Funk on Vimeo.
Red Hot Rio 2 - Beruit - Leãozinho
A classic Tropicália song from Caetano Veloso sung by Beruit off the new album which comes out June 28th features various artists singing Brazilian 60´s Tropicália music. Proceeds from the album go towards AIDS research.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Mahatma Dandys - Marcela
The fifth spicy rhythm jam of the week goes to the Mahatama Dandys live at Roxy Live Bar in Palermo, Buenos Aires, May 20th 2011. They play their cumbia anthem Marcela.
Marcela - Mahatma Dandy's from Brian Funk on Vimeo.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Greenwood Rhythm Coalition - Guajira '78
The fourth funky jam of the week goes to Greenwood Rhythm Coalition and their remix Guajira '78.
Afro Dance Party - Aberlado Carbono - Palenque
The number three jam of the week is a Afro-Colombian anthem from Aberlado y Su Conjunto.
Spicy Chicha Cumbia Peruana- Los Ribereños
The number two jam of the week. A saucy chicha cumbia jam from Peru by the group los Ribereños!!!!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Hot Fire Indian Funk Psychadelic Jam - Dharmatma Theme Music
Kalyanji Anandji - Dharmatma Theme Music (Sad) but much more Funky version!
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