The Fragility of Vinyl Records: Sunlight Damage and Repair
In this post I share my experience with a warped record I accidentally damaged by directly exposing it to sunlight, and that I was able to fix (unwarp) using a ...
In this post I share my experience with a warped record I accidentally damaged by directly exposing it to sunlight, and that I was able to fix (unwarp) using a ...
In Bogota, the city where I live, the vaccination process has progressed the past months, and the restrictions to circulation have finally ended (they lasted fo...
Among all the variety of cumbias that have traveled across the Americas, the Cumbia Sabanera is one of my favorites. Its tempo, cadence, instruments, and lyrics...
The organizers of the Somerville Porchfest made a wise decision moving the festival to Sunday (5/13) due to the rainy weather that has characterized the beginni...
Port warehouses are spaces full of creative possibilities. Despite having a scale that usually surprises us by its brutality, these giant rectangular constructi...
Next to the the foot of La Popa hill and close to the Cienaga Las Quintas, there is Bazurto, the central market of Cartagena de Indias. Known by its giant size,...
When music combines multiple human voices, melodies, and rhythms, it can gain a powerful expressiveness that is complex, rich, and misterious. Contemporary West...