When news of Michael Jackson’s death was broadcast, I could not believe what I heard. I know that name, Michael Jackson. He is the black guy whose records my brother had brought home when we are teenagers. At that time, our parents were confused and concerned over this newfound obsession with western music, song and dance. We were teenagers, my siblings and I; we understood the message in the music like Bad, Thriller and Heal The World. What I thought we were most connected to was neither his dancing nor singing; it was his music videos and concert performances.
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Spanish Song. Guantanamera.
by Hanifa on January 18, 2009 in Music
While on vacation in Australia, we went for horse ride. One of ladies who was helping the boss explained to us the song Guantanemera. I have been working on understanding the speech formation of the Spanish language. It is not so hard as one might think, but unlike English or Mandarin, or even Tamil, oral [...]
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