Music

Ofra Haza in memoriam

April 26, 2010
Ofra Haza in memoriam

Ofra Haza was one of the most popular singers of Israel in the 80s. Yemeni Jewish descent, she began her career playing music in Yemen and never lost that influence, even when she evolved into a pop singer and introduced electric instruments in her recordings. Ofra Haza is really one of the best examples...

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Lesbian songs

April 5, 2010
Lesbian songs

In the article Great lesbian songs(*) the author tells us her five favorite songs on lesbianism. Gloria, the Patti Smith version Starpower, de Sonic Youth (sung by Kim Gordon) All the Things She Said, by t.A.T.u. Girls and Boys, by Blur Green Door, by Jim Lowe, also by Frankie Vaughan and Shakin’ Stevens Keep...

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The rain stick

April 5, 2010
The rain stick

Photo: Días del futuro pasado The rain stick (in spanish, palo de lluvia) is a musical instrument consisting of a tube made from a cactus or a trunk of bamboo, into which are stuck bamboo or wood sticks or cactus spines, forming a spiral that extends throughout. The tube is filled with seeds or...

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