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Eu si hip-hop-ul

Posted on March 7, 2010 by admin

Am sentimente amestecate in legatura cu stilul hip-hop, sau rap, sau tot ceea ce este prinprejur. Pe de o parte nu il prea inteleg muzical si nu reusesc sa deosebesc (cu rare exceptii) piesele intre ele, sau artistii intre ei … Continue reading →

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Purim at Iasi

Posted on March 6, 2010 by admin

Purim is over, but here is one beautiful song put on music and sung by Dana from Iasi, a colleague from the Internet list rom-jews on the occasion of the celebration of Purim 5769 at Philharmonic of Iasi, Romania. (video … Continue reading →

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Asher Yerushalmi – ‘Moshe’

Posted on March 5, 2010 by admin

Asher Yerushalmi ne povesteste despre unul dinte vecinii sai la merkaz clita (centrul de absrobtie) din Raanana. Materialul a fost postat prima data pe lista rom-jews. ————— Moshe este din Etiopia, de aceia este negru si nu alb ca altii. … Continue reading →

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African Contemporary Art at the Herzlya Museum

Posted on March 5, 2010 by admin

The Herzlya Museum of Contemporary Art hosts the principal section of an event that allows to the Israeli art fans a glimpse into a lesser known space – the contemporary art from Africa. The exhibition named ‘A Collective Diary, an … Continue reading →

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Isabella Rossellini – De la vie d’un papillon

Posted on March 4, 2010 by admin

If there is anything as royal blood in cinema it flows through Isabella Rossellini’s veins. Her mother was the most talented and beautiful Hollywood actress of the 40s and 50s, her father one of the most famous Italian directors of … Continue reading →

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35 de ani fara Cornel

Posted on March 3, 2010 by admin

Pe 4 martie se implines 35 de ani de cand Cornel Chiriac a fost asasinat la Munchen. Pentru generatia mea si generatiile apropriate Cornel a fost una dintre figurile formative si un simbol. Dupa ce a incercat sa promoveze in … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker

Posted on March 2, 2010 by admin

The 80s were the Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker rediscovery decade. In 1988 Clint Eastwood made Bird – a celebrated and Oscar-crowned biography of Parker with Forest Whitaker in the main role. It was actually one year after Gary Giddins brought to … Continue reading →

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Olympic Glory and Sudden Death

Posted on March 1, 2010 by admin

I had too little time to watch the Winter Olympics this year. It is only last night when under the pressure of my fellows (mostly North American on the two sides of the border) on the Internet lists I stood … Continue reading →

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Gica Manescu – Amintiri tragi-comice (2)

Posted on February 28, 2010 by admin

Ramasesem pe culoarul vagonului, sa tin usa deschisa intre ploestenii. Nu erau de statura inalta, cel putzin ca mine 175 cm. ci mai marunti si doamna mai rotofee.Se misca mai greoi. El reuseste sa urce (prima treapta era destul de … Continue reading →

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Zadok Ben-David – ‘Human Nature’ at the Tel Aviv Art Museum

Posted on February 28, 2010 by admin

I have never seen such long lines at the Art Museum in Tel Aviv. When about a decades ago the second intifada broke and led to sky-rocketing insurance prices, which added to political reasons resulted in the Israeli Museums to … Continue reading →

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