Vía #Barrancas – Sierra Azul habilitada, con inversión de $41 mil millones en La #Guajira
https://pluralidadz.com/nacion/via-barrancas-sierra-azul-habilitada-con-inversion-de-41-mil-millones-en-la-guajira/

#Colombia #Resultados #gobierno #gustavopetro #IvanCepedaPresidente #IvanCepedaAidaQuilcué #Colombia

Eddie Palmieri And His Conjunto "La Perfecta" by Eddie Palmieri And His Conjunto "La Perfecta", released in 1962 on Alegre Records

Fania wrote:

La Perfecta is the name Eddie Palmieri gave to the band he formed in 1961, after signing up with Al Santiago’s Alegre record label. The band featured vocalist Ismael Quintana, who Eddie happened to hear as Ismael was auditioning for the Orlando Marin orchestra. At the time this recording was produced, the Pachanga was in full swing using the typical Charanga orchestration. Charanga bands used violins and flute instead of brass horns. Palmieri decided to replace the violins with two trombones for a heavier sound. Eddie’s brother Charlie, dubbed this combination the ‘trombanga‘, referring to the combination. Before long, Willie Colon and other bandleaders were formed emulating La Perfecta’s rich and bold blend...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brpFxb27kxI&list=PLrsBqTdHGrmqgXjNkKrthEXc54QmAgCqn&index=1

#EddiePalmieri #Pachanga #ChaCha #Guajira #LatinMusic #Music

"Senza un ripristino dei fondi, oltre 30.000 persone – di cui più della metà bambini – rimarranno senza accesso a cure mediche, supporto psicologico, protezione e istruzione."

#Colombia #Guajira #21maggio #sfruttamento #capitalismo

https://diogenenotizie.com/la-guajira-bambini-sfruttati-dopo-il-taglio-degli-aiuti/

El Festival de la Cultura Wayúu es uno de los eventos culturales más importantes de Colombia y Venezuela, una celebración que tiene como propósito principal preservar y destacar las tradiciones, el arte, la lengua, la música y el modo de vida de la comunidad Wayúu. Este festival es mucho más que una fiesta: es un reconocimiento al legado de uno de los grupos indígenas más grandes

Sigue Leyendo: https://www.curiosoteatro.com/2025/01/festival-de-la-cultura-wayuu-una-celebracion-ancestral-de-identidad-tradicion.html

¡Ven y Aprende Curioseando!

#Venezuela #Cultura #Educación #Wayúu #Guajira

As chosen by survey on Mastodon, today’s spotlight is on number 456 of The List, submitted by platenworm.

I’m tempted to have the entire write up just say “This album made me happy, go listen to it”. Because I was having an absolutely crappy, anxiety-filled day when I put this on, and – nearly immediately – it calmed my brain down. Like human catnip, or something. I’m not familiar with this music style nor this musician, and I have no idea what any of the songs are about since I don’t speak Spanish, but I loved it. So, in some ways, for some of you, perhaps that’s all you need to know – that it’s magic.

For those who need a bit more, here are some facts, according to the Internets. Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist Guillermo Portabales was an active musician for nearly 40 years, moving between Cuba, Columbia, and Puerto Rico. He was most known for popularizing the guajira style of Cuban music, the traditional music of the “guajiros”, slang for countryside people or “peasants”. Portabales’ particular flavor of the style was known as “la guajira de salón”. This album is a compilation of recording sessions from the 1960s. Portabales died in 1970 when he was hit by a car after leaving a gig.

An interesting tidbit in the Wikipedia article on Portabales is that Kékélé, a primarily Congolese band, recorded an entire album of songs either written or performed by Portabales, but in a Congolese style and with the lyrics in Lingala rather than Spanish – the 2006 Kinavana. I can’t tell offhand if any of the songs that appear on Kinavana are also on this Portabales compilation, but it’s also a lovely album to check out.

• Youtube: Guillermo Portabales – El Carretero
• Discogs: Guillermo Portabales – El Carretero
• Wikipedia: Guillermo Portabales

[Alt text for accompanying image: The album artwork is a bright painting of four (presumably Cuban) men, wearing hats and yellow or blue shirts. There is a black horse with a rooster sitting on its back. Houses and hills are in the background, with a yellow sky. The artist’s name is at the top in black font, followed by the album title.]

https://1001otheralbums.com/2024/03/26/guillermo-portabales-el-carretero-1996-cuba/

#1001OtherAlbums #1960s #Cuba #CubanMusic #guajira #GuillermoPortabales #guitar

Energías renovables en la Guajira: el dilema entre el clima y la protección ambiental

Es importante que Colombia apresure la implementación de #energíasrenovables, pero es un error sacrificar los controles ambientales para lograrlo.

https://razonpublica.com/energias-renovables-la-guajira-dilema-clima-la-proteccion-ambiental/

@RazonPublica #EnergiasRenovables #Guajira #Colombia #Biodiversidad #cambioclimatico