Monday, December 31, 2007

bal


June Tabor - Au logis de mon père





Saturday, December 29, 2007

Friday, December 28, 2007

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

cool yule [3]






Lionel Hampton - Merry Christmas, Baby (vocals by Sonny Parker)







* Illustration by Einat Peled

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

blue noël






For (and by) Oscar Peterson -

What Child is This







God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen







* Photo by @shoot@

Monday, December 24, 2007

Sunday, December 23, 2007

cool yule [2]









Gospel Scarlets - Children, Go Where I Send Thee





Saturday, December 22, 2007

hot tchaikovsky








Don Byron - Bounce of the Sugar Plum Fairies (After John Kirby.)







* Photo (and recipe!) from Sweet Sins

Friday, December 21, 2007

noche buena


Celia Cruz with La Sonora Matancera - Aguinaldo Antillano







* Photo by crume

cool yule [1]






Joseph Spence - Santa Claus is Coming to Town





Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Friday, December 14, 2007

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

à paris










Yves Montand - Clopin-clopant







* Photo originally uploaded by Hugo.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Friday, December 07, 2007

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

navidad


Duo Los Compadres - Noche Buena Montuno







*Photo by ken0624700

Monday, December 03, 2007

Friday, November 30, 2007

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Friday, November 23, 2007

rabeca [2]








Mestre Salustiano - Esse coco é bom







* Photo uploaded by teta barbosa

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Sunday, November 18, 2007

rétroviseur


Two by Paris Combo -

Istanbul







Attraction







* Photo by xdebx, "dédicas' à Paris Combo"

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Friday, November 16, 2007

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

nocturne


George Gershwin - Prelude No. 2, played by Jon Nakamatsu







* Print by T.F. Simon

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Sunday, November 11, 2007

jogo










Geraldo Vandré - Hora de Lutar







* Photo by carf

Saturday, November 10, 2007

wanderer





Mulatu Astatke - Mèteché Dershé







* Photo by NYGUS

Friday, November 09, 2007

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

bachata roja






Augusto Santos - Olvida Ese Hombre







(More info. and samples here.)

Friday, November 02, 2007

um abraço no henri


Tania Maria - Florzinha (Petite fleur)







* Photo by mestissa

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

our latin thing




Ray Barretto - Close Your Eyes








* Photo originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Friday, October 26, 2007

Thursday, October 25, 2007

ya rai







Cheikha Remitti - Hiyya Bghat Es-Sahra







"Inspiration comes to me at night, like a swarm of bees..."

(More info. here; also here.)

ska-ricua





Gary Crosby and Jazz Jamaica All Stars - Capullito de Aleli