Looking at the news via the internet this morn I was directed to a video of police in NY spraying mace into female Wall Street protester's faces.
I thought the heartless days of Nixon, Reagan and Bush were over. How can Obama let this happen?
Obama, call out the national guard to subdue the police!!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
'Southern Blues' Way Down South in Mexico
Two heavy doses of 'Southern' US culture have come our way in the last week. First we were treated to a great 'Southern' Bar B Que dinner, - a pig pickin
, and then we were treated to what I could only call hardcore 'Southern Blues' music - but, by a way southern Mexican Band, Monroy Blues. The band played at the Museo del Pueblo de Guanajuato, Calle Positos 7, Colonia Centro, next to Universidad de Guanajuato. We've attended a number of concerts at the Museo del Puebla, classical guitar concerts, etc. I was expecting traditional Mexican music, but was happily surprised to find so much more.
The group played two distinct styles in seperate sets. The first set was pure Blues and the second set was a loose form of traditional Mexican music called Huapango. This musical style originated and is played throughout La Huasteca region in Mexico which includes portions of the states of Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro and the band's home state, San Luis Potosi.
The band was great and shifted gears effortlessly. I'm guessing there were a number of family members playing together as the age range of the band member was wide and they played so smoothly together. I grabbed a taste of their music from the web to go with my pics. Check it out!
We hope to see them again.
, and then we were treated to what I could only call hardcore 'Southern Blues' music - but, by a way southern Mexican Band, Monroy Blues. The band played at the Museo del Pueblo de Guanajuato, Calle Positos 7, Colonia Centro, next to Universidad de Guanajuato. We've attended a number of concerts at the Museo del Puebla, classical guitar concerts, etc. I was expecting traditional Mexican music, but was happily surprised to find so much more.
The group played two distinct styles in seperate sets. The first set was pure Blues and the second set was a loose form of traditional Mexican music called Huapango. This musical style originated and is played throughout La Huasteca region in Mexico which includes portions of the states of Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro and the band's home state, San Luis Potosi.
The band was great and shifted gears effortlessly. I'm guessing there were a number of family members playing together as the age range of the band member was wide and they played so smoothly together. I grabbed a taste of their music from the web to go with my pics. Check it out!
We hope to see them again.
Blues Set
Traditional Mexican Music
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