uh, yeah. the afrocubans are the geniuses, i have to say, of sublime cultural appropriation, melding spanish musicality with afro percussion. i hope some day soon they can afford stratocasters. the heavenly music they make they make on old inner tubes, corrugated tin, untuned socialist pianos, and 60 year old cigar box mandolins.
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Date: 2010-01-18 10:11 pm (UTC)the afrocubans are the geniuses, i have to say, of sublime cultural appropriation, melding spanish musicality with afro percussion. i hope some day soon they can afford stratocasters. the heavenly music they make they make on old inner tubes, corrugated tin, untuned socialist pianos, and 60 year old cigar box mandolins.