flamingdem
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Tue Apr-26-11 03:28 PM
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Black in Latin America looks at Cuba tonight - on PBS at 8pm nt |
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Tue Apr-26-11 07:01 PM
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1. Thanks for the reminder! |
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Wed Apr-27-11 02:44 PM
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2. So, what did you think, flamingdem? |
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I thought it was a little superficial but was only watching with one eye so that might be just me.
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Wed Apr-27-11 06:46 PM
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3. I thought it was very well done |
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if a little unsurprising. I liked his choices for interviews, Tomas Robaina was a bit risky, he's black and gay, has had his issues there, and he did immediately jump into the religion and something I hadn't quite connected ... the reason there are so many retentions, well one reason for them, is that slavery lasted longer there.
I'm not a big fan of Cuban hip-hop. So big Fail there although they do address racial issues more than popular music. Still a tiny percent listens to them vs. the masses that listen to salsa/timba and he failed to show contemporary Cuban music, which is great and very much the black art form that has mass acceptance. You cannot discuss Cuban music without mentioning Los Van Van or at least Chucho Valdes, so fail.
Mostly a great treatment of history and that was a safe way to enter into the contemporary issues. One lie. The General claimed that no one would say "I don't want my kid to marry a black person". No way, white Cubans say that all the time to another white person anyway. It takes a long time to know when you're hearing double speak and what's really going on, it's very layered.
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Wed Apr-27-11 08:47 PM
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4. I don't think I understand how you're using "retention". n/t |
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Wed Apr-27-11 08:58 PM
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5. In the sense that they retained cultural practices -much more than in the USA |
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but I might have forgotten the correct academic phrase
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Wed Apr-27-11 09:04 PM
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6. Another term is survivals |
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African Retentions Aug 11, 2008 ... African Retentions & Black Contributions ... But many argue the existence of African survivals, an argument which is less convincing for the ... www.nathanielturner.com/africanretentions.htm -
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Wed Apr-27-11 10:11 PM
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7. Thanks, I've never heard the term in this context before. n/t |
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Wed Apr-27-11 10:55 PM
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8. PBS streaming link here. |
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Thu Apr-28-11 03:55 AM
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9. Thanks for posting that link for those of us who didn't get there in time. |
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Really looking forward to the chance to see it also. :hi:
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Thu Apr-28-11 05:29 PM
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10. Hey Billy - thanks for that. |
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Even works in here in England !
:hi:
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Fri Apr-29-11 10:46 AM
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11. Oh, you're in England! |
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Easier to travel to Cuba from there, especially on those nice Virgin Airlines planes.
Will you return again to la isla anytime soon?
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