“Llegan voces” is a song inspired by the #15M, #DemocraciaRealYa movement in Spain. The song connects the Spanish movement to the ‘Arab Spring’. Leila Nachawati presented on the connections between these two movements at the Third Arab Bloggers Meeting taking place right now. Check out her presentation here.
Polyushka Polye (Russian spelling: Полюшко Поле) is a Soviet Russian-language song. It means “Plain Fields”, I guess. The music was by Lev Knipper, composed in the 1920’s or early 1930’s. The song was covered many times. Here is a cover by a Turkish musician called Ahmet Koç. And this one is by Blackmore’s Night, under the name Gone “With The Wind”. And finally there is this remix.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyushko_Pole
A 25 years old Latin American song, yet it looks like it also suits the former Egyptian State Security and other military and security services that exist nowadays all over the Arab world.
Thanks to Jenny Cascante González for sharing this video.
On the occasion the qualification of Uruguay today to reach the round of 16 in Fifa World Cup 2010, let me share here one of the most famous pieces of music ever. It’s like the national anthem for tango, yet it’s from Uruguay and not Argentina as you’d have expected. It’s called “La Cumparsita” and was written by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez more than 90 years ago.
