Revolution
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Review: Kanaval – Vodou, Politics and Revolution on the Streets of Haïti – by Leah Gordon
Leah Gordon, a former punk artist and photographer, chronicles her experiences of Kanaval in Jacmel, Haiti, from 1995 to 2010. Through powerful black and white images and oral histories, she captures the vibrant street theater that blends Vodou and political commentary. The book includes critical essays reflecting on the significance of her work. Continue reading
Africa, black, caribbean, Carnival, Creole, exoticism, Fiesta, French, Haiti, haitian revolution, Jacmel, Jwif Eran, Kanaval, Lanse Kòd, Leah Gordon, London, Other, Oungan, Papa Sida, Politics, post-colonial, Punk, Revolution, Satan, spirituality, St. Michael, St. Michel, street theatre, Vodou, Voodoo, western Hemisphere, Wings Of Maturin, Zel Maturin -
Review: Persian Mirrors – The Elusive Face of Iran – by Elaine Sciolino
Elaine Sciolino is a female New York Times journalist who had the good fortune of being present in Paris with the exiled future leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khomenei. When he seized power from the Shah in the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Sciolino was one of the first Western journalists on the ground and she enjoyed… Continue reading
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Review: Avengers of the New World – The Story of the Haitian Revolution – by Laurent Dubois
Saint Domingue was the Western French-owned side of Hispaniola. French colonists built it up into a wealthy imperial source of plantation economy produce, founded on the settlement of African slaves, products of the Triangular Slave Trade across the Atlantic. The hills and plains were dotted with sugar plantations and vast amounts of coffee and indigo… Continue reading
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Review: The Rise Of Islamic State – by Patrick Cockburn
This is an excellent introductory text for those wishing to better understand the complex details of the rise of Islamic State, ISIS or ISIL. From its arrival due to the Syrian Civil War and its cancerous spread into post-war Iraq, this extremist-terrorist Sunni Islamic (Wahhabi) nation/fundamentalist organisation, has been indefatigable. The best minds and theorists… Continue reading
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Review: The Cuban Revolution: Origins, Course, and Legacy – by Marifeli Pérez-Stable
The Cuban Revolution: Origins, Course, and Legacy by Marifeli Pérez-Stable My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m doing a university essay question on the Cuban Revolution so felt that this was a good text to read ahead of doing my assignment. The book certainly covers the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath in a lot of… Continue reading
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Review: Romantic Revolutionary: Simon Bolivar and the Struggle for Independence in Latin America – by Robert Harvey
Romantic Revolutionary: Simon Bolivar and the Struggle for Independence in Latin America by Robert Harvey My rating: 4 of 5 stars Simon Bolivar was one of history’s great characters. His revolutions across South America overthrew Spanish rule in six countries. His empire extended across the continent and was as large as that of Genghis Khan… Continue reading
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Review: Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars This short book is regarded as one of Orwell’s key classics. It was written at a time when criticism of the USSR in Britain was not encouraged as they were critical wartime allies. Orwell got through the net and his revolutionary animals at ‘Animal… Continue reading
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Radio Rebelde
In February 1958, Che Guevara, a leading revolutionary in Cuba, set up Radio Rebelde, to help the cause of the July 26th movement. Led by Fidel Castro, this movement had been encamped in the hills of east Cuba, the Sierra Maestra, fighting a guerrilla war against the Cuban army forces of General Fulgencio Batista, the… Continue reading
agriculture, AMerica, Batista, Carlos Franqui, censorship, Che, Che Guevara, CIA, Communism, Communist, Cuba, Cuban dictator, Cuban Missile Crisis, Cuban National Anthem, Cuban Revolution, dictator, dissident, DJ, Ernesto Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Fulgencio Batista, general strike, Guatemala, Guerrilla, imperialism, intellectual, internet radio, Jacobo Arbenz, July 26th, July 26th Movement, KryKey, La Voz de la Liberación, Latin America, Llano, Luis Orlando Rodríguez, Miami, Military, military dj revolutionary dj, military radio, Minster of Agriculture, Motorcycle, Pata de la Mesa, Politics, Propaganda, Radio, Radio Rebelde, rebel, rebels, Revolution, Revolutionary, Santa Clara, Sierra Maestra, Soviet Union, strike, United Nations, US imperialism, USA, war, war dj, war radio, web radio -
Wez G – Taliban House (DJ Set 16)
Shuffle are always at the cutting edge of house music. Here we have created a new genre ‘Taliban House’. My boss who sidelines in tech warfare is off to Afghanistan on a sortie in a couple of weeks so I thought I’d prepare him for the trip and give him something to play in the… Continue reading
2 Bad Mice, Adamski, Afghan Caves, Afghanistan, Apocalypse Now, Atom Bomb, Bad Man, battle, Black Box, Bombscare, Chemical Brothers, CIA, Colonel Dave Roberts, Dave Roberts, Dee Patten, Destroy, Dirty South, DJ, Elektra Records, Fluke, Global Underground, helicopters, Jim Morrison, JNCBEST, Killer, KryKey, Ladytron, Langley, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life, Loaded, Military, nuclear, nuclear bomb, Positiva, Revolution, Ride on Time, SAcared, Sasha, Save Me, Slacker, Surrender, Taliban, Taliban House, Tech War, The Doors, The End, The Lonely Traveller, Thievery Corporation, Trafik, US Army, USA, war, web radio, Wez G -
Wez G – Freedom Loving, Fearing Nothing (DJ Set 12)
This mix of old and new rekindles the flames of freedom I discovered on the club dancefloors of the late nineties. Lakota, The Hippo Club, Leos, 1 Love @ The Brunel Rooms, The Cross, Miss Moneypennys, Ministry of Sound, Chuff Chuff and all Shuffle events were clubs and venues I used to frequent. The revolutionary… Continue reading
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