Monthly Archives: December 2011

Bones Festes – Joyeuses Fêtes – Felices Fiestas – Boas Festas – Season’s Greetings – Buone Feste

Ara que l’any s’acaba Invoco els dies clars, ara que sé que me’n desposseeix el temps. No em vull subjecte a cap designi que no pugui sotmetre al ritme encès de les paraules. A poc a poc, desfaig els rulls … Continue reading

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Kim Jong-un hailed as Kim Jong-il’s successor by North Korean media

http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.html North Korean media have hailed the youthful son of Kim Jong-il as the “great successor” of the nuclear-armed hermit state, within hours of announcing his father’s death. Kim suffered a heart attack on Saturday due to physical and mental … Continue reading

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Les dribbles musicaux d’Omar Pene

Rassuré et encouragé par l’accueil réservé à son album Ndam, Omar Pene satisfait à nouveau ses envies d’acoustique avec Ndayaan. Puisant dans son grenier à titres, le quinquagénaire chanteur dakarois renoue avec l’esprit originel du Super Diamono, formation devenue une … Continue reading

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Kim Jong-Il, el dictador que hizo de Corea del Norte un enigma nuclear

Kim Jong-Il, fallecido el sábado a los 69 años de un infarto, según la información oficial ofrecida por el régimen, estuvo al frente de la única dinastía comunista hereditaria del mundo durante 17 años, en los que convirtió su país … Continue reading

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Legendary singer Cesaria Evora dies aged 70

The singer Cesária Évora, who has died aged 70 after a long period of ill-health, rose from absolute poverty on the Cape Verde archipelago to achieve worldwide fame in her later years. She put the islands – off the coast of west Africa – on … Continue reading

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Cize, no mar azul dos céus

Há um exercício inútil, a que alguns já se entregaram, sem êxito: encontrar “substituto” para Cesária Évora. Ela nunca se incomodou com isso, talvez porque soubesse que era tarefa impossível. O mistério que sempre envolveu a sua voz de um … Continue reading

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La chanteuse Cesaria Evora est morte

La chanteuse Cesaria Evora, connue sous le nom de la “diva aux pieds nus”, est morte, samedi 17 décembre, à l’âge de 70 ans. L’information, d’abord diffusée par des médias portugais, a été confirmée par le ministre capverdien de la … Continue reading

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Cesaria Evora, cantante, la voz de Cabo Verde

Estuvo cerca de la muerte en Australia -sufrió un derrame cerebral hace tres años al terminar un concierto en Melbourne- y la tuvieron que operar del corazón de urgencia en mayo del año pasado en París, pero al final se … Continue reading

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Barcelona’s ‘artists’ thrash Santos to win Club World Cup

Pep Guardiola hailed his Barcelona team as “artists” after the European champions thrashed Brazil’s Santos to win their second Club World Cupin swashbuckling style on Sunday. “My players were like artists,” said Guardiola, the Barcelona coach. “Whatever they envisaged in their minds they were able … Continue reading

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Messi è stellare. Il Barça è mondiale

Pur chiamandosi mondiale, il quinto trofeo del favoloso 2011 blaugrana è quello che arriva nel modo piû semplice: 4-0 al tenero Santos già alla fine del primo tempo, e il resto è accademia. Essendo targata Barcellona, trattasi di accademia celestiale, … Continue reading

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