Friday, 12 June 2015

Leaving Isis behind

Images of women crossing from Isis-controlled territory into Kurdish areas have been circulating on social media after they were posted on Twitter apparently by a freelance journalist working in Syria. They throw away their black robes as they leave Isis territory - from black to colour, from danger to safety, from oppression to freedom. I believe these images will soon become iconic.

Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Carlos Paredes

I recently watched Os Verdes Anos, a 1963 movie by Portuguese director Paulo Rocha.
The soundtrack of the movie is by Carlos Paredes and includes this beautiful track, Portuguese guitar at its best: