Havana Carbo (Cuba; Singer, Composer) |
Escorting Havana Carbo through the clamor of Manhattan streets stirred a curiosity within. I'd wanted to ask her throughout dinner why she didn't simply reside in New York, instead of having ...
Posted by A Thousand Stories on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:47:00 PST |
Les Nubians (France: neo-soul, urban poetry) |
As I think more about the way French-singing soul duo Hélène and Célia Faussart (known as Les Nubians) engaged me in conversation, something becomes increasingly apparent: an ebb and flow. There were ...
Posted by A Thousand Stories on Fri, 18 May 2007 01:43:00 PST |
Magali Souriau (New York; pianist, composer) |
Counting down the minutes before meeting up with an old friend creates a wonderful feeling of anticipation. And that's the feeling I had walking up 1st Avenue on a mild, December morning to me...
Posted by A Thousand Stories on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:10:00 PST |
Piers Faccini (France; musician, poet) |
February 7, 2007. Just a solitary young man. Tall. Thin. A mess of shortish brown hair.Quietly, he walked out onto the dark stage. A single spotlight found him, giving accent to cheekbones. Da...
Posted by A Thousand Stories on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:46:00 PST |
Susana Baca (Peru; singer, composer, historian) |
Today is October 18, 2006.This photograph of Susana Baca comes from a perfromance at Joe's Pub, NYC, in May of this same year. It was the fourth time I'd watched her; the fourth time I'd absorbed the ...
Posted by A Thousand Stories on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:07:00 PST |
Grimanesa Amoros (Peru; multidisciplinary artist) |
Describing the brilliant facets inside multi-disciplinarian artist Grimanesa Amoros would take almost too much time and too many pages. Perhaps this is fitting, as the work she's produced since m...
Posted by A Thousand Stories on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 07:44:00 PST |
Daniel Katz (New York; woodworking artist) |
I'm devastated. Earlier this week, on the morning of December 27, 2006, Daniel Katz passed away. It's four days later. If I'm honest, the only thing I've wanted to do all day is close my eyes and di...
Posted by A Thousand Stories on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:23:00 PST |
