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  • Thoughts on Cuba while watching Cuban musicians performing the 1947 bolero "La gloria eres tú" · musicLatin musicLatin jazzjazzfluteCubapoliticsbolerocha-chasalsamerengueBuena Vista Social ClubSpanishErnesto LecuonaLa comparsaBobby RamirezJose NegroniLa gloria eres túSabor a mîBebo ValdésChucho ValdésLuis MiguelOlga GuillotElena BurkeMalena BurkeLena BurkeArturo SandovalLágrimas negrasAy Maria!Oye como vaTito PuenteÁlvaro CarrilloCayo CocoArletis Almeida · Dec 13, 2014
  • Many faces of the bolero "Dos Gardenias" · musicLatin musicboleroDos GardeniasMaria RitaElis Reginabossa novaIbrahim FerrerOmara Portuondo · Feb 10, 2014
  • Appreciating the unique singer La Lupe · musicsingingLatin musicbolerosalsaSpanishPedro Almodóvar · Dec 19, 2013
  • 9 things you could be doing in Pittsburgh on Saturday, October 5 · PittsburghPittsburgh Chess ClubchessprogrammingPerlPittsburgh Perl WorkshopRun ShadysiderunningukuleleSteel City UkulelesEcofestmusicragtimeLatin musicRegent SquarePodCamp PittsburghCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh Step TrekSouth Side Slopes · Oct 4, 2013
  • RIP, Eydie Gormé · musicEydie GorméboleroLos Panchosballroom danceLatin musicSabor a mî · Aug 10, 2013
  • RIP Bebo Valdés, master pianist of Cuban music · musicpianoLatin musicjazzCubaErnesto LecuonaLa comparsaBebo ValdésChucho Valdés · Mar 22, 2013
  • Finally doing some Latin music jamming on flute; also Irish and French · musicfluteLatin musicjazzboleroDos GardeniasBuena Vista Social ClubIbrahim Ferrercha chaIrish flutetin whistleFrenchrecorderchess · Mar 17, 2013
  • Classical Revolution: Pittsburgh's AquiTango delivers passionate traditional tango · musicPittsburghtangoAquiTangoBar MarcodanceLatin music · Nov 14, 2012
  • The paradox of practice: it's harder to go slow than go fast · practicemusicchessrunningballroom danceCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghLatin music · Aug 2, 2012
  • Another terrifying music jam session but I played a little bit of blues and old time · musicimprovisationBaroque fluterecorderbluesold timeLatin music · Jul 7, 2012
  • Flute update: celebrating Bach's birthday, using a Thumbport, improvising to bossa nova · musicfluteJohann Sebastian BachFranz Lisztbossa novaimprovisationrecorderGoldberg VariationsLatin music · Mar 21, 2012
  • Flute: loving it again, remembering why I dance, and how I met my wife! · musicfluteorchestrapracticeBaroque flutedanceballroom dancetangotraditional danceFrench dancePittsburghCarnegie Mellon UniversityrecorderimprovisationmemoryLatin musicbolero · Mar 10, 2012
  • Flute progress after one month in orchestra: still hanging in there · musicfluteCarnegie Mellon UniversityorchestralearningpracticerecorderLatin musicboleroClaude Debussy · Feb 22, 2012
  • Video review: Dancing with the Stars: Cardio Dance (2006) · video reviewsreviewsballroom danceLatin dancepaso doblesambacha chajiveexerciserunningLatin music · Dec 13, 2011