Culture

The only two Latin American films present, among the 17 selected in the international competition, swept four of the five main prizes at the 75th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, which took place between August 3 and 13 in this Swiss city. read more.

1961-1968 Blue Note The Definitive 45 RPM Reissue Series read more.

Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was widely noticed for his "drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a horizontal surface, enabling him to view and paint his canvases from all angles. read more.

matrix is a series of sound installations employing pure sine waves and white noises as a sculptural material. read more.

Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement. read more.

Rome. The Italian authorities returned to Mexico thirty archaeological pieces seized by the body specialized in the protection of cultural heritage, including statuettes, vases and necklaces from the Totonac, Michoacan, Coyotlatelco, Zapotec, Mixtec and Mayan cultures. read more.

On the 24th/25th June there is an anniversary program at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich (see website). read more.

Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 – September 14, 1989) was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s. read more.

You can see the construction of Stonehenge in these photos. The author states that these photographs were taken in 1954. read more.

The rhythms originated in West Africa and originally traveled to Cuba on the slave ships. Since then the music has gone back and forth across the Atlantic countless times, changing slightly on each occasion. read more.