Category Archives: Festive Left Friday Blogging

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Representing at Carnival!

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Sabina Becker

A couple of weeks ago, I featured Caetano Veloso, performing his great “Tropicalia”. This week, it’s his old friend (and sometime brother-in-law)’s turn: Gilberto Gil, Brazilian rocker turned minister of culture, rockin’ out here in the garb of the “Sons … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A bolivar for your thoughts…

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Sabina Becker

I think Chavecito’s shaping up to be an even bigger ass-kicker than his historic hero. Maybe one day, it’ll be his face on the other side of the coin!

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Day of Dignity, Dawn of Hope

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Courtesy of RadioAporrea and ViVe, the Venezuelan public TV channel, a half-hour video about the forces that shaped Chavecito into a revolutionary fighter, unexpected popular hero and leader: In Spanish. This documentary stresses that the Bolivarian movement is a civilian/military … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Viva a banda-da-da!

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Sabina Becker

The original Festive Leftist, Brazil’s Caetano Veloso, still kicks ass. This is “Tropicalia”, a surreal collage of images that dates back to 1968 and sounds every bit as relevant today.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito in Brazil

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Score one more award for Chavecito: the Tiradentes Medal.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Thumbs up!

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Chavecito’s in Brazil right now for the Mercosur summit, reaping the praises of his friends there as he urges a break away from the Washington consensus. Looks like he, Evo and Lula had some fun with the samba, too.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A flurry of festivity!

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

You thought the holidays were over? Well, maybe so–but for me, the fun’s just begun.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito rings in a new year

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Sabina Becker

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: RCTV’s number is up!

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Video, courtesy of Aporrea and VTV (the Venezuelan government channel.) Here, Chavecito addresses a military gathering about the fact that coup-supporting channel RCTV (Radio Caracas Television) is facing loss of its broadcast licence for its role in the coup of … Continue reading →