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Don Pablo’s Kitchen is one man’s ode to empanadas

by Mike Sula August 31, 2021August 31, 2021

Among the poems about common things Pablo Neruda wrote during his lifetime are a number of odes to food: “Ode to the Artichoke,” “Ode to Tomatoes,” “Ode to Conger Chowder.” But somehow, the Chilean Nobel laureate forgot to write an ode to one of his country’s most ubiquitous signature dishes. Not only are baked and […]

Music

Chilean garage band The Versions conjure carefree days on Calling Lucifer

by Jamie Ludwig December 2, 2020August 18, 2021

Chile has long had a robust garage and psych scene, and one of the season’s most understatedly fun rock albums comes from Santiago. The four veteran musicians of the Versions joined forces in 2004, and their charming third album, the new Calling Lucifer, blends 70s rock and garage with a touch of glammy sleaze that […]

Film

Los Reyes and What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire take viewers deep into two communities

by Ben Sachs August 29, 2019August 18, 2021

A Chilean skate park through the eyes of two dogs and a Black neighborhood in New Orleans

Music

Okan craft jazzy, heady grooves informed by Afro-Cuban culture and a world of sound

by Catalina Maria Johnson August 2, 2019August 18, 2021

Toronto group Okan make heady, jazzy, superbly crafted music driven by two virtuosos born in Cuba’s cultural capitals: violinist Elizabeth Rodriguez hails from Havana, and percussionist Magdelys Savigne is from Santiago. Rodriguez was a concertmaster for Havana’s Youth Orchestra, and Savigne is trained in orchestral percussion, but since moving to Toronto about five years ago […]