tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post5734602502972707387..comments2023-08-02T07:07:45.500-07:00Comments on bastin: Better than coffeeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-60273681620101380922010-01-23T20:32:01.388-08:002010-01-23T20:32:01.388-08:00celia was the consumate professional, think Louis ...celia was the consumate professional, think Louis Armstrong.<br /><br />Lupe was damaged goods, think charlie parker.<br /><br /><br /><br />akiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-81458471380431971062010-01-23T19:09:11.778-08:002010-01-23T19:09:11.778-08:00Aki - I did a quick tour of her music on YouTube. ...Aki - I did a quick tour of her music on YouTube. To be honest, I had heard of her but can't say I had heard her. Was she eclipsed by Celia somehow, or is it more that those outside of the culture were exposed to Cruz and not La Lupe? <br /><br />La India, it would seem, is better in the studio than live, but it is Palmieri that makes this special.bastinptchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01831273031973399021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-26049293697481960292010-01-23T18:13:05.529-08:002010-01-23T18:13:05.529-08:00akiakiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083330322113258405.post-33325259328463980242010-01-23T18:12:45.401-08:002010-01-23T18:12:45.401-08:00I'm not disagreeing with your choice.
India is...I'm not disagreeing with your choice.<br />India is a good, technically proficient singer. But she always seems to me like being too concerned with singing well as opposed to expressing a tragic truth. <br /><br />And it's because I have in my head her predecessor La Lupe. Who made salsa sound like greek tragedy.<br /><br />In this one La Lupe asks her lover what was ti that she ever asked in return of her love but understanding. <br /><br />Was her histrionism a bit comical, perhaps, other people's pain can be hilarious. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCSEdF6QxYYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com