Mashup Germany - In The Beginning

I recently came across Mashup-Germany. A grand mix of different songs from a wide variety of artists, achieving a really good sound most of the time.
I discovered Mashup-Germany through a vid in youtube.com of the song "In the Beginning" by Mogadishan musician K'naan.



In this version, the original tune is mixed with "Method Man - How High", "Eminem - Lose yourself" and "Black Eyed Peas - Where is the love" accomplishing a fantastic mix. The mix can be found in the CD2 from "Mashup-Germany - Vol.1". This is another great mix from Mashup Germany:

Con mi paraguas y bocadillo

Pisa, nuestro paso por la ciudad llega a su fin, y volviendo nuestras cabezas una última vez para contemplar la grandeza del lugar, mi sorpresa es la de estar ante el hombre que hace un rato se encontraba desparramado sobre la superficie de marmol bajo la sombra del duomo saboreando un cigarrillo. Sin embargo la estampa que veo no es la de la fotografía, sino la de este mismo protagonista urgando en la basura y extrayendo ese sandwich. Luego mi camara me pidió que apretara el gatillo, y de ahí esta foto.

A la sombra de la Torre

Se acumula la gente al pie de la Torre de Pisa, pero sobre todo bajo la proyección de su sombra. La temperatura y la sensación de calor van disminuyendo a medida que transcurre el día, sin embargo, todavía es mediodía y queremos aprovechar y comer antes de coger el tren dirección Roma. Comemos debajo de unas sombrillas un menu italiano a un buen precio.
En la foto nos encontramos con un hombre de barba blanca, que pude relacionar con algún antiguo filosofo, pensador o erudito, griego. Quizá Aristófanes, Arquímedes o Diógenes de Sinope. Me inspiró su presencia, y de eso esta fotografía.

Sofia Jannok - Irene

I came to know this fantastic singer just about a month ago. And what a discovery!
I can really recommend anyone to hear some of her songs. Apparently she is from a place called Gällivare, which is the northmost of Sweden. You can imagine the cold winters up there, so near to the Artic Circle!
Anyways, she was singing since her early years, and has come to get the recognition she deserves. She is a yoiker, she sings in a Sami musical style. This kind of singing sounds very spiritual and can be related to nature and the feelings connected to it. The language is Sami, from the Sami people who live in the Nordic regions of northern Europe.
I wanted to post one of her songs, and I finally decided to post this one (I love it), it's from her 2009 album Áššogáttis, meaning "By the Embers":