Ñico Saquito: El Rey de la guaracha

Compilación de entrevistas y artículos sobre músicos cubanos y personalidades vinculadas a la música. La selección está dotada de originalidad y avalada por musicólogos y periodistas de la cultura (Leonardo Padura, Radamés Giro, Helio Orovio, Leonardo Acosta, etc.).

The Guitar Lessons of Julio Sagreras are among the most universally used collections of guitar music and represent a milestone in guitar didactic literature.The original six lesson books, along with the book Advanced Technique, were an immediate success on their introduction and remain so today. This edition brings together under one cover Lesson Books Four, Five, and Six as well as Sagreras's Advanced Technique volume. the studies in each book are carefully fingered and graded. They are charming, melodious and extremely effective in the classroom. They are also an ideal introduction to...

Starlust es un extraordinario ensayo que se adentra por primera vez en los pensamientos y deseos —desgarradores, explícitamente eróticos o profundamente tristes y desesperados— de algunos fans de cantantes y grupos de pop de la década de los ochenta como David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Boy George, The Police, Barry Manilow o Nick Heyward. Tras cuatro años de investigación, trescientas cincuenta horas de entrevistas y cuatrocientos testimonios, el resultado es un alucinante crisol de una imaginación desbordante que a veces supera en intensidad a las canciones que con tanta pasión...

The legend states that “Nothing is truth, everything is permitted” were the last words of Hassan-I Sabbah, the mythical leader of the ancient and obscure sector of the Murderers. Writer William Burroughs became obsessed with this phrase, claiming it was a magic password. In the beginning of the 20th century, Burroughs continued viewing Sabbah as one of his mentors. His scandalous life and radical work had become a symbol for rebels and anarchists, eventually becoming one of the most ideological precursors in the punk movement. Then, the world surrendered before Nirvana, considering them...