sábado, setembro 12, 2026
Música adequada à data...
Postado por Pedro Luna às 08:00 0 comentários
Marcadores: Argélia, França, Rachid Taha, rai, Rock El Casbah, world music
Neil Peart, o baterista dos Rush, nasceu há setenta e quatro anos...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:40 0 comentários
Marcadores: bateria, Canadá, hard rock, heavy metal, jazz, música, Neil Peart, Rock Progressivo, Rush, swing, Tom Sawyer
Randy Jones, o cowboy dos Village People, celebra hoje 74 anos
Randy Jones (Raleigh, North Carolina, September 13, 1952) is an American disco and pop singer and best known as the cowboy from Village People from 1977 to 1980, and again from 1987 until 1990.
Jones attended William G. Enloe High School in Raleigh, North Carolina and graduated in 1970. While there, he was a founder of Enloe's Drama Club, which was then called Amicus Scaena, Latin for "friend of scene" or "friend of theatre". He then studied at North Carolina School of the Arts before moving to New York.
Jones had a marriage ceremony with his boyfriend of 20 years, Will Grega, at a New York City club on May 7, 2004. Although the marriage was not legally binding at the time, as gay marriage was not yet recognized in New York State, Jones commented, "It's only a matter of time before the courts rule in favor of what's morally right and humanly decent." The pair had published a book together in 1996, titled Out Sounds: The Gay and Lesbian Music Alternative.
In 2007, he released a disco and pop solo album Ticket to the World. In 2009, he appeared on Flight of the Conchords in their music video for "Too Many Dicks".
Jones appears as himself in the 2011 video game Postal III.
In 2014, Jones appears as Tiberius in the Off-Broadway musical, The Anthem. The production was directed and choreographed by Rachel Klein, with a book by Gary Morgenstein, lyrics by Erik Ransom, and music by Jonnie Rockwell. The production performed at the Lynn Redgrave Theatre in New York City.
In 2017, he released "Hard Times", the first single from the album, Still Makin' Noise. The single reached number 42 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, and was the first chart placement from any member of the Village People as a solo artist.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:40 0 comentários
Marcadores: disco, homossexuais, Macho Man, música, pop, Randy Jones, Village People
O tratado de Alcanizes foi assinado há 729 anos...!
- Campo Maior
- Olivença (hoje administrada por Espanha, ver Questão de Olivença)
- Ouguela
- São Félix dos Galegos (hoje na posse de Espanha)
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:29 0 comentários
Marcadores: Castela, fronteiras, Olivença, Portugal, Riba-Côa, Tratado de Alcanizes
Hoje precisamos de Ultraje a Rigor...!
Postado por Pedro Luna às 07:00 1 comentários
Marcadores: Brasil, Ciúme, hard rock, música, punk rock, reggae, rock cómico, Roger Moreira, ska, Ultraje a Rigor
O discurso "We choose to go to the moon" foi proferido há 64 anos...
We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. For space science, like nuclear science and all technology, has no conscience of its own. Whether it will become a force for good or ill depends on man, and only if the United States occupies a position of pre-eminence can we help decide whether this new ocean will be a sea of peace or a new terrifying theater of war. I do not say that we should or will go unprotected against the hostile misuse of space any more than we go unprotected against the hostile use of land or sea, but I do say that space can be explored and mastered without feeding the fires of war, without repeating the mistakes that man has made in extending his writ around this globe of ours.There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as yet. Its hazards are hostile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again. But why, some say, the Moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask, why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas?We choose to go to the Moon! ... We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win ...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:40 0 comentários
Marcadores: J. F. Kennedy, JFK, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Kennedy, Lua, NASA
Hans Zimmer - 69 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:09 0 comentários
Marcadores: banda sonora, cinema, Gladiator, Hans Zimmer, Interstellar, música, Óscar
José Lins do Rego morreu há 69 anos...
José Lins nasceu na Paraíba; os seus antepassados, que eram, em grande parte, senhores de engenho, legaram ao garoto a riqueza do engenho de açúcar que lhe ocupou toda a infância. O seu contacto com o mundo rural do Nordeste lhe deu a oportunidade de, nostálgica e criticamente, relatar as suas experiências através das personagens de seus primeiros romances. Lins era ativo nos meios intelectuais. Ao matricular-se em 1920 na Faculdade de Direito do Recife ampliou os seus contactos com o meio literário de Pernambuco, tornando-se amigo de José Américo de Almeida (autor de A Bagaceira). Em 1926, partiu para o Maceió, onde se reunia com importantes nomes, Graciliano Ramos, Rachel de Queiroz, Aurélio Buarque de Holanda e Jorge de Lima. Quando partiu para o Rio de Janeiro, em 1935, conquistou ainda mais a crítica e colaborou para a imprensa, escrevendo para os Diários Associados e O Globo.
É atribuída a José Lins do Rego a invenção de um novo romance moderno brasileiro. O conjunto de sua obra é um marco histórico na literatura regionalista por representar o declínio do Nordeste canavieiro. Alguns críticos acreditam que o autor ajudou a construir uma nova forma de escrever fundada na "obtenção de um ritmo oral", que foi tornada possível pela liberdade conquistada e praticada pelos modernistas de 1922. A sua magnum opus, Fogo Morto (1943), é vista como o "romance dos grandes personagens". Massaud Moisés escreveu que esta obra-prima de José Lins "é uma das mais representativas não só da ficção dos anos 30 como de todo o Modernismo".
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:09 0 comentários
Marcadores: Brasil, José Lins do Rego, literatura, Nordeste brasileiro
Biko...
Biko - Peter Gabriel
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi!
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi!
Bakhala uVorster!
Bakhala uVorster!
Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi!
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo
Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi!
September '77
Port Elizabeth weather fine
It was business as usual
In police room 619
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla moja, yihla moja
The man is dead
The man is dead
When I try and sleep at night
I can only dream in red
The outside world is black and white
With only one colour dead
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla moja, yihla moja
The man is dead
The man is dead
You can blow out a candle
But you can't blow out a fire
Once the flames begin to catch
The wind will blow it higher
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Yihla moja, yihla moja
The man is dead
The man is dead
Are watching now
Watching now
Senzeni na? Senzeni na?
Senzeni na? Senzeni na?
Senzeni na? Senzeni na?
Senzeni na? Senzeni na?
Senzeni na? Senzeni na?
Senzeni na? Senzeni na?
Senzeni na? Senzeni na?
Senzeni na? Senzeni na?
Senzeni na? Senzeni na?
Postado por Pedro Luna às 04:09 0 comentários
Marcadores: África do Sul, apartheid, Biko, direitos humanos, música, Peter Gabriel, Steve Biko, tortura
El-Rei D. Afonso VI morreu há trezentos e quarenta e três anos...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 03:43 0 comentários
Marcadores: Afonso VI, El-Rei, Guerra da Restauração, Monarquia, tuberculose
Saudades de Johnny Cash...
Postado por Pedro Luna às 02:30 0 comentários
Marcadores: blues, country, folk, gospel, Johnny Cash, música, Rock and Roll, Tennessee Two, You Are My Sunshine
Maurice Chevalier nasceu há 138 anos...
Maurice Auguste Chevalier, né le à Paris 20e et mort le à Paris 15e, est un chanteur, acteur, écrivain, parolier, danseur, imitateur, comique et brièvement chroniqueur et homme d'affaires français.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 01:38 0 comentários
Marcadores: actor, Chanson française, França, Maurice Chevalier, música, Paris Sera Toujours Paris
Amílcar Cabral nasceu há cento e dois anos...
Amílcar Lopes Cabral (Bafatá, Guiné-Bissau, 12 de setembro de 1924 - Conacri, 20 de janeiro de 1973) foi um político da Guiné-Bissau e de Cabo Verde.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 01:02 0 comentários
Marcadores: Amílcar Cabral, assassinato, Cabo Verde, Guerra Colonial, Guiné-Bissau, Guiné-Cronacri, PAIGC
O iníquo regime de apartheid da África do Sul assassinou Steve Biko há 49 anos...
On 11 September 1977, police loaded him in the back of a Land Rover, naked and restrained in manacles, and began the 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) drive to Pretoria to take him to a prison with hospital facilities. He was nearly dead owing to the previous injuries. He died shortly after arrival at the Pretoria prison, on 12 September. The police claimed his death was the result of an extended hunger strike, but an autopsy revealed multiple bruises and abrasions and that he ultimately succumbed to a brain hemorrhage from the massive injuries to the head, which many saw as strong evidence that he had been brutally clubbed by his captors. Then Donald Woods, a journalist, editor and close friend of Biko's, along with Helen Zille, later leader of the Democratic Alliance political party, exposed the truth behind Biko's death.
Because of his high profile, news of Biko's death spread quickly, publicizing the repressive nature of the apartheid government. His funeral was attended by over 10,000 people, including numerous ambassadors and other diplomats from the United States and Western Europe. Donald Woods, who photographed his injuries in the morgue as proof of police abuse, was later forced to flee South Africa for England. Woods later campaigned against apartheid and further publicised Biko's life and death, writing many newspaper articles and authoring the book, Biko, which was later turned into the film Cry Freedom. Speaking at a National Party conference following the news of Biko's death then–minister of police, Jimmy Kruger said, "I am not glad and I am not sorry about Mr. Biko. It leaves me cold (Dit laat my koud). I can say nothing to you ... Any person who dies ... I shall also be sorry if I die."
After a 15-day inquest in 1978, a magistrate judge found there was not enough evidence to charge the officers with murder because there were no eyewitnesses. On 2 February 1978, based on the evidence given at the inquest, the attorney general of the Eastern Cape stated he would not prosecute. On 28 July 1979, the attorney for Biko's family announced that the South African government would pay them $78,000 in compensation for Biko's death.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was created following the end of minority rule and the apartheid system, reported that five former members of the South African security forces who had admitted to killing Biko were applying for amnesty. Their application was rejected in 1999.
On 7 October 2003, the South African justice ministry announced that the five policemen accused of killing Biko would not be prosecuted because the time limit for prosecution had elapsed and because of insufficient evidence.
A year after his death, some of his writings were collected and released under the title I Write What I Like.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:49 0 comentários
Marcadores: África do Sul, apartheid, Biko, direitos humanos, música, Steve Biko, tortura
O cantor David Jordan faz hoje quarenta e um anos
David Jordan (born David Keith Arratoon, 13 September 1985 in Barnet, London) is an English singer-songwriter. His debut album, Set the Mood, was released in October 2007, peaking at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart.
Biography
Born to a mother from Montserrat and a father from Calcutta, Jordan has been writing pop-rock songs since he was 11 (after his parents split). Growing up, his music idol was Prince. After spending the first nine years of his life in North London, when his parents split up Jordan chose to live with his grandmother in Enfield until he moved into a council flat in Finchley aged 16. As a teenager, Jordan associated with a group of young hopefuls signed to Simon Fuller's 19 management company, including a young Amy Winehouse, with whom he remained friends. Jordan was obsessed with songwriting and gaining a record deal. He would study drama at college during the day, work at Starbucks in New Oxford Street in the evening and then work on songs with his producer friend Jack Freegard at Fortress Studios in Old Street.
Career
2007–08
On 22 October 2007, he released "Place in My Heart" as the lead single from his debut studio album. He released his debut studio album, Set the Mood, on 29 October 2007, peaking to number 13 on the UK Albums Chart; the album also charted in France and Switzerland. On 4 February 2008, he released "Sun Goes Down" as the second single from the album, peaking to number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. He performed the song at the Royal Variety Performance. On 4 May 2008, he released "Move On" as the third single from the album, peaking to number 68 on the UK Singles Chart.
2011–present
On 26 March 2011, Jordan uploaded a music video for "Don't Wanna (Hear You Say)" to YouTube. In July 2011, he featured on Kane Ricca's single "One Nation" with Defi'.
On 5 April 2012, he uploaded a music video for "Fallen Star" to YouTube. On 25 July 2012, he uploaded a music video for "Wild, Wasted & Wonderful" to YouTube and published 8 acoustic videos on YouTube made by Methodworks.
In spring of 2012, he applied for the lead dancer role as Michael Jackson in the Thriller Live musical at the West End, London. He got the role and debuted as Michael Jackson at the Lyric Theatre in the West End in July 2012.
In April 2021 David Jordan announced that new music would be coming soon.
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Sun Goes Down - David Jordan
Open your eyes coz another day is dawning,
Children of the night , can you hear them all calling.
Stars open up and an angel starts falling,
Listen to their beats, can you hear them hollering
Start in the morning, through to the evening
Dance like you’re the only one around
Move like you want it
Grove like you need it,
Dancing it up till the sun goes down
Free your mind coz tonight we’re gonna break it down
Shake make it funky down
Get so high as the toxins in your body
Are the bass and the drums and the ra, ra, ra
We’re right on time, & all is fine
If you’ve lost your senses here have mine and..
Lose yourself in the time you awake wait till the evening time
‘till the sunshine breaks.
Ahh Common
Open your eyes coz another day is dawning,
Children of the night , can you hear them all calling.
Skies open up and an angel starts falling,
Listen to the beats, can you hear them hollering
Stop in the morning, through to the evening
Dance like you’re the only one around
Move like you want it
Grove like you need it,
Dancing it up til the sun goes down.
Till the sun goes down…
Go Come on for this makes for hysteria
You feelin what we bring to y’all..
Peace and love find yourself gettin down tonight, tonight tonight, tonight
Fire is burning on and theres children in the forest playing
Just come forget this to forget the beats hunting for its prey
Yeaaah… noo noooo ..yeaaaah eeyy..
Till the sun goes down
Till the sun goes
Sun goes down
Sun goes down sun goes down
Sun goes dooooowwn!
Open your eyes coz another day is dawning,
Children of the night , can you hear them all calling.
Skies open up and an angel starts falling,
Listen to the beats, can you hear them hollering
Stop in the morning, through to the evening
Dance like you’re the only one around
Move like you want it
Grove like you need it,
Dancing it up till the sun goes down
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:41 0 comentários
Marcadores: country, David Jordan, música, pop, Rock, Sun Goes Down
O tratado que permitiu a reunificação alemã foi assinado há trinta e seis anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:36 0 comentários
Marcadores: RDA, reunificação alemã, RFA, Tratado Dois-Mais-Quatro
Anthony Perkins morreu há trinta e quatro anos...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:34 0 comentários
Marcadores: actor, Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, homossexuais, Psycho, SIDA
Johnny Cash morreu há vinte e três anos...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:23 0 comentários
Marcadores: blues, country, folk, Ghost Riders in the Sky, gospel, Johnny Cash, música, Rock and Roll, Tennessee Two
Norman Borlaug morreu há 17 anos
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Norman Ernest Borlaug (Cresco, 25 de março de 2027-1914 - Dallas, 12 de setembro de 2009) foi um engenheiro agrónomo e biólogo norte-americano. Foi famoso pelos seus trabalhos a fim de combater a fome ao redor do mundo.
Educação e Carreira
Borlaug formou-se em Agronomia pela Universidade de Minnesota, em 1942, especializando-se em genética e patologia vegetal. Após ter obtido o seu doutoramento em fitopatologia e genética pela Universidade de Minnesota em 1942, Borlaug trabalhou como pesquisador agrícola no México, onde desenvolveu a variedade de trigo semi-anão de alto rendimento, resistente a doenças fúngicas. Como resultado, o México tornou-se um exportador líquido de trigo em 1963. A seguir, Borlaug introduziu variedades de alto rendimento e técnicas modernas de produção agrícola no Paquistão e na Índia. Entre 1965 e 1970, a produção de trigo quase dobrou no Paquistão e na Índia, melhorando consideravelmente a segurança alimentar desses países.
Estes aumentos na produtividade e produção agrícolas de meados do século XX foram chamados de Revolução Verde. Estima-se que o trabalho de Borlaug tenha salvo da inanição entre 245 milhões e mil milhões de vidas em todo o mundo. Em reconhecimento pela sua contribuição para a paz mundial através do aumento do fornecimento de alimentos, ele foi premiado com o Nobel da Paz em 1970.
Mais tarde, ele ajudou a aplicar estes métodos de produção de alimento na Ásia e África. Borlaug defendeu o uso dos métodos técnico-científicos da Revolução Verde e agora da biotecnologia com o objetivo de diminuir a fome mundial.
Críticas ao trabalho de Borlaug
Entre as críticas ambientais e socioeconómicos que tem enfrentado estão as de que seus métodos criaram dependência de monoculturas em muitos países, que as técnicas de agricultura são insustentáveis no longo prazo, que elas levam ao endividamento dos agricultores de subsistência, e que provocam níveis elevados de câncer entre as pessoas que trabalham com produtos químicos da agricultura. Borlaug rejeitou enfaticamente muitas destas acusações como infundadas ou falsas.
Borlaug tem sido um perseverante defensor de seus métodos e da biotecnologia em geral para aumentar a produtividade agrícola. No entanto, ele tem sido criticado tanto do ponto de vista económico quanto do ambientalista. Borlaug rejeitava tais críticas como infundadas ou não-verdadeiras.
Prémio Mundial da Alimentação
Em 1986, Borlaug criou o Prémio Mundial da Alimentação, destinado a reconhecer os indivíduos que melhorem a qualidade, a quantidade e a disponibilidade de alimentos em todo o mundo.
Morte
Borlaug faleceu em 12 de setembro de 2009, aos 95 anos, por causa de um linfoma não Hodgkin.
Prémio Nobel
A Academia Sueca, a organização que gereo Prémio Nobel, reconheceu o trabalho de Borlaug como agrónomo e humanitário ao conceder-lhe o Prémio Nobel da Paz, em 1970. Borlaug foi uma das cinco pessoas que ganharam o Prémio Nobel da Paz, a Medalha Presidencial da Liberdade e a Medalha de Ouro do Congresso. Também recebeu o Padma Vibhushan, a segunda mais alta honraria civil da Índia.

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Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:17 0 comentários
Marcadores: Agronomia, Nobel, Norman Borlaug, paz





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