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La mer and all that jazz in the farthest part of Europe

There are moments when you are glad you sat in the right chair. Yesterday afternoon at Sao Bras Jazz Club was one of those goosebump moments. The Hot Manouche Trio that turned out to be a quartet, played Django Rheinhart and other jazz greats. They are playing again in Cafe Cantaloupe on June 28, 2016. Well…

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Fado and other lives – Tell me Other Fados

The Arts are suffering in Portugal!  It’s a difficult time to get funding.  Of course it’s not just the Arts it’s also cultural organisations, the glue of society, that are suffering.  In Tavira, in the Algarve, only 4 associations have received funding this year.  Some groups are still waiting for funding from last year.  A…