Sunday Turndown Service: “A Veces” by Al2 El Aldeano youtu.be/LQYOZFO5aB4?...

Saturday Groove. “Usted Abusó” by Celia Cruz and Willie Colón youtu.be/iB4j-sh1Nno?...

Sunday Turndown Service: The New Basement Tapes was a “supergroup” that performed renditions of “lost” Bob Dylan songs. Enjoy. youtu.be/6_dRNAPxohM?...

Saturday Groove: Betty Wright released “Clean Up Woman” in 1972. Produced at Criteria Studios in Miami, this is a good example of the “Miami Sound” that emerged at Criteria in the 1970s. youtu.be/XFQXMc60kc0?...

Wait…what happened to ending wars and regime change being bad? 2016 Donald would like a word…

Friday Tune In and Turn Up: I’ve played around with an idea to post music to this page on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Fridays are for party songs to celebrate a new weekend. This week, I give you a Miami party classic. Enjoy. youtu.be/i6Ocf_FdA4w?.... #Miami #Bass #ItWasTheNineties

Former home of Almacenes El Líbano, a department store run by Jorge Dergan and his sons, Elias, Manolo, and Camilo. Esquina Monte y San Nicholás, La Habana. Active in the Sociedad Lebanese de La Habana, Jorge founded the Comté Pro Defensa de la Independnecia del Líbano.

One of the most impressive images to emerge from the '59 Revolution.

Felipe Elias Thuma fought in Cuba's war for independence and stood out as just one of the many Cubans of Lebanese and Syrian descent who contributed to the cause of Cuba Libre. #Cuba #CubaLibre #Mambi

New book, edited by Ahmed Correa Alvarez and @jtermer.bsky.social, about Triscornia Migratory Camp. Triscornia opened in 1900, during US occupation in Cuba, modeled on Ellis Island, and became a jail during the Revolution. Chs. by @ruthbehar.bsky.social and others I wrote the conclusion.