last time i saw colombianos perform at the independent was a couple years ago at the aterciopelados show in april 09. and i remember i got into it with this guy from barranquilla. he came up next to me, and wanted to talk. about colombia. had i ever been, do i know barranquilla, bla bla bla. he was telling me how beautiful it is, his country. and how safe for visitors now. i must of looked at him like he was insane when he said that. excellent, i said. safe for tourists, but one of the most dangerous places on earth if you're a trade unionist.
and then i told him, i know it's beautiful. my colombian friend spoke to me often about exactly that, how very very very beautiful it is. how he missed it every day, how more than anything he longed to go back. the guy looked confused and concerned. he was exiled, i said. pause, more confusion / concern. because he was a militant in the armed struggle. his eyes opened wide and that was the end of the conversation.
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incidentally, i'm an aries, born in the year of the dragon, specifically the year of FIRE dragon. can you get more FUEGO than that? i don't think so.
fuego : bomba estereo
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