The Time Capsule
Spring 2015
Drake and Associates
Desde que salió la canción “Best I Ever Had” en 2009, Drake ha sido un nombre familiar por todo el mundo. Algunos artistas solo se centran en sí mismos, pero Drake ha utilizado su éxito para traer a otros artistas a la atención del público. The Weeknd y Partynextdoor son artistas que fueron promovidos por…
The “Real Story”
photo: José María Moreno / ANTONIO PÉREZ ESPAÑOL / download PDF The gardens of the Reales Alcázares date back to the tenth century, installed by the Muslim Caliph of Córdoba, Abd Al Ramn III. After the Christian conquest of Seville in 1248, they were further developed by Pedro I and his successors. Today, these gardens are maintained by a…
Roundtrip Swing
photo: Marcos Padilla, Paula Padilla and Helena Amado, the voices of O Sister! performing at Sala Cajasol in Seville, February 2015. / JUAN LUIS MORILLA ESPAÑOL / download PDF O Sister! is one of very few Spanish bands honoring the tradition of swing and dixieland music of 1930s America. Here two of its members explain their history and the…
Caught in the Crossfire
“If I return, the government will take me to serve in the military. I don’t want to fight; I don’t want to be part of this war. I am left longing for the day when I can return to my family, to my home—to Syria.” – Adnan Amon. * The names in this article have been…
From the Sea to the Sale, Stand 143
photo: Katy Bernal greets customers at her stand in the Central Market of Cádiz. / VANESSA KAHN ESPAÑOL / download PDF The Greek historian Herodotus described the old town of Gades, known today as Cádiz, as existing beyond the Pillars of Hercules in the, “non plus ultra,” the most prized possession in the ancient Mediterranean world. His objective was…
Baseball Without Borders
photo: Members of the Seville Red Sox practicing on the baseball field at Amate Park. ROXANA DELGADO ESPAÑOL / download PDF Baseball is a sport not so well known in Spain. However, it is one way that many Latin American immigrants, such as José Antonio Carcamo, remember their native land. José Antonio’s passion for this sport deeply embedded into his cultural…
