Por Aquí Pasó Compadre. No voy a olvidar El Centauro.

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POR AQUÍ PASÓ

By Alberto Arvelo Torrealba and dedicated to Simón Bolívar.

This version performed with a few changes by Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías

Accompanied on the guitar by Cuban musician, Silvio Rodríguez, at the concert, Voces por la Unidad, August 1, 2004, El Paseo Los Próceres, Caracas, Venezuela.

Por aquí pasó compadre, | He passed here, compañero
hacia aquellos montes lejos. | towards those distant mountains.

Por aquí vestido de humo | He passed this way dressed in smoke,
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Fue un silbo de tierra libre | The small voice of a free land

entre su manta y su sueños. | was between his blanket and his dreams.

Por aquí pasó compadre, | He passed here, compañero
hacia aquellos montes lejos. | towards those distant mountains.

Mire el rastro en la paja, | Look at his track in the straw,
míreselo compañero, | look compañero
como las claras garúas en el terronal reseco, | like the light drizzle in the parched Terronal
como en las mesas el pozo, | like the well in the mesas
como en el caño el lucero, | like the star on the river
como la garza en el junco, | like the heron in the rushes
como en la tarde los vuelos, | like the wings in the evening
como la nieve en el pico, | like the snow on the peak
como en la noche el incendio, | like the fire in the night
como el cocuyo en el aire, | like the firefly in the air
como la luna en el médano,| like the moon in the dune

Por aquí pasó compadre, | He passed here, compañero
hacia aquellos montes lejos. | towards those distant mountains.

 Allá va su estampa sola, | Here's his solitary path,
Grave, pero en fin aguileño | severe aquiline profile.
Arzón de cuero tostado | Tan leather saddle,
Tordillo de bravo pecho. | Brave dappled chest
De bandera va su capa, | the flag as his cape
Su caballo de puntero | his horse ---------
Artista labrando pueblos, | Artist carving villages.
Hombre retoñando patrias | Man creating homelands
Picando glorias, ¡tropero! | Spurring on glories. Llanero!

Por aquí pasó compadre, | He passed here, compañero
hacia aquellos montes lejos. | towards those distant mountains.

¡Óiganle! | Listen!
Óiganle la voz tendida, | Listen to the lost voice
Sobre el resol de estos médanos | above the glare of these dunes.

La voz que gritó más hondo, | The deep voice that shouted,
¡Óigansela compañeros! | Listen, companeros!
Como el son de las guaruras | Like the sound of the conches
cuando pasan los arrieros, | when the drovers are passing
como la brisa en la palma, | like the breeze in the palm,
como el águila en el ceibo, | like the eagle in the silk cotton
como el trueno en las lejuras, | like thunder in the distance,
como el cuatro en el alero, | like -------------------,
como la pena en mi canta, | like the pain in my singing
como el gallo en el silencio, | like the cock in the silence
como el tiro en el asalto, | like the blow in the assault,
como el toro en el rodeo, | like the bull in the rodeo,
como el relincho en el aire, | like neighing on the air,
como el casco en el silencio, | like the hoof in the silence,
como el grito del Centauro en las Queseras del Medio, | like the cry of The Centaur in Queseras del Medio,
como la Patria en el Himno, | like homeland in the Anthem,
como el clarín en el viento | like the bugle in the wind.

¡Por aquí pasó Bolívar compadre, | Bolívar passed here, compañero
hacia aquellos montes lejos! | towards those distant mountains.

Mirale como regresa  | Look how he returns
a llenar nos de amor en este inmenso desierto. | to fill us with love in this immense desert.

N.B. Apologies for all omissions and errors in translation. Please feel free to make suggestions and corrections.
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"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare

El Comandante! Que en Paz Descanse.

El Comandante, Presidente Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías
(28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013)
Q.E.P.D

Yo Te Saludo.

Subo, subo
Me voy a los cerros, alto, a llorar a solas, lejos, a ver si se apuna el dolor, subo, subo. La quena muy triste toco, y me habla llorando de vos, a ver si se apuna el dolor, subo, subo, subo.
Los ranchos quedaron atras, las nubes muy cerca ya estan, a ver si se apuna el dolor, subo, subo, subo, subo...

  Guanaguanare
 
Update: Friday 8th March, 2013

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Jefes de Estado llegan a Caracas para despedir a Hugo Chávez.  [Our Prime Minister is shown arriving at position 1:08 on the video]    

Hugo Chávez Frías: An Unforgettable and Victorious Permanence

Posted on 8 March 2013 by Maximilian Forte

Unforgettable

Hugo Chávez Frías passed away from the pain and struggle of this world on March 5, only to become a permanent part of a constellation of revolutionary heroes. This morning, on March 8, Chávez will be laid to rest in a manner that will leave him on permanent display for millions of his adoring followers in Venezuela, the oppressed and marginalized majority whose cause he so valiantly championed through 14 years of government and at least 17 elections and referenda. He will be preserved physically, and politically, having emerged not just as Venezuela’s most significant leader since Simón Bolívar, but as the recognizable face of a global anti-imperialist movement. Chávez has now become a firm part of the Latin American political canon. In death, he is being literally monumentalized, an institution in his own right.

While many of us do feel his passing as an immense and deep loss, and 14 years was simply not enough, there is much to celebrate, and much to build on and continue. Apart from the seemingly infinite video and film recordings, we will never again hear his booming voice or his laughter, hear him sing, see him pound his fists into the air, watch that mischievous look in his eye that accompanied his smile–those closest to him, and those who followed him closely, will feel this sort of absence especially and little can make up for it. On the other hand, one should not descend into tragedy and remain stuck in mourning. Hugo Chávez is now more than just a man, or a memory of a man, he is a movement. Without a doubt, Hugo Chávez has become the new Ché Guevara–expect to see him everywhere, for the rest of your own days.

Over the past few days, and relying primarily and purposely on Venezuelan media and secondly on non-mainstream media from elsewhere,* I have been tracing (here mostly, here too) the outpouring of international support that has accompanied the millions coming out yet in the Venezuelan streets yet again for Chávez. The latest news is that 53 international delegations will be participating in the funeral for Chávez, 32 of which are led by heads of government or state. Leaders and representatives of Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Uruguay, Equatorial Guinea, Argentina, Honduras, and Peru, have visited the Military Academy where Chávez has been temporarily placed. Also visiting Chávez’s casket in the chapel have been the Prime Ministers of Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts, Trinidad and Tobago, and Curaçao. Due to arrive this morning for the funeral will be the following presidents: Chile, Sebastián Piñera; Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla; Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina; El Salvador, Mauricio Funes; Guatemala, Otto Pérez Molina; Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto; Panama, Ricardo Martinelli; Suriname, Desiré Delano; Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko; Islamic Republic of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the Prince of Asturias on behalf of the King of Spain. Chinese media reported somewhat different numbers: “A total of 33 heads of state and 55 high-level international delegations from 54 countries and regions“–a figure that seems to grow by the minute, and which has been confirmed by Venezuelan media. A total of at least 15 governments around the world have declared official days of mourning in honour of  Chávez, most declaring at least three days of mourning, among them: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Haiti, Iran, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and as far away as Belarus, Nigeria (with seven days of official mourning), and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (see more here).

Those interested in following the funeral, can do so starting from 11:30 am (EST), by seeing the live stream here. Otherwise, there is a thorough and comprehensive collection of videos on this YouTube channel.

North American and western European mainstream media are worth ignoring almost entirely, unless one’s purpose is to do yet another catalogue of the abrasive and abusive brainwashing by amateur propagandists, something that passes itself off as “journalism” and which holds media consumers in utter contempt. Our media are no longer produced by adults, nor are their products intended for adults. The predictable narrative is that of the megalomaniac corporate media serving the 1% which has great reason to fear that the real message of Chávez’s life and accomplishments might escape their control. And it has escaped their control. Western media are not just quite dispensable, they invite dismissal altogether. Those who spend their time with such media will encounter the usual clumsy and irresponsible characterizations of Chávez as a “dictator” and “demagogue” or that Venezuelan society is “divided” (which society isn’t?), as if it were somehow divided into two equal parts. When what we have leading us are bland cardboard cutouts who play powerlessness (when it comes to spending on education, healthcare, social security, and employment creation), because they are mere stand-ins for the powerful corporate elites, surely someone with character, personality, passion and purpose must be a demagogue.

Fortunately, less reactionary opinions have been flowing in, presented below in no particular order, and with only a few selected.

Permanence

Cristina Fernández: “I only want to remember him as he was alive. Because he is alive.

Raul Castro: “Hugo Chávez died unbeaten, invincible and victorious.”

ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America): “President Hugo Chávez was in life the beacon of light that inspired the emergence of ALBA-TCP, as an emancipatory project of the Latin American and Caribbean countries…[in the history of the Americas] no president had done so much in such a short time for the integration and unity of the peoples of our continent….UNASUR, CELAC, Petrocaribe and ALBA are the practical expressions of the integrationist fervor of Commander Hugo Chávez …who brought fervor and passion to the causes of integration and anti-imperialism, for the redemption of the poor and marginalized of the whole world. Today the world’s poor feel deeply for the physical passing of the leader who represented their voice and who will remain forever in their hearts, our dear Commander Hugo Chávez.”

UNASUR (Union of South American Nations): “The lasting mark made by President Chávez , head of the Bolivarian Revolution and key leader of the South American union, leaves a legacy and historical example of solidarity with fraternal peoples, that will last in the memory and hearts of Latin Americans, as a contribution to the path of our regional integration.”

Statements from across the government of Belize, including the opposition: “President Chávez was a true friend of Belize and over many years, the Belizean people enjoyed the fruits of friendship and cooperation that the Government and people of the Bolivarian Republic offered Belize under the leadership of President Chávez. His public life was one of leadership and struggle for high ideals and principles, with the purpose of improving the lives of individual citizens and promoting a spirit of community among peoples and among nations. It is under his leadership that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States was established in Caracas, Venezuela, in December of 2011.”

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary for ECLAC/CEPAL (Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean): “Mr. Chávez will take his rightful place in our hearts and minds among the great men and women who have left their mark on the history of our continent. I had the opportunity to witness his unfailing commitment to the dispossessed, the poorest and the most humble, which defined his political and private persona. He made equality his compass, and the proud sovereignty of his homeland was his constant guide. His emergence changed the face of the Americas for the better, because Mr. Chávez proved that when the will for constructive change is the expression of majority aspiration rather than just a personal enlightenment, it becomes an unstoppable force. He was a determined campaigner for Latin American brotherhood, and his vision and tenacity are at the root of the new road map for integration, as UNASUR to CELAC, and ALBA to PETROCARIBE owe their origins to Mr. Chávez.”

Hebe de Bonafini, president of the association of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (Argentina): “Not only has a comrade departed, but one who is irreplaceable. He was one of these men who is rarely born, who is not repeated.”

General Workers’ Confederation of Argentina: “To the brave people of Venezuela, there is no obstacle that can divert the road. During these years of hard work building the Bolivarian revolution, under the key leadership of Commander Hugo Chávez Frías, popular consciousness and popular will have become consolidated offering an example and guide for all of our America….the workers of Argentina will not forget the beloved Commander, who will live forever in the hearts and struggles of dignified peoples.”

National Indigenous Peasant Movement of Argentina (MNCI): “Commander Hugo Chávez devoted his life, energy, love and passion to Latin American unity and integration, to win liberty and equality for our peoples, for bringing the dawn (ALBA) of socialism.”

Evo Morales: “a caring brother, a fellow revolutionary, a Latin American who fought for his country, for the great homeland, as Simon Bolivar did. He gave his whole life for the liberation of the Venezuelan people, the people of Latin America and all anti-imperialist fighters in the world.”

“Chávez died, but he will return in the millions, in the thousands of millions of Chavistas, not just in Venezuela, Bolivia, etc., but across the planet.”

Rigoberta Menchú (Nobel Peace Prize laureate): “He has not died. He has made a transcendental passage in the evolution of life….We have lost a great president, a great friend, and a great comrade of the most oppressed peoples of the continent.”

Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe: “They helped us after the (2012) floods. They sent over 600 tons of food just recently. They are helping us every day with Petrocaribe. We’re going there to pay tribute to their people and of course show solidarity with the Venezuelan people.”

Mahmoud Abbas: “This is a great loss for us. The Palestinian people will remain faithful to Chávez whose memory will remain engraved in our consciousness in recognition of his courageous support for our right to an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Vladimir Putin: “President Hugo Chávez lifted hundreds of thousands, millions, of people out of poverty. He was talented and courageous. He is added to the list of sons of Latin America as Simon Bolivar, Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara and, among the living, Fidel Castro. He became a symbol of the Latin American struggle for independence and freedom. The ideals were internationalist, but he was also proud of his indigenous origins. Speaking of international affairs, I can safely say that Chávez always tried to ensure the establishment of friendly relations with all countries of the world without exception. But he never did that at the cost of suppressing the interests of his beloved Venezuela, never did he try to be nice to all at the expense of his own people.”

Jimmy Carter: “President Hugo Chávez will be remembered for his bold defense of the autonomy and independence of Latin American governments, and for his formidable communication skills in making a personal connection with his supporters, both at home and in the abroad.”

Imran Khan: "Sad 2 hear of bold Venezuelan Pres Hugo Chavez's death.He stood firm against forces of imperialism in trad of great Latin American ldrs.RIP" [Twitter]

Sean Penn: “Today the people of the United States lost a friend it never knew it had. And poor people around the world lost a champion. I lost a friend I was blessed to have. My thoughts are with the family of President Chavez and the people of Venezuela.”

Oliver Stone: “I mourn a great hero to the majority of his people and those who struggle throughout the world for a place. Hated by the entrenched classes, Hugo Chávez will live forever in history. My friend, rest finally in a peace long earned.”

Undefeated

Hugo Chávez remains undefeated, as expressed by Derrick O’Keefe, the president of the Canadian Peace Alliance. Imperialism could not defeat him. The U.S. failed in its efforts to overthrow him by way of its proxies. Chávez won election after election after referendum. Venezuela became the most democratic state in the modern history of the Americas. Unlike any of us in the North, Venezuelans were given the opportunity to participate in rewriting their own Constitution. Chávez could draw crowds that, in both absolute numbers, and especially in proportional terms, Obama could only dream of ever attracting. Chávez drew such crowds regularly at home, and often abroad too.

Among the numerous impressive social and economic achievements under Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution, scholars have gathered the following details:

To make a more objective assessment of the real progress achieved by the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela during the last 13 years it is essential to review some of the key available data on the social determinants of health and poverty: education, inequality, jobs and income, health care, food security and social support and services.

With regard to these social determinants of health indicators, Venezuela is now the country in the region with the lowest inequality level (measured by the Gini Coefficient) having reduced inequality by 54%, poverty by 44%. Poverty has been reduced from 70.8% (1996) to 21% (2010). And extreme poverty reduced from 40% (1996) to a very low level of 7.3% (2010). About 20 million people have benefited from anti-poverty programs, called “Misiones” (Up to now, 2.1 million elderly people have received old-age pensions – that is 66% of the population while only 387,000 received pensions before the current government).

Education is a key determinant of both health and poverty and the Bolivarian government has placed a particular emphasis on education allotting it more than 6% of GDP. UNESCO has recognized that illiteracy [has] been eliminated furthermore, Venezuela is the 3rd county in the region whose population reads the most. There is tuition free education from daycare to university; 72% of children attend public daycares and 85% of school age children attend school. There are thousands of new or refurbished schools, including 10 new universities. The country places 2nd in Latin America and 5th in the world with the greatest proportions of university students. In fact, 1 out of every 3 Venezuelans are enrolled in some educational program. It is also a great achievement that Venezuela is now tied with Finland as the 5th country with the happiest population in the world.

Before the Chavez government in 1998, 21% of the population was malnourished. Venezuela now has established a network of subsidized food distribution including grocery stores and supermarkets. While 90% of the food was imported in 1980, today this is less than 30%. Misión Agro-Venezuela has given out 454,238 credits to rural producers and 39,000 rural producers have received credit in 2012 alone. Five million Venezuelan receive free food, four million of them are children in schools and 6,000 food kitchens feed 900,000 people. The agrarian reform and policies to help agricultural producers have increased domestic food supply. The results of all these food security measures is that today malnourishment is only 5%, and child malnutrition which was 7.7% in 1990 today is at 2.9%. This is an impressive health achievement by any standards.

Some of the most important available data on health care and public health are as following:

*infant mortality dropped from 25 per 1000 (1990) to only 13/1000 (2010);

*An outstanding 96% of the population has now access to clean water (one of the goals of the revolution);

*In 1998, there were 18 doctors per 10,000 inhabitants, currently there are 58, and the public health system has about 95,000 physicians;

*It took four decades for previous governments to build 5,081 clinics, but in just 13 years the Bolivarian government built 13,721 (a 169.6% increase);

*Barrio Adentro (i.e., primary care program with the help of more than 8,300 Cuban doctors) has approximately saved 1,4 million lives in 7,000 clinics and has given 500 million consultations;

*In 2011 alone, 67,000 Venezuelans received free high cost medicines for 139 pathologies conditions including cancer, hepatitis, osteoporosis, schizophrenia, and others; there are now 34 centres for addictions,

*In 6 years 19,840 homeless have been attended through a special program; and there are practically no children living on the streets.

*Venezuela now has the largest intensive care unit in the region.

*A network of public drugstores sell subsidized medicines in 127 stores with savings of 34-40%.

*51,000 people have been treated in Cuba for specialized eye treatment and the eye care program “Mision Milagro”; has restored sight to 1.5 million Venezuelans.

An example that clearly has earned the right to be hated by our ruling right wing parties (in Canada, the U.S., Europe), and which has earned the contempt of the children of Venezuelan oligarchs who call all of this “misery,” who call Chávez “the worst president ever” (even when compared to those that massacred thousands in the streets). This is the madness of the oppressors, that they can turn the world upside down, call thin fat, short tall, war peace, and actually demand that we believe them. They are finished. The anti-Bolivarian opposition in Venezuela can look forward to being buried and soundly defeated like never before in the elections that will be scheduled to take place in the next 30 days. Advance congratulations to President Nicolás Maduro. Long Live Hugo Chávez, Chávez Lives Forever.

* Sites I recommend are:

• TELESUR
• CORREO DEL ORINOCO
• PARTIDO SOCIALISTA UNIDO DE VENEZUELA (PSUV)
• Venezuela Analysis
• Union of South American Nations
• Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America
• PetroCaribe

Hugo Chávez no murió, se multiplicó

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Gaddafi [Song]

Uploaded by GhanaMusicDotCom GADDAFI
By Blakk Rasta ft. Fiifi Selah

Alright, this is a special one… alright
Vampires, hypocrites and parasites, unugwey!
Rest in peace Muammar al Gaddafi, my hero... Huh!

Ay yay, ay yay, ay yay, ay yay-yay-yay-yay-yay, I cry
Gaddafi, Gaddafi is gone…oh no, oh why?
Ay yay, ay yay, ay yay, ay yay-yay-yay-yay-yay, I cry
Gaddafi, Gaddafi is gone…oh no, oh why? Gaddafi oh.

He was my bredda, my father and my friend [Oh why? Gaddafi oh]
So tell me why and how and who? [Oh why? Gaddafi oh]
He was a man so strong and bold [Oh why? Gaddafi oh]
So Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim, [Oh why? Gaddafi oh.]

They were the best of friends Zapatero, Berlusconi and Sarkozy of France
Eat, dine and bunga bunga and flock together, they did like birds
Handshakes of treachery, hypocrisy and jealousy soon flooded the press
Popular uprising in Tunisia, Syria and Egypt rustled the nest
They planted rats and cockroaches to rebel against Gaddafi
And cause a blunderous historical mess
In a twinkling of an eye, the eating, the dining
And the bunga bunga must be suppressed
And the birds put together to rest
Having been replaced by drones from America, Italy, France and the rest... Huh!
What a shame! It’s a shame! A big shame! Kai! A shame! Yes!
While the toothless bulldog of an African Union sat and watched so powerlessly
Libya was ransacked by mafias and ninjas so vehemently
What was his crime?
He wanted the African currency for his oil
He wanted to pay the price
He was slaughtered like a dog on his own soil
He rejected the Arab League and flocked with his African identity
He regretted his past and wanted to see Africa in total sanity
Muammar Al Gaddafi was a threat to western, hypocritical capitalists
Free food, shelter, healthcare and education, he gave to his people
As a champion of all African socialists. Huh!

Ay yay, ay yay, ay yay, ay yay-yay-yay-yay-yay, I cry
Gaddafi, Gaddafi is gone…oh no, oh why?
Ay yay, ay yay, ay yay, ay yay-yay-yay-yay-yay, I cry
Gaddafi, Gaddafi is gone…oh no, oh why? Gaddafi oh.

Who pulled the trigger, tell me, who killed Gaddafi?
Who pulled the trigger, tell me, who killed Gaddafi?
Who pulled the trigger, tell me, who killed Gaddafi?
Two wrongs don't make no right

Nation ah rise against nation, I ah see in ah Ible Revelation
Babylon supports the rebel commotion causing economic degradation
Africa take care of your problems!
We no need no NATO fi come solve them
Kill Gaddafi and you think you done?... Oh no!
You ignite the fire in African son...
Tell me! Who pulled the trigger, tell me, who killed Gaddafi?
Two wrongs don't make no right.

Ay yay, ay yay, I cry ay yay, ay yay-yay-yay-yay-yay, I cry
Gaddafi, Gaddafi is gone…oh no, oh why?
Ay yay, ay yay, I cry  ay yay, Murderers! ay yay-yay-yay-yay-yay, I cry
Gaddafi, Gaddafi is gone…oh no, oh why? Gaddafi oh.

He was my bredda, my father and my friend [Oh why? Gaddafi oh.]
So tell me why and how and who? [Oh why? Gaddafi oh.]
He was a man so strong and bold [Oh why? Gaddafi oh.]

Source: The lyrics posted on this blog are often transcribed directly from performances. Although it is my intention to faithfully transcribe I do not get all the words and I have a knack for hearing the wrong thing. Please feel free to correct me or to fill in the words that I miss by dropping me a message via e-mail. I'd be forever grateful. Thanks in advance!

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 A Note From The Gull
 

Thank you, Blakk Rasta. Coming to us all the way from Ghana, you have found the least painful way for me to reflect upon the assassination of Muammar Al Gaddafi. My heart and lips have been sealed. Nothing else that anyone has said for or against that act has been able to penetrate the deep silence that my mind instinctively erected around this event. I forget nothing though, not the reports, not the photos, not the videos of his horrific end. I suspect that many others felt the same in silence and no matter what our opinions were about the man we would never, even in our basest moments, have reacted like this.  But this is precisely what is now lurching towards Syria and nothing apart from what happened to Saul on the road to Damascus will stop the beast.

"I the lonely bedouin..." Tribute to Muammar Gaddafi (English version) | Uploaded by shap0chka
Muammar Kaddafi Great speech with English subtitles. | Uploaded by vormanokarol

"I am calling to the millions of people from one side of the Sahara desert to the other. And I will march with the masses to purge Libya, inch by inch, house by house, street by street, individual by individual until the country is purged of all impurities. We will not allow to Libya to be lost for no reason. .... Would you believe the ------ about my going to Venezuela? As if I would leave the remains of Abdelsalem Abu Mynar fallen martyr in 1911 and go to Venezuela? (Gadhafi's grandfather died resisting Italian invasion.) Would you believe this? Didn't they just lie to you saying that I have left for Venezuela? Well. ... Here I am! Arab news networks (Aljazeera) are your biggest enemy. They are gloating at you, they want you to destroy your oil wealth, destroy your freedom, destroy people power, destroy Libya. Who will no longer be a world fortress. They are wrathful towards you. This is why they are doing what they do. God bless you my brothers in Qatar. God bless you my brothers in Qatar. (sarcasm) Is this the end of the journey? Is this the communion we shared? Is this the brotherhood between us? You bring your oppression and all things upon us? Instead of being on our side, you decide to be against us? In whose interest? By God, in whose interest? You may regret it one day... when regret will serve no purpose... He who lives in a house made of glass shouldn't be throwing stones. Who do you think you are? The hour of hard work is upon us. The hour of our march is here. The hour of our victory is here. No retreat. Forward we go. ... Forward we go. ... REVOLUTION! REVOLUTION!"

"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare

Dennis De Souza, Have I Told You Lately...

I Just Fall In Love Again. | Uploaded by edward spencer

Guyana-born international musician, Dennis De Souza dies.
Written by Denis Scott Chabrol
Demerara Waves | Saturday, 07 April 2012 22:38

"Renowned international musician Guyanese pianist, Dennis De Souza died on Saturday in Canada, ending a battle with Parkinson’s Disease, according to his son, Dennis Jr.

He was 77, two days ago.

His burial is tentatively scheduled for next Friday.

De Souza, who hailed from Mahaica, East Coast Demerara died at 8:18 AM in his sleep at the Credit Valley Hospital, Toronto where he had been a patient for the past two weeks.

The veteran musician, who last performed publicly 18 months ago, was suffering from Parkinson ’s disease and in recent weeks pneumonia.

Nearby his hospital bed were his two sons and one sister. The musician’s wife died two years ago.

“It was kind of a long process before he actually passed away,” Dennis Jr. told Demerara Waves Online News (wwww.demwaves.com). He thanked friends and others who called and sent email during his father’s illness and passing.

Indo Caribbean World reported some time back that Dennis started playing the piano at the tender age of 9. "I finished a 3-year course in seven months and then went to a piano teacher, Mr Herman Faria. I loved to play popular music by Pat Boone, Jim Reeves, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Dick Hayes and whatever I heard on the radio," he told Indo Caribbean World.

At age 20, he was booked to sail to England via Trinidad to study music composition. But Dennis had another interest also - cricket. "I fell in love with T&T and the ship sailed without me. I played cricket with Harvard and with Queen’s Park C.C. I was in the company of Willie Rodriguez, Ben Kanhai, Sonny Ramadhin, the Davis Brothers and Joey Carew," the musical stalwart disclosed.

One night after "a big victory," Dennis and his cricketing pals went to the Penthouse in Port of Spain to celebrate. "The resident band leader, Choy Aming, invited me to play the piano with his band. Because of the constant encores, people would not let me leave until 5:00 a.m.", he recalled.

This was still happening in T&T in a 2001-2003 stint at the Hilton Hotel where Dennis has just completed a 3-year contract.

So far, Dennis has played music on 15 albums (33 1/3 r.p.m). Only recently, he has worked on CDs, the last one, "Encounters," yet to be released by Denis Davids.

Dennis has also done recordings for CHFI in Toronto and Columbia Records. (USA).

Dennis prefers to play live music "as the crowd interaction gives me the strength that I need. I pick up on the feel of the audience."

Music to Dennis, is an international language which he says we can understand without the use of a dictionary.

He remembers his many tours abroad when he visited and played in 27 cities in Germany, the U.K, USA, France Switzerland, South America and most of the islands of the Caribbean archipelago.

"Yet, I have not done enough. I want to do a lot more compositions, the last being Pakarima," Dennis declared." SOURCE

De Souza dead at 77. …Trinis remember an icon, great person.
Trinidad Guardian online | Monday, April 9, 2012

"...Trini Tribute
Meanwhile, some of T&T’s musical stalwarts and icons within the entertainment industry remembered De Souza as a great person and a Trinidad icon. Gerald Agostini, popular radio presenter, who in his earlier days hosted a programme on Radio 100 called the Saturday Special, where he only played local music said in the early 1980’s and 90’s, De Souza’s CD was the best on the market.

Agostini said De Souza did a lot of popular cover tunes using different genres of music like latin and calypso. “He was very popular and was well known within the industry at the time. We were all friends. We made a lot of records,” Agostini recalled.

Mervyn Telfer said what he remembered best about De Souza was his personality. “He had a knack for imposing his personality on his music and connecting with his audience.” Telfer, who has been in show business for 60 years and a Trinidad Radio announcer in 1950’s described De Souza as a fabulous human being, a dedicated family man and the best pianist ever passed through the Caribbean.

Even though Telfer was caught off guard by the news, he quickly took a run down memory lane when De Souza was one of the featured acts at the restaurant at Holiday Inn now called Crowne Plaza hotel. “It was wonderful to go there to dine and dance to De Souza’s music. He could have played everything – ballads, pop, classical and romantic music,” Telfer said.

During his time in Trinidad, Tefler said he married a Trinidadian by the name of Angela Camps. After which, he went off to Canada, where he lived and recently died. Tefler said his deepest sympathy goes out to the De Souza’s family." SOURCE

 
Of My Hands | The Goretti Group With Dennis De Souza Trio | Uploaded by soulos45
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A Note From The Gull

Dennis, you gave generously of your hands and heart and mind and you will not be forgotten. Thanks for all your music. Esteja em paz.

"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare

Memories: One Year On...

Memories by The Mighty Sparrow Uploaded by Edward Spencer | Published on Sep 5, 2015

Louis Sellier...
Although you remain always in my heart and thoughts,
I am remembering you especially today.

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"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare

Our Loss, 2006 - 2008

N.B. The page is in the process of being updated to 2009.

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MICHELINA AURECCHIONE
MICHELLE MAYERS-DUKE
MIGUEL LEON
MIKHAIL ALLEYNE
MILTON WILLIAMS
MITCHELL NURSE
MOHAN LALL
MONICA EDWARDS
MOONSHAH GHANNY
MUKESH BISSOON
MUSTAPHA "TALIBAN" EDWARDS
MUSTAQ BENOIT
MYRA CEDENO

NADINE MICHELLE DUKE
NAKIDO "KIDO" JEROME
NATASHA GEORGE
NAVISHA "CRYSTAL" BEDAYSEE
NAZIM SKINNER
NAZIN HOSEIN
NAZURDEEN "SHORTY" MOHAMMED
NEHRU NEIL RAMSINGH
NEIL ALEXANDER
NEIL ARMSTRONG
NEIL CHARLES
NEIL CLEMENT
NEIL HENRY
NEIL RAMKISSOON
NEIL SEEBRAN
NEIL SOLOMON
NEKETO JOSEPH
NESTER JIMMY ATWELL
NEVILLE BARNETTE
NEVILLE BERNARD
NEVILLE VINCENT
NEVIN LIAM MOORE
NICHOLAS ALEXANDER
NICHOLAS "MANTOS" CEDENO
NICHOLAS CLEMENT
NICHOLAS FRASER
NICHOLAS PALMER
NICHOLAS RIBERO
NICHOLAS STURGE
NICHOLAS TAVERNIER
NICK AUGUSTINE
NICOLE APPLEWHITE
NICOLE AYANA GIBSON
NICOLENE CHURAMAN
NIGEL BAPTISTE
NIGEL DINNOO
NIGEL "MICE" SHAW
NIGEL “SPIDER” RIGAULT
NIGEL CAMBRIDGE
NIGEL DURITY
NIGEL MERCURY
NIGEL REYES
NIGEL SCIPIO
NIGEL SEEBRAN
NIGEL SORZANO
NIGEL THOMAS
NIGEL VIRGIL
REYES NIOME LEWIS
NISHA ESTHER DHANESSAR
NKOSI JACK
NONOSO CHIGOZIZ EGBUNE
NYRON CAPE

OBASI ANDREWS
OBATAIYE BRUCE
OBAN (BURBAN) BROWN
OKHAN TIMOTHY
OLA OBAJEMI CHRIS SEDENO
OMAR DONAWA
OPHELIA DE PEIZA
ORBIN ARTHUR
OSBAND "BUMPERS" SYLVESTER

PALMIA MARS
PAMELA BRAMBLE LYNCH
PARMANAND PERSAUD
PATRICK DEDIER
PATRICK "GUNNEY" SMITH
PATRICK SAMMY
PATRICK TERRY ANTHONY
PAUL ROOPSINGH
PAUL THOMAS
PAULA LACKRAJ
PEARL SAMDAYE RAMNARINE
PERMAND PERSAD
PETER CAREW
PETER COWARD
PETER HARRISON
PETER JEFFROY
PETER JOHN
PETER LOVELACE
PETER MOORE
PETER SAMBRANO
PETER SMALL
PHERON "FOX" PHILBERT
PHIL FRASIER
PHILLIP CURTIS GREAVES
PHILLIP GARCIA
PHILLIP MARRYSHOW
PHILLIP NELSON
PHILOMENA GREAVES
PREMNATH RAMBARATH
PRINCE PASCALL
PUNJARI KAMAL HARRIPERSAD

QUASI PHILLIP
QUINCY HINDS
QUINCY GOMEZ
QUINCY JONES
QUINCY NOEL

RADHEE SALAZAR
RAFFICK "PUNA" MOHAMMED
RAGITOI SULIVAN
RAHIM ABRAHAM
RAKEEM RICARDO CLARKE
RAVIDATT VEREN
RICARDO CLARKE
RISHI RAMPERSAD
RALPHY RAMCHARAN
RAMBHAR NARINE
RAMJIT BOODRAM
RAMNARINE "PUNISH" RAMPERSAD
RAMNARINE "RAMO" MAHARAJ
RAMPATTE MAHARAJ
RAMPHAL KHANDAN
RANDOLPH "THOUSAND" GEORGE
RANDY "MONGA" EDWARDS
RANDY REID
RANDY SAMUEL
RANDY SEWAH
RAPHEL PAYNE
RASHEED ALI
RASHEED GOODRIDGE
RASHEED HOSEIN
RAVI MAHARAJ
RAVI ROOPLAL
RAVIN MANNAH
RAY DANIEL
RAY NEPTUNE
RAYMOND SANDY
RAYMOND VOISIN
RAYVON BUCKMIRE
REAGAN LOPEZ
REBEKAH SUGRIM
REHANNA RAMLOCHAN
REINOFER "BOOTOO" HUGHES
REN RAMNARINE
RENA RAMKISSOON
RENALD ELI
RENALDO FRANCIS
RENISHA RICHARDS
RENUKA MAHARAJ
RENWICK NICHOLAS
RESHMAN BOODOO
REYNALDO GUY
REYNOLD DOUGLAS
REYNOLD DURITY
REYNOLD ELIE
REYNOLD SPENCE
REZA MAJEED
RHODILL MITCHELL
RIA DAVID
RIAZ KHAN
RICARDO ALI
RICARDO CARIMBOCAS
RICARDO CARMONA
RICARDO JASON DUNCAN
RICARDO MARCANO
RICARDO MCKENZIE
RICARDO SYDNEY
RICHARD DEDIER
RICHARD "SIX" MARK
RICHARD JULIUS
RICHARD SIMEON
RICHARD SOOKRAJ
RICK SAMPSON
RICKY MOHAMMED
RICKY WILSON
RIZA MAJEED
ROBERT "MAFIA" WILLIAMS
ROBERT GREENE
ROBERT RAMNATH
ROBIN MAHARAJ
RODERICK "BAGO" LYONS
RODNEY BAPTISTE
RODNEY JACKSON
RODNEY WILLIAMS
ROGER BRIDGEMAN
ROGER GILLARD
ROGER LINDSAY
ROGER SNAGGS
ROLSTON "CHOCOLATE" WELCH
ROMMEL SHEPPARD
RONALD DIAZ-PHILLIPS
RONALD PALAKDHARI
RONALD SAMLAL
RONNIE ETTIEN
RONNIE KHAN
RONNIE LOPEZ
RONNIE RAM
ROOPDATH "DOUGLA" ALEXANDER
ROOPLAL SAMLAL
ROSANNA SEEMUNGAL
ROSHINI RAMDIAL
ROSIE NANAN
RUDOLPH PAMPIARIE PARIA
RUDOLPH SORZANO
RUPERT DAVID BELLERAND
RUSSELL "POMPEY" GRANT
RUSSELL JOHN
RUSSEL "DOC" RODNEY SAMUEL
RUTHVEN NOEL
RYAN CHARLES
RYAN MITCHELL
RYAN PEREZ CANTERO

SABITA BHARAT
SADE DIPNARINE
SADE MAYERS
SALIM "SMALL SALIM" RASHEED
SAMDAYE RAMPERSAD
SAMDAYE SINGH
SAMDEO MOTILAL
SAMMUEL ST PHILLIP
SAMUEL JAGNA
SAMUEL JORDON
SARAH SAMPSON
SASHA RAMSUMIR
SCOTT COY
SCOTTY SEAN JAMES
SEAN JOEL POLLARD
SEAN LUKE LUM FAI
SEAN NOEL
SEAN PERERRIA
SEAN "SMITH" PRESCOTTSEAN
SAMUEL SEAN SANDY
SEAN "SAUD" ALLEN
SEAN SPENCER
SEAN TAYLOR
SEAN WADE
SEANDALL RILEY
SEON PERRYMAN
SHAHEED MOHANNES
SOOKOO SHAHEEDA PHILLIPS
SHAIAN NOEL
SHAKEEL ROBERTS
SHAKIR HINDS
SHAKOE GOCKING
SHAMIE DOOKIE
SHAQUILLE ROBERTS
SHARAZ ALI
SHARMA "KEITH" SIEUCHAND
SHARMINE BAPTISTE
SHARNELL SAMMUEL
SHARON HENRY
SHAVOL SAMMUEL
SHAWN “CORBEAUX” WICKHAM
SHAWN DOUGLAS
SHAWN "OUNCE" ELVIN
SHAWN HERNANDEZ
SHAWN JONES
SHAWN LA ROCHE
SHAWN LEACOCK
SHAWN MAHASE
SHAWN MARCELLE
SHAWN MARTIN
SHAWN MOHAMMED
SHAWN "SHAWNIE" PRESCOTT
SHAWN RICHARDS
SHAZAD MOHAMMED
SHECKO GOCKING
SHEILA NABBIE-PAUL
SHELDON "CROC" SCOTT
SHELDON “HALF-MAN” HODGE
SHELDON BOODOO
SHELDON DES VIGNES
SHELDON JAMES
SHELDON JUNIOR BALLAH
SHELDON NOEL
SHELDON POWDER
SHERMAN BAILEY
SHENELLE FELIX
SHERNELLE CODRINGTON
SHERROL SAMUEL
SHERVON LAMBKIN
SHERWIN "DHAL" SEETAL
SHERWIN AKERS
SHERWIN ALEXANDER
SHERWIN "DOG" ECCLES
SHERWIN JOSEPH
SHERWIN ST ROSE
SHERWIN TRANSCOSO
SHERWYN MC INTOSH
SHERWYN ROBERTS
SHIVONNE DEPRADINE
SHUMBA SIMON
SHURLAH MITCHELL
SHURLAND HAYNES
SIDDILI MARSHALL
SIDIQ ALBERT
SIMBOONATH KUMAR
SIMEON DENOBRIGA
SIMEON GEORGE
SIMEON KIN
SIMEON PRINCE
SIMEON WILSON
SIMON PEREIRA
SIMONE DE AGUELLERIA
SLOANE ISAAC
SOLOMON BROWN
SOONARDAYE SANKERSINGH
STACEY BISNATH
STEPHEN ALEXANDER
STEPHEN ANDREWS
STEPHEN EDWARDS
STEPHEN JOHN
STEPHEN THOMAS
STEPHEN WALKER
STEVE "CADEL" NICHOLLS
STEVE "CHINEE" PARSONS
STEVE HACKSHAW
STEVE MOHAMMED
STEVE MORGAN
STEVE STUART
STEVE WILLIAMS
STEVEN FORDE
STEVEN HACKSHAW
STEVENSON JAGROOP
SUNIKA DYER
SUNIL ALI
SUNITA ABRAHAM
SUNITA RAMLOGAN
SUSAN RAMNARINE
SUZANNE PRINS
SYLONA CONSTANTINE
SYLVESTER MAITLAND
SYLVIA BRIDGEMOHAN
SYLVIA SIMMONS
SYLVON ROBERTS

TAMEE RAMGOPAUL
TARIQ ALI
TASHAKA BAKER
TERRANCE “SATAN” CEDENO
TERRANCE HARVEY
TERRENCE "SMALLMAN" BAHADUR
TERRENCE BAPTISTE
TERRENCE OWEN SCOTLAND
TERRENCE RAMDIAL
TERRY HOGAN
TERRY LAYNE
TERRY MOORE
TICKCHAND SOONDAR
TIMMY CELESTINE
TIMOTHY BROWN
TOM RAMPERSAD
TONY ALI
TOOLSIE RAMKISSOON
TREVELIN FRANCOIS
TREVLIN COMMISSIONG
TREVLIN FRANCOIS
TREVOR FORGINI
TREVOR FRANCOIS
TREVOR TIMOTHY
TREVOR TOUSSAINT
TROY AGOSTINI
TYSON "PUNCHMAN" MCLEOD

UJESTER KRISHENDATH NARINE
URSIL WINCHESTER
URSULA ROMEO

VANDANA ASHLEY RAMDEEN
VANESSA SHADE
VAUGH CAMBRIDGE
VEENA RAMCHARAN
VERNE PIERRE
VERNLY "CHINTOO" WYNN
VERNON “GLITTERS” ST LOUIS
VICKIE RAJBALLIESINGH
VINCENT JOHN
VINCENT SIMMONS
VIO JAISARIEVISHAL NIGEL RAMDEEN
VISHNU RAMLOGAN
VISHNU ROOP
VIVIAN RAMNARINE
VONRIC ALI
VONRIQUE LEE-KIM
VONWYCK FERGUSON

WAYNE HARDING
WAYNE HILLAIRE
WAYNE JEMMOTT
WAYNE MONROE
WAYNE SHERRY WELLINGTON VICTORY
WENDELL CRICHLOW
WENDELL "WENG" HUGGINS
WENDY COURTNEY
WESLEY CUMMINGS
WHITLEY VAN HANEGIN
WHITTLE SCOTT JUNIOR
WILFRED MOHAMMED
WILKIE CAMPBELL
WILLARD CANTARO RAVELLO
WILLIAM BILL CALISTE
WILLIAM CALLENDER
WILSON HOMER
WINSTON APPLEWHITE
WINSTON FERUSON
WINSTON SKEETE
WINSTON BEST
WINSTON JOHNSON
WREN RAMNARINE

YANNICK COMPTON
YUSIB JOSEPH
YUWIWL MUHAMMED
YVETTE JOSEPH
YVETTE TAITT
YVONNE BARRY

ZAFFAR ALI
ZAKIYAH MITCHELL
ZION JONES


"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one."
- Marcus Aurelius

We understand and, with time, we learn to accept that we will all return to the Spirit of which we are but sparks. This post recognises the anguish that is being experienced by those who have lost loved ones and a society having to witness departures caused by the hands of our fellow human beings. These terminations are often the result of hatred, greed, callousness and disregard for the sanctity of the lives and souls of both victims and perpetrators.

This listing is incomplete. It does not include the names of all the victims of murder since the start of 2006. It does not include the unidentified remains of citizens and the citizens who are missing dead. It does not include the names of the countless others who continue to live, though wounded psychically as a consequence of their own wrong decisions or the ignorance and cruelty of others. To those of us left behind to make sense of the senseless, we continue to ask in this life for the wisdom that has already been bestowed equally on our departed ones. In time, all questions will be answered. While we wait, we act responsibly with love and patience towards others and do whatever we can, while we remain on this earth, to be at all times our brothers' keepers and defenders.

Brother!
N.B. These names were taken from the local newspapers. Apologies for any unintentional misspellings of the names of the victims. Please do contact me if you require edits or would like to see the name of a loved one included. Due to a lull in blogging, this list was not updated. ..............................................................................................................................
"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare