Poema de Mario Benedetti
Olvidadores

No olvidadizos sino olvidadores

he aquí que también llegan
entre otras herrumbradas circunstancias
la degeneración / las taras del olvido
la falsa amnesia de los despiadados

es ilusión de estos olvidadores
que los otros las otras los otritos
no sigan recordando su vileza
pero son fantasías sin futuro ni magia

si la sangre de ayer alcanzó a macbeth
cómo no va a alcanzar a estos verdugos
de pacotilla y pesadilla

perdí la compasión en el casino
por eso les auguro y les propongo
insomnios con plañidos puteadas mutismos
cuerpos yertos desnudos nunca más seductores
ojos empecindamente abiertos con miradas capaces
de taladrar cerebros y corazón

no olvidadizos sino olvidadores

ocurre que el pasado es siempre una morada
pero no existe olvido capaz de demolerla

(tomado de El olvido está lleno de memoria,
1995, Buenos Aires, Seix Barral)

'That's made for music, that is!'

Please pardon the language deficiencies of this post, and the blatant and shameless use of this site for the promotion of a friend's band.

"Since 2002, the Ottawa-based Soul Jazz Orchestra has been keeping the classic sounds of raw, gritty groove alive and well in Canada. Their style combines jazz, funk, African and Latin music with messages touching on politics and spirituality.

"Blaring horns, retro keyboards and polyrhythmic beats show the influence of James Brown, Herbie Hancock, Fela Kuti and Tito Puente, but the sound remains original. Their stylistic variety is in part due to the diverse musical backgrounds of the bands individual members : jazz, funk, blues, reggae, classical, and Cuban, Brazilian and West African percussion.

"The band released its second album, Freedom No Go Die, in September of 2006. This high-energy release focuses mainly on afrobeat music, and features the vocal stylings of [Juno-award winning Rwandan/Burundian artist] Mighty Popo, and [Ottawa-based] Alanna Stuart and Marielle Rivard. The album is already creating quite a stir in the dancefloor jazz scene, prompting DJ Gilles Peterson from BBC Radio 1 to exclaim, "That's made for music, that is!" The Ottawa Sun went on to state that "while lost in the inspired music of Souljazz's brilliant sophomore CD, Freedom No Go Die, listeners' feet, hips and minds can be forgiven for reacting as they might to the power of vintage Fela works like Coffin for Head of State"."

www.souljazzorchestra.com