Happy music from sunny places

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Genevive

Grunge could never have originated in Hawaii, or Rio for that matter. There’s just too much sun and vitamin D making people happy. Likewise, samba or slack-key couldn’t have started in London or Seattle, where rock, punk and trance have found deep followings.

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Party with Latin American Idol’s Gabriel Suarez

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Genevive

We partied last weekend with Gabriel Suarez, a hottie Chilean contestant on the first season of Latin American Idol. He made a special appearance at our friends’ wedding reception in Santiago, Chile, sang three songs while the bride swooned, and then danced with us until dawn. (Gabriel Suárez of Latin American Idol Season 1 on [...]

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