A Bolivian site and an actor to be nominated for the OSCAR!!!!

  This is great news! Something to make us proud and to have hope, given all the turmoil and hectic political environment we are enduring over the last seven years… Carla Hannover writes for Pagina Siete: Bolivian Aduviri stars in the film Short film Salt Lake is in the Oscar race Juan Carlos Aduviri makes…

Libertarians

An excellent article by Alejandro F. Mercado, which comes at a time when private property is at a stake in Bolivia. Alejandro writes for La Razon: Libertarians Nobody has the right to seize the assets of others without the consent of their owners. Rómulo Chumacero Escudero, who is one of the most prominent Bolivian economists…

Sound Archives preserve the musical history of Bolivia

A most needed system has finally being designed and implemented to guard our musical heritage, Anahi Cazas reports for Pagina Siete: Preserves audio of interviews with Jaime Saenz and Augusto Cespedes Sound Archives preserves the musical history of Bolivia HISTORY repository managed by the Simón I. Patiño Space recently received a new collection of audio. It opened…

Bolivian youth 101: A needed reflection!

This article exposes most of our youth’s fears, challenges, lack of them… Fernanda Tejada Levy writes for La Prensa and certainly must be a subject for reflection… not only for our Bolivian youth, wherever they may be, but for all of us! Garbage for many, treasure of few Stuck in my mind a phrase I…

Bolivian seven-year-old plays jazz like a pro!!!

This type of news lift our spirits, kudos to Jose Andres Montano [Montaño] Baina. He is from Totora, Cochabamba, Jose Andres certainly fits the criteria to be a proud member of The Hall of Bolivian Fame! Listen and watch him at this BBC report: Bolivian prodigy stuns jazz world at age of seven 16 October…

Eddy Navia, first Bolivian nominee to a Grammy!!!

This is an excellent recognition of this World Class artist!! I still have his old recording on classical music, before he was in Savia Andina, his “charango” [small type guitar from Bolivia] always captivated his audience, whereas performing the classical authors, folklore and now this!! Anahi Cazas writes for Pagina Siete: The “potosino” [person from…