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theater, Caracas
behind the scene, looking for Juan-Pablo ))))))))))))))))))))
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maybe except for some music, basically salsa and reggaeton that you hear from out of the cars and shops - i discovered and fell in love then with llanera and gaïta - the Coquies noise is my only one familiar mark when i arrive in venezuela. since i knew puerto-rico, that was for me the sound of caribbean. I felt good listening to them once again, here in La Guaira, port and beach of caracas.
i have now other site - specific sound reference for caracas, that could be the horns, of car and even more motos, the sound of Cornettas
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here are pix and sounds of that day, mostly documenting the chavistas enthusiasm and passion, since i went to the popular areas.
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a la 1 de la tarde, Chavez llegas en su territorio, el 23 de enero, para votar
La comunidad del 23 http://www.el23.net/
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Fireworks @ dawn to open the election’s day and call for vote
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March theme and dance in front of a vote center
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Aristobulo Isturiz, PSUV Chavez candidate for mayor of Caracas, making his declaration for media while queuing for vote http://aristobulo.psuv.org.ve/
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those women couldn’t vote / “yo no puedo votar”
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@ el 23 de enero, Chavez just voted and is leaving
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Night time, Opposition won Mayor of Caracas, 4 of the 5 municipalities of Caracas and 5 governorships from the most populated areas of the country, which is quite a decent victory
Leopoldo Lopez has been disqualified few months ago. He was about to win the elections for Mayor of Caracas with something like 66 % of the polls.
Leopoldo López (born 29 April 1971 in Caracas, Venezuela) has been since 2000 the mayor of the Chacao Municipality of Caracas. he’s described as an immensely popular leader of the opposition to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, as well as a social activist working for “grass-roots judicial reform”.
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piece of his words today to encourage the troops before tomorrow elections
Cuartel San Carlos, Centro de Caracas
colonial military building from the 17th century, used as a Caracas military prison until 1995. It is currently the office of PSUV Chavez party, willing to build the socialism of the 21th century.
This morning, a market “mercal”, with people queuing for food, medecines, and more items at a very low price.
attending today a Chavez meeting @ El Poliedro, he had a sore throat and sung with half of his talent he said
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here is the thing,
my friend David Chalker from L.A has been filming for months now the campaign for governors and mayors here in Venezuela. He’s paying for his own documentary about democracy.
filming both the opposition and the chavistas, actually the opposition is a bit divided and some of the opponents have been disqualified for running.
he has invited me to come over and experience these particular moments for doing my sound recordings and portraits. I go with the crew to see all this crazyness and events and places i would have never been to. i will give David my sounds hoping that he will use them for the soundtrack of his film. And of course i will produce my own piece.
i arrived in Caracas last thursday, since then we are documenting everyday the very last week of campaign for the coming 23rd of november elections.
going to streets events to witness the Chavez fever, inauguration of a new street ’s pavement in the middle upper class district of Chacao - where i stay by the way - for people to be able to walk from distance to distance (Caracas isn’t a city where you walk), large visit yesterday of the barrios of Catia, 23 de enero and Casalta, places you “don’t want to go”, as this weird realistic american expression says.
BUT I wanna go and see, and i have my entries, and those are friendship and curiosity.
here is the little sweet super lovely crew, a mix of venezuelans and americans, Carmen the producer is missing and i do too
For the press pass, this is “DEMOCRACY TV”
barrios de Catia, 23 de Enero y Casalta
PSUV (Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela) pre-elections event
Plaza O’Leary - Caracas - 15.11.2008
chavista candidate for the municipality of Libertador, Jorge Rodriguez
and chavista candidate for Mayor of Caracas, Aristobulo Isturiz
the wealthy district of Chacao and El Avila mountain
Venezuela propaganda..
et le “réel”
http://www.dailymotion.com/videox4l6iy