Musical Special with New Format (Cachao, Generoso Jimenez, Machito, Dizzy, Pepper Adams, Count Basie and More)
Posted by in Writers on February 9, 2010

Musical Special with New Format (Cachao, Generoso Jimenez, Machito, Dizzy, Pepper Adams, Count Basie and More) By Jose Reyes This musical special I'm posting here was done in a different manner and will be the format in which I will be using in my future musical specials. By no means, will I be abandoning my CD Album ...
“Rethinking History” (Introduction)
Posted by in Writers on February 8, 2010

"Rethinking History" (Introduction) By Jose Alvarez, Ph.D. "History can only be written well in a free society" Voltaire This section will be devoted to document several important events that took place on behalf of a democratic revolution inspired in the preaching and ideology of José Martí. That revolution was betrayed even before it took power. History was then ...
Ideological Review of “The Cuban Revolution” Restaurant: Misinterpreting and Altering Historical Facts
Posted by in Writers on February 1, 2010

Ideological Review of "The Cuban Revolution" Restaurant: Misinterpreting and Altering Historical Facts By Jose Reyes The name of the restaurant says it all. And whenever given the almighty opportunity to set the record straight, the misinterpretation and alteration of historical facts about the Cuban Revolution must be addressed. The owner(s) of these restaurants seem to think they ...
Johnny Hodges, “Used to be Duke” and more…
Posted by in Writers on January 30, 2010

Johnny Hodges "Used to be Duke" and more... By Jose Reyes Johnny Hodges, considered by Jazz experts and musicians alike, to be the best alto saxophonist ever. He was a pioneer and there will never anyone like him. I looked through many of his biographies and found this one to be the best one: John Cornelius Hodges was ...
Interview with Professor Jose Pepin Alvarez
Posted by in Writers on January 28, 2010

Tonight at 8 P.M Eastern time Professor Jose Alvarez will be interviewed by Roberto and John on Cuba Companioni's Blogtalkradio Talk show. They will be discussing Prof. Alvarez book named Frank Pais "Architect of Cuba's Betrayed Revolution." Tune in and/or Call-in 718-664-9864. Here's a review of the book from Sabrina Reviews and here's the ...
The Castro regime and Cuba:Would it be “Illogical” to Say? (Part 2- The “Cuban” Travel Ban)
Posted by in Writers on January 28, 2010

The Castro regime and Cuba:Would it be “Illogical” to Say? (Part 2- The "Cuban" Travel Ban) By Jose Reyes So much has been written and debated concerning the imposed travel restrictions on American citizens who would like to travel to Cuba. Lift the travel embargo! They all say, well, only a certain few. Most Americans at the ...
Cuba Archive.org: Latest and Most Urgent News from Cuba
Posted by in Writers on January 25, 2010

Cuba Archive.org: Latest and Most Urgent News from Cuba Posted by Jose Reyes There is an urgent and most important message from Cuba, concerning Human Rights abuse. Cuba Archive.org is pleading the "Global" community of Human Rights abuse and the UN Human Rights Council to recognize and focus there attention on the latest news from Cuba ...
The Hope For Haiti “Telethon”, Two Hours, Too Late!
Posted by in Writers on January 22, 2010

The Hope for Haiti "Telethon", Two Hours, Too Late! By Jose Reyes I just saw the most lamest and outright embarrassing effort of raising money. Yes, it was advertised as such, a monumental "Global" cause. And it was also advertised to be a "telethon." Although, under the definition of telethon, several hours does count. That's what occurred, ...
The Revolutionary Holocaust (Glenn Beck Special-Video)
Posted by in Writers on January 22, 2010
Cannonball Adderley’s Riverside Profiles and much more..
Posted by in Writers on January 21, 2010

Cannonball Adderley's Riverside Profiles and much more.. By Jose Reyes Oh yes, Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley, the one and only, my favorite of all Alto Saxophonist. Like all great musicians and they make it their duty to create their own distinctive sound and of course, a distinctive style. Distinguishable from any other. Cannonball had his own style ...
Hitler finds out Scott Brown Won…..
Posted by in Writers on January 20, 2010

Posted by Jose Reyes A good friend of mine sent me an email of a Ron Paul supporter who has added subtitles to a movie about Hitler's fall. Here in this particular scene, Hitler goes "bunkers" over the Scott Brown victory of opponent Democrat Martha Coakley. It reflects quite a bit of what has been ...
Scott Brown Acceptance Speech!
Posted by in Writers on January 20, 2010
Mongo Santamaria at the Black Hawk and More Info
Posted by in Writers on January 7, 2010

Mongo Santamaria at the Black Hawk and More Info By Jose Reyes Very little after Machito entered New York harbor, in the mid 40's, Cuban musicians began to connect with the best Jazz musicians and a sort of fusion between them began. Mongo came to New york, right after to continued the trend and then performed with ...
The Castro Regime and Cuba: Would it be “Illogical” to Say? (Part 1-Espionage)
Posted by in Writers on January 4, 2010

The Castro Regime and Cuba: Would it be "Illogical" to Say? (Part 1-Espionage) By Jose Reyes If there were only one method allowed for me to choose to justify and undeniably discredit any notion and factually prove a point concerning the Castro regime in Cuba and show how criminal they are, I would choose logic. Logic defeats ...
A Year in Review: “Cuba and 2009″ No Change?
Posted by in Writers on January 1, 2010

A Year in Review: "Cuba and 2009" No Change? Jose Reyes Looking back at the year 2009 and comparing it with the situation in Cuba now, a year later, would feel more as if one would momentarily close their eyes and 2010 was here, just as it happens when one blinks. Nothing has changed, absolutely nothing! Well ...
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in the Blue Note, Live-1959
Posted by in Writers on December 31, 2009
Jimmy Smith’s “The Sermon”
Posted by in Writers on December 23, 2009

Jimmy Smith's "The Sermon" By Jose Reyes Jimmy Smith was a world renown Jazz musician who played the Hammond organ and made a big impact from the mid 50's and on. He copied "Wild" Bill Davis, just like everyone else did in those day but he added a different sound with his mimicking the horn players. Most ...
“Save Our Planet” Revisited: Culture Clash, Leftist Propaganda and the Truth of the Matter
Posted by in Writers on December 15, 2009

"Save our Planet" Revisited: Culture Clash, Leftist Propaganda and the Truth of the Matter By Jose Reyes Now, that change is before us and our economy has been dissected and altered, we come to the convenient realization of how important it is to Save Our Planet. Now and after Al Gore’s influential awareness Oscar-winning performance, ...
Exclusivo (Video Completo): Desde Cuba, Alumnos the ISA Protestan, Octubre 22, 2009
Posted by in Writers on December 9, 2009
Not Made in the U.S.A.
Posted by in Writers on December 3, 2009

Not Made in the U.S.A. By Jose Reyes With a simple glance at the label which accompanies 95% of the products we purchase, here in America on a daily basis, we can swiftly realize and identify the real reason why our economy is in shambles. It is a problem that has not and should have been addressed ...
Part Eighteen: It’s never-ending, nunca se acaba!
Posted by in Writers on November 25, 2009

Part Eighteen: It's never-ending, nunca se acaba! By Alex Rivero y Jose Reyes We, I mean Alex and I, are amazed that we have discovered more Cubanisms! We text each other very frequently and we have accumulated several more. We figured, it would get harder to find more but we have opened up another can of ETC's ...
Book Interview: Cuba 1952-1959: The True Story of Castro’s Rise to Power
Posted by in Special Announcement, Writers on November 20, 2009
Interview with Manuel Márquez-Sterling on “Speak Your Mind”
Posted by in Special Announcement, Writers on November 16, 2009

Interview with Manuel Márquez-Sterling on "Speak Your Mind" By Jose Reyes I am very proud to announce and welcome special guest Manuel Márquez-Sterling to BlogTalkRadio for a discussion of his new book, Cuba 1952-1959: The True Story of Castro’s Rise to Power. The interview will take place live this Thursday, November 19th at 9:00 P.M. Eastern Time. ...
“Organized Freedom”
Posted by in Writers on November 9, 2009

By Jose Reyes (OP ED) It has become very clear and now very prevalent, to me, our future political system, here in America, is slowly unfolding into a Liberal –Leftist, Socialist Administration. It seems, to me, that we, the citizens of America, have been placed in a fake environment. A trap, which I refer to as ...
Know Your “Czars”
Posted by in Special Announcement, Writers on November 1, 2009
Reach Out, Touch Me!
Posted by in Writers on October 25, 2009

Reach Out, Touch Me! (Audio Slide Show) By Jose Reyes Watch Audio Slide Show in Separate Window (Reach Out, Touch Me) Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus" Your own personal Jesus Someone to hear your prayers Someone who cares Your own personal Jesus Someone to hear your prayers Someone who's there Feeling unknown And you're all alone Flesh and bone By the telephone Lift up the receiver Ill make you a believer Take ...
New Book, Cuba 1952-1959: The True Story of Castro’s Rise to Power
Posted by in Writers on October 24, 2009

New Book, Cuba 1952-1959: The True Story of Castro's Rise to Power By Jose Reyes I am very pleased and most importantly, very proud to announce the release of a new book written by Manuel Marquez-Sterling. This book will reveal, once and for all, the critical events that occurred from 1952 to 1959 which led to ...
























































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