A haunting poem by Cuban poet Nicolás Guillén - more on Wikipedia. Also see the translation and an explanation
An orchestral adaptation of the same by Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas
A remix of the above adaptation by Kronos Quartet in their album Nuevo / El Sinoalense Remixes. Listen to it on Last.fm
A pun on 'sense' and 'maya', two themes I'm constantly pulled towards
sense (n) feel, perceive, understand, comprehend c.1400, "faculty of perception," also "meaning or interpretation" ... from sentire "perceive, feel, know," maya (n) : Sanskrit माया : ma (not) + ya (that) the illusion that the world can be seen only one way I do design research at SonicRim, where, amongst other things I have fun, make sense of (analyse) the world (maya), pretend to be wise, and drink enormous quantities of tea in the process. This blog collects some observations I couldn't keep contained in my head.
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