Imagine that you were born in a little village in the English countryside, spent your twenties farming the land, joined a local choir - although you don't really read music, and, years later, found yourself singing on the stages of the great opera houses of the world. Imagine you lived a life full of memories and then, with Alzheimer's Disease, began to forget it all. What was left behind, the rest of us won't soon forget. Goodbye, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, and thank you.To hear a rare and sensitive musician, click here. … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2010
Summer Music at the End of the World
Argentina is practically as big as India, but with only 39 million inhabitants. About 40% of them live in the area directly in and around Buenos Aires. The rest are spread across the remainder of the country. Along the western side of Argentina lies the most remote region, Patagonia. There is a village there, and to find it, you would have to travel on a very small road until you arrived at the foot of the Andes. There you would find a town made up of people from Argentina and, surprisingly, from all around … [Read more...]