Israel Centeno dissects “nueva trova” music and analyzes its purposeful construction to infuse the Cuban revolution with a soundtrack all its own.
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In true Centeno style, Israel takes us on a journey and recalls the influence and impact of the Cuban musician Silvio Rodríguez on his youth.
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City of Asylum’s writer-in-residence, Israel Centeno, on new foreign investment deals made with Venezuela and how shortsightedness may lead to indebtedness.
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Israel explores the way in which mankind has assigned moral judgements and the importance of turning inward to question the status quo and evil itself.
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Sampsonia Way Magazine’s columnist Israel Centeno expounds on the danger of romanticizing and revising the recent past of Venezuela and beyond.
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Israel Centeno, writer-in-residence with City of Asylum/Pittsburgh, recalls the “soundtracks” of his youth in Caracas and the power of music in evoking memories.
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In this Exile Hangout, writer-in-residence Israel Centeno engages Venezuelan authors Liliana Lara, Juan Carlos Chirinos, and Juan Carlos Mendez Guedez. They reveal the realities of living overseas as Venezuelan writers and they expand upon what it means to truly live “in exile” within and outside their country of origin.
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