Originally published on Sat January 19, 2013 1:18 pm Cristina Pato is a jazz pianist from Spain who also plays flute and sings. But on her new album, Migrations, there's a striking sound not often heard in jazz: a bagpipe. Pato has been playing the traditional gaita (pronounced "GY-tah"), a version of the bagpipe from her native region of Galicia, since she was 4 years old. "I think right now in Galicia, Read more [...]
Johann Georg Pinsel, Samson tuant le lion, vers 1758, bois polychrome et doré, 139 x 160 x 110 cm (LVIV, MUSÉE NATIONAL). Le Louvre présente l’œuvre méconnue de Johann Georg Pinsel, actif en Galicie au milieu du XVIIIe siècle, dont la virtuosité, souligne Guilhem Scherf, commissaire de l’exposition, rappelle celle des plus grands sculpteurs baroques germaniques.  L'exposition que vous consacrez à Johann Georg Pinsel Read more [...]
Jan 14, 2013, ©Copyright 2013, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press release issued by Honda Racing Corporation: Estrella Galicia 0,0 joins the pinnacle of World Motorcycle Racing with Honda Racing Corporation Estrella Galicia 0.0 takes an important step forward in its commitment to motorcycle racing sponsorship as it partners Honda Racing Corporation for 2013. Famous World Champions such as Freddie Spencer, Mick Doohan, Alex Crivillé and Casey Stoner have Read more [...]


PROGRAMMING NOTE: Round 3 of the 2013 Monster Energy Western Regional 250SX Class Championship from Anaheim will air on SPEED on Sunday, January 20th at 1:00pm ET.

James Stewart comments after coming home in seventh at this past weekend’s Phoenix Supercross:


Estrella Galicia 0.0 takes an important step forward in its commitment to motorcycle racing sponsorship as it partners Honda Racing Corporation for 2013. Famous World Champions such as Freddie Spencer, Mick Doohan, Alex Crivillé and Casey Stoner have won Championships with the factory team and this year, for the first time since Crivillé and Gibernau, two spanish riders will once again defend the colours of the Repsol Honda Team, the experienced Dani Pedrosa and ‘rookie’ Read more [...]
This just in from HRC: Estrella Galicia 0,0 joins the pinnacle of World Motorcycle Racing with Honda Racing Corporation Estrella Galicia 0.0 takes an important step forward in its commitment to motorcycle racing sponsorship as it partners Honda Racing Corporation for 2013. Famous World Champions such as Freddie Spencer, Mick Doohan, Alex Criville and Casey Stoner have won Championships with the factory team and this year, for the first time since Crivill and Gibernau, two spanish riders will once Read more [...]
Estrella Galicia 0,0 Joins The Pinnacle Of World Motorcycle Racing With Honda Racing Corporation Estrella Galicia 0.0 takes an important step forward in its commitment to motorcycle racing sponsorship as it partners Honda Racing Corporation for 2013. Famous World Champions such as Freddie Spencer, Mick Doohan, Alex Crivillé and Casey Stoner have won Championships with the factory team and this year, for the first time since Crivillé and Gibernau, two spanish riders will once again defend Read more [...]
Ischia. Dopo sei risultati utili consecutivi, la Battipagliese cede con onore e non senza polemiche all’Ischia (2 a 0 il risultato finale). La squadra di Emilio Longo resta in dieci nel primo tempo per l’espulsione di Itri, ma anche in inferiorità numerica riesce a tenere testa alla capolista che passa in vantaggio solo nel secondo tempo con Galizia dopo aver sbagliato un primo calcio di rigore. Il raddoppio arriva con un altro rigore siglato da Perna. Per le zebrette da segnalare anche la seconda Read more [...]
Risultati e classifiche del Girone H L'Ischia prosegue la propria marcia a Read more [...]
DJ Betto Arcos returns to weekends on All Things Considered with more of the music he's been spinning on Global Village, his world-music program on KPFK in Los Angeles. This week, Arcos selects some of his favorite new music coming out of Spain. His picks include a guitarist inspired by Baroque music, an all-female quartet with a flamenco flair, a ballad singer and a Galician bagpipe master. To hear his conversation with NPR's Jacki Lyden, click the audio link on this page.Copyright 2013 National Read more [...]

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