Happy Friday everyone! This week I saw a Fellini film at the Alianza Francesca and ate some great carne asada, got my butt kicked at capoera again, worked through some serious mental block but finally squeezed out a draft of the grant proposal, got a phone job interview for next week (!) and saw some amazing music at La Casa de Los Mejia Godoy in Managua.
The two brothers Carlos and Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy performed, as did the younger band made up of relatives of the brothers called La Cuneta Son Machin. The brothers play classic Nicaraguan music, popular at the time of the revolution, and are so full of life and fun. Carlos wrote a Mass for the working class, and many of his songs in the 70s gave instructions on how to assemble and use rifles taken from Samoza. Everyone in crowd knew all of their songs and sang along. The younger band's music is a cool mix of the traditional with rock and sometimes even punk. I never thought I would rock out to marimba! It's neat that they are continuing the tradition, and it was great to see both generations at once.
Tomorrow I'm heading North to Matagalpa for the weekend, to visit a family from San Francisco who is living in Nicaragua for a year. The father, Jeff, was the Executive Director of the Community Housing Partnership. I'm excited to meet them and see a new part of the country!
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