Podcasts about Andalusia

In the sun-drenched Andalusia lie many wonders, and today we are unpicking one that is only two years young -  Sunny with a Chance of Books. If you travel Northeast of Almeria, you'll find yourself in one of its picturesque pueblos blancos, Mojacar. Mojacar has a lot going for it: a Mediterranean coastline, Moorish landmarks, colorful fiestas - but its best attraction is the cultural heartbeat of the village, Sunny with a Chance of Books. I might be biased, since this is the brainchild of the one and only Antonia, who started this very podcast manifesting her dream of opening a bookshop.  This bright yellow cozy living room of a place sells new and pre-loved books in multiple languages, hosts bookclubs, entrepreneurial talks, musical evenings and is peppered with children and cats. Antonia has achieved her dream, to say the least - but Antonia never stops. Recently she created the Literary Conversation Cards, a unique deck of 49 cards that has been ordered by bookshops around Europe and we hear, purchased by certain famed musicians as Christmas gifts. Let's dive into it and hear all about it! Follow the bookshop here https://www.instagram.com/sunny_withachanceofbooks/

Prima di tutto ti consiglio di ascoltare l'episodio precedente, il 155, dedicato alla Liviana, il cante che introduce la Serrana. Sono cantes che si muovono sulla modalità flamenca, si accompagnano por arriba e lavorano sul ritmo di siguiriya. La Serrana ha una melodia molto particolare: ricca di ornamentazioni, lunga, complicata e con una estensione vocale poco comune. Forse proprio questa difficoltà tecnica spiega perché non tutti i cantaores la abbiano in repertorio. Se conosci il flamenco sentirai echi di Siguiriya, Liviana, Caña e Polo. Secondo Faustino Núñez e il suo sito flamencopolis la Serrana potrebbe essere una Caña o un Polo adattati al ritmo di siguiriya. Caña e Polo sono palos antichi, con letras lunghe, spezzate in due parti e intervallate da vocalizzi che ritroviamo anche nella Serrana. Usano però il compás di Soleá, mentre la Serrana lavora sulla siguiriya. In passato questi cantes appartenevano alla stessa famiglia: al Concorso de Cante Jondo di Granada del 1922 venivano infatti raggruppati insieme. Dal punto di vista metrico, la Serrana usa versi di 7, 5, 7 e 5 sillabe, come la seguidilla castigliana, diversa dalla tradizione flamenca degli ottosillabi. Le tematiche parlano di sierra, mulattieri, animali da soma, contrabbando, guardie, carcere e personaggi ai margini della legalità. Il linguaggio è castigliano puro, privo di influenze gitane. Tra i personaggi citati nelle letras compare José María Hinojosa Corbacho, El Tempranillo, bandito romantico vissuto fra 1805 e 1833, una sorta di Robin Hood andaluso legato alle terre di Ronda e Sierra Morena. Le prime testimonianze scritte parlano di seguidillas serranas già nella prima metà dell'Ottocento. Sappiamo che El Planeta e Juan de Dios le cantavano e che Estébanez Calderón le cita nel 1847. Probabilmente il palo stava prendendo forma proprio in quel periodo. Verso il 1860 diventa fondamentale Silverio Franconetti, che codificò la sequenza Liviana–Serrana–Cambio e contribuì alla diffusione del cante. Attraverso la sua influenza la Serrana arrivò a numerosi cantaores, da Antonio Chacón a La Parrala, fino ad Antonio Rengel. La prima registrazione conosciuta è del 1898, su cilindro di cera, con Paco el de Montilla. Ascolteremo anche Antonio Pozo El Mochuelo e una versione di Estrellita Castro, segno del successo che la Serrana ebbe anche fuori dall'ambiente strettamente flamenco. Dal 1975 esiste a Prado del Rey il Concurso Nacional del Cante por Serrana. Ancora oggi la tradizione prevede Liviana, Serrana e remate finale, spesso por abandolao. Sono Sabina Todaro, mi occupo di flamenco e di danze e musiche del mondo arabo dal 1985, e insegno baile flamenco e Lyrical Arab Dance dal 1990. Il cante por Serrana mi coinvolge profondamente: mi rende felice ballarlo e andare verso la terra, ricordando le terre della zona di Ronda.  

In this week's episode, Sam and Chern dissect results fromthe recent Spanish regional elections in four autonomous communities: Aragon, Extremadura, Castille and Leon, and Andalusia. As the PP prepare for negotiations with Vox across the country, the episode asks why they performed well but fell short of an overall majority? Can they work well with Vox in Government? And what do these results say about Pedro Sanchez's fortunes ahead of a scheduled 2027 General Election? All these questions and more answered in this week's episode.

La Liviana si presenta quasi sempre come introduzione alla Serrana, raramente come protagonista assoluta. Eppure questa funzione di apertura ne rivela l'essenza più profonda: Liviano significa leggero, ma la spiegazione più ricca viene da Pepe de la Matrona, cantaor sivigliano cresciuto nel cuore gitano di Triana. In una puntata del ciclo televisivo Rito y Geografía del Cante (RTVE, anni '70), Pepe ricorda che il liviano era l'animale che portava il campanaccio in testa alla recua, la fila di muli da soma. Non il più forte, ma il più mansueto. Tutti i cantes hanno bisogno del loro liviano. "Se costruisci una casa senza fondamenta, come farai ad arrivare al tetto?"La Liviana lavora su un compás di 12 tempi asimmetrico, come la Siguiriya. La chitarra accompagna in Mi por arriba in modalità flamenca, mentre la Siguiriya si suona in La, differenza percepibile già dalle prime battute. Anche la metrica è anomala: il flamenco lavora su versi ottosillabi, ma la Liviana segue lo schema 7-5-7-5, lo stesso delle seguidillas castellanas, il che suggerisce radici precedenti al flamenco.La prima menzione nella stampa risale al 1827, sul Mercantil de Cádiz: il cantaor Lázaro Quintana avrebbe cantato una seguidilla de Pedro la Cambra. Sopravvive ancora oggi una letra diffusissima "De quién son esos machos con tanto rumbo / son de Pedro la Cambra / van pa' Bollullos". Pedro la Cambra era un mulattiere benestante, rimasto personaggio quasi mitico dopo duecento anni.Nel 1852 un manifesto del Teatro Principal di Valencia annuncia lo stesso tema cantato da Francisco Pardo. In entrambi i casi, però, non ci sono indicazioni sulla melodia.Nel 1881 Demófilo pubblica la Colección de cantes flamencos, accorpando Toná e Liviana in un'unica categoria con versi in otto sillabe, in contraddizione con la metrica reale della Liviana. La fonte era il cantaor Juanelo de Jerez, figura nebulosa di cui non si sa quasi nulla.Silverio Franconetti, la voce roca che inventò il professionismo nel cante aprendo il primo cafè cantante, strutturò la sequenza Liviana-Serrana-remate in macho di Siguiriya di María Borrico, ancora in uso oggi. Antonio Chacón lavorò per otto mesi al café di Silverio apprendendo il cante direttamente, ma non lasciò incisioni di Liviana. Da Chacón la trasmissione arrivò a Pepe de la Matrona.Nel 1944 Pepe Marchena incise un brano di Serrana in cui la chitarra vira in 4/4 e Pepe intona la melodia della Liviana, prova che all'epoca era nota abbastanza da essere citata senza spiegazioni. La prima registrazione di Liviana è del 1947 ma è privata, del musicologo Manuel García Matos. Nel 1954 Pepe de la Matrona registrò la Liviana Primitiva nell'antologia Hispavox curata da Perico el del Lunar.Antonio Mairena completò il cante di Juan Talega, che ricordava una strofa imparata dal padre senza sapere come finisse. Mairena la completò seguendo la logica interna del flamenco e la chiamò Toná Liviana.Tra gli esempi da ascoltare: Fosforito, Luis Caballero, cantaor repubblicano condannato a morte durante la guerra civile che scelse di fare il cameriere all'Hotel Alfonso XIII pur di non rinunciare al cante, e per chi è alle prime armi Si tu me vieras di Miguel Poveda dall'album Zaguan.Sono Sabina Todaro, mi occupo di flamenco e di danze e musiche del mondo arabo dal 1985. Dal 1990 insegno baile flamenco e Lyrical Arab Dance a Milano. Cerco di investigare tutto ciò che è possibile attraverso l'emozionalità e le neuroscienze per quanto riguarda l'espressione del flamenco. Il cante di liviana introduce il baile por Serrana, e mi ha molto affascinata esplorarlo a fondo.

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757. --     

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757. --     

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757. --     

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757. --     

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757. --     

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757. --     

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Prendiendo candelas vivas Lighting living flames Se prende la candela en honor a grandes artistas que recordamos en esta edición de Mundofonías. Se trata del irreductible gran cantaor flamenco El Cabrero, de la gran voz de la India Asha Bhosle y de la inolvidable cantadora colombiana Totó La Momposina. De esta última rescatamos un fragmento de la entrevista que manteníamos con ella en el año 2010, donde tuvimos el lujo de oírla cantar para Mundofonías y sus oyentes. Esa candela viva también reluce para anunciar importantes eventos de música en vivo de tres continentes que anunciamos, como son Circulart, en Medellín, Colombia; A To Jazz, en Sofía, Bulgaria; el Festival Gnawa y de Músicas del Mundo de Esauira, Marruecos; el Festival de la Guitarra de Córdoba, en Andalucía, España, y las Nuits Flamencas d'Aubagne, en Francia. The flame is lit in honour of great artists whom we remember in this edition of Mundofonías. They are the irreducible great flamenco singer El Cabrero, the great voice of India, Asha Bhosle, and the unforgettable Colombian singer Totó La Momposina. From the latter, we bring back a fragment of the interview we conducted with her in 2010, when we had the privilege of hearing her sing for Mundofonías and its listeners. That flame also stays alive in announcing major live music events across three continents, including Circulart in Medellín, Colombia; A To Jazz in Sofia, Bulgaria; Essaouira Gnawa and World Music Festival, Morocco; Festival de la Guitarra de Córdoba, in Andalusia, Spain, and Nuits Flamencas d'Aubagne, in France. – Las Áñez - Cebolla - Dualismo mágico – Ethérea - Ajde mome da begame - Ajde mome da begame – Mehdi Nassouli - L'kbida - Taroudant – Enrique Morente & Lagartija Nick - La aurora de Nueva York [+ Vicente Amigo] - Omega – Pablo Rubén Maldonado - Tierra de nadie (cante de Levante) [+ Ricardo Losada “El Yunque”] - Fuera de la realidad – El Cabrero - Con el sudor de tu cuerpo (fandangos de Lucena) [+ Eduardo de la Malena] - El Cabrero: su gran antología – Totó La Momposina - El pescador - La candela viva – Totó La Momposina - Fiesta vieja - La bodega – Asha Bhosle & Kishore Kumar - Dillagi ne di hawa (from “Dostana”) - Magical moments #Mundofonews: – Circulart (CO) – A To Jazz (BG) – Festival Gnaoua et Musiques du Monde d'Essaouira (MA) – Festival de la Guitarra de Córdoba (ES) – Nuits Flamencas d'Aubagne (FR) In memoriam: – El Cabrero – Totó La Momposina – Asha Bhosle Totó la Momposina, Juan Antonio Vázquez & Araceli Tzigane, Førdefestivalen 2015 ( Mundofonías)

Guest: Karen AllenMinistry: Ewe R Blessed MinistriesRole: FounderBook: Confronting Cancer with Faith: A Study of Encouragement, Comfort, and Hope Through the Trials of CancerInterview Location: 2026 Blue Lake Christian Writers Conference near Andalusia, ALWebsite: ewerblessed.com

Los Caracoles sono un palo della famiglia delle cantiñas (regione di Cadice), in modalità maggiore e ritmo di amalgama in 12 tempi.Ti consiglio di ascoltare prima gli episodi 152 e 153 dedicati alle cantiñas. È la cantiña più barocca, influenzata dal fatto che il flamenco a fine Ottocento si sia trasferito in massa a Madrid per spettacolarizzarlo: nei caffè dell'epoca gli stili più profondi erano intervallati a stili più brillanti e allegri, e Caracoles era perfetto. Ascoltiamo subito Naranjito de Triana con la chitarra di Rafael Riqueni.L'atmosfera è caratterizzata dalla chitarra in Do maggiore, che crea un clima più brillante ed energetico rispetto al Mi o al La usati nelle altre cantiñas. Ma il flamenco non è prevedibile: finché non compare il cante non possiamo essere certi al 100% di essere in Caracoles. Ascoltiamo un'introduzione in Do maggiore che poi corrisponde invece a un Mirabrás cantato da Rafael Romero el Gallina. Lavorando sul Do maggiore, se il cantaor non ha una voce super intonata non può scappare in imperfezioni espressive, come sarebbe più possibile in La o in Mi.Caracoles ha una letra molto lunga, metrica variegata e struttura complicatissima, che permette di ripetere più volte versi o parole. I testi parlano di vita urbana, personaggi del mercato e pregones (i canti del mercato) di fine Ottocento e inizio Novecento a Madrid. Nasce a Cadice ma si sviluppa a Madrid, cristallizzando quell'ambiente, quindi difficilmente si potrebbe modernizzarlo.Esploriamo la letra: "Como reluce la gran Calle de Alcalá cuando suben y bajan los andaluces" (come risplende la gran via di Alcalá quando salgono e scendono gli andalusi tra Andalusia e Madrid). Anticamente la strofa parlava di Santa Cruz de Mudela (Ciudad Real), dove c'era lo scambio ferroviario per prendere il treno per Madrid.Ascoltiamo Pericón de Cádiz con Perico el del Lunar (chitarrista chiave per questo palo). La prima parte è un'introduzione con una melodia complessa, subito ripetuta. Nella strofa c'è poi un passaggio più cupo in modalità flamenca, che ascoltiamo da Chano Lobato, ma poi si torna alla modalità maggiore. Si parla di tre importanti toreri dell'epoca, Curro Cuchares, El Tato e Juan León, per richiamare l'attenzione del pubblico madrileno. Il finale può essere il pregón "Caracoles, caracoles", oppure la letra: "Eres bonita, el conocimiento la pasión me quita, te quiero yo más que a la mare que me parió" (sei bella e la passione mi toglie la ragione, ti amo più di mia madre), che detta da un andaluso ha un peso enorme. Alla fine il chitarrista torna un momento alla modalità flamenca per chiudere il cerchio.La letra è barocca, piena di melismi e ornamentazioni. Richiede un'estensione vocale non comune: normalmente il flamenco si svolge su un'ottava o un'ottava e mezza adatta a qualunque voce, mentre qui servono una voce speciale e un cantaor preparato. Questo stile vicino a cose più serie come la malagueña o la granaína ha suscitato pareri discordanti negli aficionados, che lo sentono troppo operistico e influenzato dalla zarzuela, il che è storicamente vero, anche per il lessico più forbito.Il nome viene dalla melodia perduta La Caracolera, di cui si conserva il testo di Manuel Sanz del 1845 su El Genio de Andalucía: "¡Caracoles! ¡Caracoles! hermano ¿qué ise osté? que son mis ojos dos soles, vamos viviendo chorré" (andiamo vivendo alla giornata, arrangiandosi senza pensieri). Il creatore del cante fu Tío José el Granaino, banderillero che, perso il lavoro nella tauromachia, si buttò nel canto per vivere; questo spiega i toreri nelle letras! Probabilmente conosceva la melodia per tradizione orale.Caracoles ha un'origine teatrale nella zarzuela del 1843 "Jeroma la Castañera" di Soriano Fuertes, di cui resta il testo sulla venditrice di castagne: "Aunque venda castañas asaas... soy la reina para mi querío...". Chi conosce i Caracoles ci ritrova la famosa letra con tipiche parole popolari andaluse. Questa musica preflamenca era una tonadilla orchestrale, da cui viene il tassello del cante por caracoles come pregón di vita quotidiana. Altri cantaores poi lo copiarono da Tío José el Granaino e lo diffusero.La svolta fu di Antonio Chacón (classe 1869), che sistemò il cante appoggiandosi su altre cantiñas, rendendo il ritmo più pausato e trasformandolo in qualcosa da ascolto e non solo da baile. Chacón "madridizzò" i versi, sostituendo Santa Cruz de Mudela con la Calle de Alcalá. Nel 1928 incise due Caracoles, con Ramón Montoya e con Perico el del Lunar.Ci sono però antecedenti storici: nel 1922 El Mochuelo cantò un brano già Caracoles (chiamato nel disco "Alegría Como Reluce") e nel 1923 Manuel Pavón registrò "Como Reluce" con Montoya (brani recuperati dalla Sociedad de Pizarras).Nato per il baile, si evolve in cante da ascolto con Chacón. Il baile por Caracoles fu inventato da Romero el Tito (nipote di Tío José), che ne stabilì il codice: rispetto alle alegrías è più lento, meno aggressivo, senza obbligo di finale in bulería, silencio o castellana.Essendo un cante arzigogolato, il baile (soprattutto femminile) usa mantón, ventaglio e bata de cola.La prima fu La Macarrona: nel disco del 1922 El Mochuelo la incita con i jaleos. Su YouTube guarda Milagros Menjíbar e, per il baile maschile, Manuel Liñán (anche se con un'energia più esplosiva simile a un'alegría).Altro punto importante è la registrazione del Niño de Almadén con Perico el del Lunar nell'Antología del Cante Flamenco del 1954 (Hispavox), una Bibbia per il flamenco. Perico era stato chitarrista di Chacón e ne custodiva la memoria storica. Molti cantaores lo hanno fatto proprio, come Chocolate, Fosforito e José Menese, ma altri non lo hanno in repertorio.Antonio Mairena lo considerava poco flamenco e troppo barocco, adatto a chi non conosceva bene questo mondo. Ma a Londra la sua esecuzione ricevette un'ovazione di 15 minuti. Forse aveva ragione Quiñones: non tutti i palos devono esplorare le profondità dell'animo, Caracoles esprime semplicemente la gioia di vivere e la serenità. Sono Sabina Todaro, mi occupo di flamenco e musiche del mondo arabo dal 1985, insegno baile flamenco e Lyrical Arab Dance (un lavoro sull'espressione delle emozioni) dal 1990 a Milano. La letra por caracoles è impegnativa per il bailaor, che deve conoscere benissimo il cante perché il cantaor può fare pause di respiro quando e dove vuole. Per ballare è obbligatorio conoscere il cante, d'altronde se non ti piace alla follia perché dovresti ballare flamenco? Nel baile por caracoles si esplora lo spazio come energia aerea: si può ballare in due metri quadrati, ma l'ampiezza e la gestione dello spazio sono tipici di questo stile.

Hear about travel to Jerez de la Frontera and the province of Cádiz in Spain as the Amateur Traveler talks about a recent press trip to the 2026 Culinary Capital of Spain. This week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check out Smart Travel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This episode is based on a recent press trip to Cádiz and Jerez, with guest Kristen Henning from Travel Past 50 joining Chris to talk about why travelers should consider this corner of Andalusia. Why Visit Cádiz Province and Jerez? The focus of the trip was Jerez de la Frontera, recently named Spain's Culinary Capital for 2026. But as Chris and Kristen discovered, Jerez is not just about food. It is also about sherry, Andalusian horses, Carthusian monks, flamenco, history, and easy access to the beaches and ports of Cádiz Province. Kristen describes Jerez as best known for sherry wine production, but says there is far more to the region than she expected. Travelers will find horses, especially the Andalusian horse, a deep history stretching from Roman times to the Moors, connections to Columbus and Magellan, flamenco, beaches, golf, and a strong food culture. Chris starts by adding context for Cádiz, the oldest city in Spain, founded by the Phoenicians around 1100 BC. Cádiz later became Carthaginian, Roman, Visigothic, Moorish, and, after the Reconquest, Spanish. Its maritime history made it one of Spain's most important ports, especially once trade with the New World shifted from Seville to Cádiz. ... https://amateurtraveler.com/jerez-spain/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continuiamo a parlare delle Cantiñas, i cantes legati a Cádiz. Se non ci sei mai stato ti posso raccontare come sia Cádiz, ricorda un po' la situazione di Venezia: Cádiz è su un'isola, la Isla de Cádiz, congiunta con l'isola su cui sorge San Fernando, la Isla de León, con una lingua di sabbia circondata da spiagge bellissime, separata dal caño di Sancti Petri. All'entrata di Cádice dalla parte di San Fernando c'è la Cortadura, la muraglia difensiva costruita nel 1801 per difendersi dai francesi, di cui si racconta nelle strofe flamenche. Parlare di flamenco ci obbliga a parlare della storia dell'Andalusia! Dall'altro lato della città, verso nord, un ponte la collega a Puerto Real e alla baia, la famosa bahía di cui si parla nelle letras, e da lì si arriva a Puerto de Santa María. A sud si trova Chiclana. Tutte zone importanti per il flamenco. La luce è particolare, arriva da tutti i lati e molto blu. Ci sono acquitrini, saline, il porto sull'Atlantico, merci dall'Africa, dalle Americhe, gli schiavi, i viaggi per e dai Caraibi. La gente era povera, ma ricca di stimoli culturali molto vari. Quando le armate napoleoniche invasero la Spagna a inizi 800, la morfologia della città diede a Cádice il vantaggio di essere abbastanza inespugnabile e i soldati di diverse regioni confluirono nella zona mescolando le loro culture, anche musicali. Arrivarono le Jotas del nord, in particolare la Jota Aragonesa: un canto ternario, in scala maggiore, allegro e solare che la gente del luogo imparò. La melodia non ha nulla a che vedere con le cantiñas, ma l'atmosfera delle jotas contribuì a formare il terreno su cui si evolsero. Le strofe di Mirabras raccontano di ribellione e liberalismo. Il fatto che questi palos si cantino a velocità sostenuta ha a che fare con l'energia, la solarità e l'ironia tipiche della zona. Le Jotas sono una radice delle cantiñas ma non l'unica. Ecco le altre: i juguetillos, piccole composizioni veloci, semplici e ternarie del repertorio delle tonadillas — frasi buffe, testi ironici, che si cantano come aggiunta alla letra senza nulla a che vedere con il suo tema. I fandangos de Cádiz non esistono più ma si sono disciolti nelle cantiñas; pregones, inni e romances sono confluiti anch'essi. Ci sono poi cantiñas antiche che hanno dato origine a quelle di oggi: la Contrabandista, diffusa nella zona intorno a Gibilterra, zona di contrabbando fra l'Africa e la sierra, di cui ascoltiamo un esempio cantato da Camarón de la Isla. La letra tradizionale dice: "Yo soy la contrabandista / que meto tanto ruío / y cuando voy con mi marío / al Peñón de Gibraltar / si me tiran al resguardo / o me meto en el zipizape / tiro mi jaca al escape / y me voy por donde he venío." Altri cantes che diedero origine alle cantiñas vennero dalla famiglia Bochoque, gitani di Sanlúcar de Barrameda: la cantiña de las Mirris e la cantiña de la Rosa. El Tío Frasco Bochoque, nato all'inizio dell'800, diede probabilmente i semi del Mirabras; la Tía María la Mica, sua parente, creò probabilmente la cantiña de las Mirris. Le stesse Mirris erano sorelle o cugine della Mica, e ogni giorno andavano da Sanlúcar al Puerto de Santa María a portare vettovaglie ai loro uomini carcerati ai lavori forzati. Il cante de las Mirris fu tramandato da Ramón Medrano, macellaio di Sanlúcar cresciuto nel cante grazie alla nonna, la Bisca, che visse 104 anni e fu vera memoria storica del flamenco dalla metà dell'800. "Desde Sanlúcar al Puerto / hay un carril / que lo han hecho las Mirris / de ir y venir. / La Mirri chica y la Mirri grande / estaban hechas de azúcar cande. / ¿Qué es lo que suena? / Los presidiarios con sus cadenas." In mezzo all'immagine triste dei prigionieri, queste due bellissime sorelle — donne di spettacolo. La poesia del flamenco! Ascoltiamo anche Chano Lobato por cantiña de las Mirris, con spirito molto artistico e personale. La cantiña de la Rosa viene dalla stessa famiglia: José Vargas Serrano Bochoque, nipote del Tío Frasco, la creò probabilmente. "Ayudarme caballeros a dibujar esta rosa / que tengo luto y no puedo dibujarla tan hermosa." La letra sopravvisse grazie a Ramón Medrano e a Félix Serrano Medrano, altra memoria storica del flamenco. Ascoltiamo Enrique Morente accompagnato da Sabicas por cantiña de la Rosa. Sono Sabina Todaro, mi occupo di flamenco e di musiche e danze del mondo arabo dal 1985, e dal 1990 insegno a Milano baile flamenco e Lyrical Arab Dance. Ho una passione sconfinata per il flamenco: d'altra parte chi me lo avrebbe fatto fare di mettere in piedi questo podcast così variegato? Solo attraverso l'insegnamento non potrei diffondere così questa cultura. Grazie di ascoltare questi podcast. Io mi impegno il più possibile ma senza di te il mio lavoro sarebbe inutile e molto noioso. 

Guests: Sharon Atwood & Karen AllenMinistry (Karen): Ewe R Blessed MinistriesBook: Outta My Mind, Into His Heart: 60 Devotions for Those With Mental Illness and Their AdvocatesInterview Location: 2026 Blue Lake Christian Writers Conference near Andalusia, ALWebsite: ewerblessed.com

Le cantiñas sono un argomento grosso quindi lo tratterò in due parti.Il termine indica due cose: un palo a sé stante che si chiama proprio cantiña, e la famiglia di palos che hanno fra loro elementi in comune e alcune differenze. Cantiña, Alegrías de Cadiz, Alegrías de Córdoba, Mirabras, Caracoles, Romera, cantiña del Pinini (in realtà ce ne sono altre personali, ma questa è molto interessante). E altre più antiche che diedero i natali alle cantiña di oggi, delle quali ti parlerò nella seconda parte del podcast: cantiña de las Mirris, de la Contrabandista e de la Rosa.Sulle singole cantiñas farò episodi specifici in futuro.La cantiña più diffusa sono las Alegrías de Cadiz, un'energia fortissima, esplosiva, che rimane in mente anche a chi non conosce nulla del flamenco. E' nel repertorio di tutti i bailaores.Partiamo dall'ascolto della cantiña in quanto tale, cantata da Jeromo Segura. La frase ritmica è in 12 tempi con un compas di amalgama e la modalità musicale di riferimento è centralmente il maggiore. Nella Cantiña non c'è bisogno che ad un compas corrisponda un verso mentre nell'Alegría de Cadiz ad un verso corrisponde una frase ritmica, quindi c'è più energia ma meno libertà interpretativa da parte del cantaor.Ascoltiamo un esempio di Alegría de Cadiz cantata da Chano Lobato, figura emblematica del cante di Cadiz, che lavorò con tutti i più grandi artisti durante una carriera lunghissima: Chano cantò fino a tardissima età e collezionò un'esperienza impagabile in questo campo. Ti parlo di Alegría de Cadiz perché esiste anche la Alegría de Cordoba, che forse la flamencologia preferirebbe chiamare con più precisione Cantiña de Cordoba o cordobesa. Ha una melodia che slitta sulla modalità minore e si avvicina alla modalità flamenca. Ascoltiamo un esempio de El Seneca. Hanno origine dalla Alegría de Cadiz e all'inizio del 900 vengono trasportate a Cordoba ad opera di Onofre, che lavorava nel campo della tauromachia. I primi interpreti furono i suoi figli, gli Onofres. Ha una melodia diversa, sembra quasi una canzone, il cante è più lento e pausato, con atmosfera più tranquilla e sentimentale.Ascoltiamo un esempio di Alegría de Cadiz cantata da Chano Lobato per un confronto diretto. Ascoltiamo anche un cante por Caracoles cantato da El Chocolate e il Mirabras, cantato da Rosario Lopez, cantaora di Cadiz esperta sull'argomento Mirabras.Il Mirabras ha una parte politica e una di Pregon, i cantes del mercato a cui spesso il flamenco fa riferimento.Ascoltiamo una Cantiña del Pinini, cresciuta fuori da Cadice grazie al Pinini, che era di Lebrija, e dopo aver lavorato tanto tempo a Cadice nei mattatoi tornò nella sua terra natale e creò una cantiña personale. La ascoltiamo cantata da Fernanda de Utrera che oltre ad essere una cantaora fondamentale nella storia del flamenco era anche la nipote del Pinini, e certamente la Cantiña del Pinini era per lei storia familiare.Dopo questa carrellata di ascolti voglio parlare in generale delle cantiñas, delle loro caratteristiche. La frase ritmica sta in 12 tempi con una prima parte ternaria e una seconda parte binaria. La modalità musicale usata è principalmente maggiore, ma la tradizione orale si presta molto a modifiche, e il flamenco tipicamente fa passaggi in altre modalità. Lavora centralmente sulla zona di Cadice.Questi cantes nascono come ballabili e conservano una dimensione fisica, ludica, per poi evolversi in una direzione da ascolto. L'Alegría de Cadiz è l'unico dedicato centralmente alla città di Cadice, ha una energia molto incalzante e travolgente. La trovi nel repertorio di ogni bailaor, che può così mettere in mostra anche le sue capacità tecniche.Caratteristica di questo palo è che ad ogni compas corrisponde un verso del cante, cosa che la rende più incalzante e anche più semplice da cantare e da ascoltare.Sono Sabina Todaro, mi occupo di flamenco e di musiche e danze del mondo arabo dal 1985, e dal 1990 insegno a Milano baile flamenco e Lyrical Arab Dance, un lavoro sull'espressione delle emozioni attraverso musiche e danze del mondo arabo. Ho una passione sconfinata per il flamenco: d'altra parte chi me lo avrebbe fatto fare di mettere in piedi questo podcast così variegato? Solo attraverso l'insegnamento non potrei diffondere così questa cultura.Ti suggerisco di cercare la Magna Antología del cante flamenco, 20 vinili editi da Hispavox nel 1982, prodotta e diretta da José Blas Vega, ricercatore e flamencólogo con l'anima dell'appassionato: arrivò a registrare in prima persona dei cantes andando direttamente in casa dei cantaores, registrando anche persone non professioniste, che restano a testimonianza della storia del cante.E anche la serie della RTVE spagnola degli anni 70 Rito y Geografía del Cante. C'è una puntata dedicata ai cantes di Cadiz e de los Puertos che ti consiglio di ascoltare. Li trovi su youtube

Hello and welcome again to the Motos and Friends Podcast. This episode is brought to you by Leod Escapes. My name is Arthur Coldwells. *  *  *  *  * Have you ever wanted to ride a real MotoGP track? Well, here's your chance! Leod Escapes does all sorts of amazing European tours, including the incredible Munich to Mugello tour at the end of June, or you can try the Core of Catalunya or the Portimão Andalusia trips, both in October. These are incredible touring experiences with the very best that Europe has to offer, as well as riding these amazing tracks on brand new BMW S1000RRs. So for the trip of a lifetime, visit LeodEscapes.com, now! *  *  *  *  * In our first segment, Nic de Sena tells us all about his recent trip to Spain to ride the new 2027 Suzuki GSX-R1000R. Suzuki did a slightly different spin on this particular launch where they split the journalists into teams of 3, and had a 6-hour endurance ‘race' to see how well everyone fared. Nic gives us the lowdown on what it's like to the new Gixxer and for such long track sessions! Rider Market from just outside Orlando, Florida, is the winner of the recent Royal Enfield BTR Build-Off competition in the Road Race category. Brian Koster is the Parts Director at Rider Market and he tells us briefly about the machine and parts he selected that made this retro-looking Royal Enfield stand out and take the trophy.   Our guest for this episode is Brian Bentley. A few years ago, just prior to Covid, Brian had a chance to buy a Ducati 916. He's always been a major fan of the bike ever since it launched in the early nineties. He'd actually been looking for a 748 for a while, but when this great example came to his attention he couldn't resist. The only snag was that it was completely disassembled. So, Brian did what any reasonable bike-fanatic would do: he loaded all the endless boxes of parts into the trunk of his SUV, headed home to Daytona Beach, and started the build. Brian recounts the story of this incredible machine and what eventually happened to it in the end.    *  *  *  *  * Here's quick reminder to check out our monthly digital magazine. It's filled with everything you want to read on motorcycling, including some things you've probably not seen elsewhere. It's absolutely free and you will find it on the Apple App Store and of course on Google Play as well. Don't forget to leave us your comments on our social media—we're on all the usual platforms at Ultimate Motorcycling. We love hearing your feedback… so good or bad, please let us know what you think. If there's something you'd like us to cover, we'd love to hear those ideas too!   @ultimatemotorcycling  @UltimateMotoMag  @UltimateMotorcycling  producer@ultimatemotorcycling.com  

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Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how to experience God's love and forgiveness in your life.  We hope you are encouraged to move closer to God and have a more genuine and joyful relationship with Him.   Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how to experience God's love and forgiveness in your life.  We hope you are encouraged to move closer to God and have a more genuine and joyful relationship with Him.   Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how to experience God's love and forgiveness in your life.  We hope you are encouraged to move closer to God and have a more genuine and joyful relationship with Him.   Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how to experience God's love and forgiveness in your life.  We hope you are encouraged to move closer to God and have a more genuine and joyful relationship with Him.   Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how to experience God's love and forgiveness in your life.  We hope you are encouraged to move closer to God and have a more genuine and joyful relationship with Him.   Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how to experience God's love and forgiveness in your life.  We hope you are encouraged to move closer to God and have a more genuine and joyful relationship with Him.   Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how to experience God's love and forgiveness in your life.  We hope you are encouraged to move closer to God and have a more genuine and joyful relationship with Him.   Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Guest: Linette RainvilleMinistry: Daughters UnitedPosition: FounderBooks: Start Little, Dream Big — How Small Acts of Faith Can Change the World+Dressing Esther — Equipping Modern-Day Esthers for "Such a Time as This"Interview Location: 2026 Blue Lake Christian Writers Conference at Blue Lake Camp near Andalusia, ALWebsite: daughtersunited.org

Full Text of Readings We couldn't findthis page. The Saint of the day is Saint John of Avila Saint John of Avila's Story Born in the Castile region of Spain, John was sent at the age of 14 to the University of Salamanca to study law. He later moved to Alcala, where he studied philosophy and theology before his ordination as a diocesan priest. After John's parents died and left him as their sole heir to a considerable fortune, he distributed his money to the poor. In 1527, he traveled to Seville, hoping to become a missionary in Mexico. The archbishop of that city persuaded him to stay and spread the faith in Andalusia. During nine years of work there, he developed a reputation as an engaging preacher, a perceptive spiritual director, and a wise confessor. Dear St. Carlo Acutis… Because John of Avila was not afraid to denounce vice in high places, he was investigated by the Inquisition but was cleared in 1533. He later worked in Cordoba and then in Granada, where he organized the University of Baeza, the first of several colleges run by diocesan priests who dedicated themselves to teaching and giving spiritual direction to young people. John of Avila was friends with Saints Francis Borgia, Ignatius of Loyola, John of God, John of the Cross, Peter of Alcantara, and Teresa of Avila. John worked closely with members of the Society of Jesus and helped their growth within Spain and its colonies. John's mystical writings have been translated into several languages. He was beatified in 1894, canonized in 1970, and declared a doctor of the Church on October 7, 2012. St. John of Avila's liturgical feast is celebrated on May 10. Reflection Saint John of Avila knew that the lives of Christians can contradict the Good News of Jesus Christ—for example thinking racism is OK—implicitly encouraging Christians to live their faith-halfheartedly, and causing obstacles to non-Christians who might accept Baptism. In 16th-century Spain, those who advocated reforming the Church were often suspected of heresy. Saint John of Avila held his ground and was eventually recognized as a very reliable teacher of the Christian faith.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Meandering in Málaga, SpainIn this episode, we explore Málaga, a warm, walkable, art‑filled city on Spain's Costa del Sol. GoNOMAD contributor Debbie Garrick shares her March adventure, a trip built on wandering without an agenda.What we cover in this episode• Arriving in Málaga A friendly taxi driver, avocado farm stories, and the first glimpse of a city far more elegant than its Costa del Sol stereotype.• Old Town at night: The massive cathedral glowing above the plazas, the Roman amphitheatre lit from below, and dinner beside a roaring outdoor fire with classic tapas.• Walking the Mediterranean promenade from La Malagueta to the marina, watching locals jog, families stroll, and beach bars fill with life.• Muelle Uno and the waterfront markets: Handmade sandals, jewelry, knitwear, and the easy rhythm of browsing and people‑watching along the quay.• Málaga's growing art scene: The colorful glass cube of the Centre Pompidou Málaga, the Picasso Museum's family‑donated collection, and the street‑art‑rich Soho district.• Climbing to Castillo de Gibralfaro: A steep but rewarding walk to sweeping views of the sea, mountains, and city rooftops, plus a shady terrace café under the olive trees.• Exploring the Alcazaba Moorish courtyards, fountains, gardens, and the Roman amphitheatre below, where live performances sometimes appear like a secret.• The city's contrasts include modern boulevards, narrow alleys filled with pottery and leather goods, and the historic Malagueta bullring.• Málaga after dark: Music spilling into the streets, multi‑generational crowds, and Debbie's night at La Fábrica, followed by a quieter cocktail bar escape.• Why Málaga belongs on your Spain itinerary: Warm, historic, artistic, and endlessly welcoming.Subscribe & Explore MoreIf you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the GoNOMAD Travel Podcast so you never miss a new journey.Read more travel stories at GoNOMAD.comDiscover more Voyascape podcasts at www.voyascape.comMentioned in this episode:Check out the Smart Travel PodcastThis week's show is supported by the new Smart Travel Podcast. Travel smarter — and spend less — with help from NerdWallet. Check out Smart Travel at the Link below:Smart Travel PodcastCheck out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of the Voyascape Travel Network, that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below.Voyascape Podcast Network

Guest: Gina RomeroBook: Welcome Home: A Guide to Homemaking From the HeartInterview Location: 2026 Blue Lake Christian Writers Conference near Andalusia, ALWebsite: welcomehomebygina.com

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.This term, Term 2 of 2026, Grounded begins its study of Surah Al-Muddathir. Last term covered Surah Al-Muzzammil, and these two surahs reflect each other in meaning. Before opening the ayat itself, this first session steps back to map the landscape — where Al-Muddathir sits in the early revelation to the Prophet ﷺ, and what each surah was teaching him in sequence.Grounded is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.The Cave and the Cry for GuidanceAt around 35 years old, the Prophet ﷺ began withdrawing from his community into spiritual seclusion. He would travel about five kilometres from Makkah to the cave of Hira, following a pattern set long before him by Ibrahim عليه السلام and his family.The Makkah he was withdrawing from was a city in moral disrepair. He could see the disease, but could not yet see the cure. So he would isolate himself, reflect, and pray for a way out — not just for himself, but for his people.When he was 40 years old, the answer came.The First Revelation: Iqra — ReadThe first revelation was the opening five ayat of Surah Al-'Alaq, beginning with the command:اقْرَأْ — Read.Pause on what is happening here. The Prophet ﷺ was unlettered. He was sent to a community that was overwhelmingly illiterate — some scholars say you could count on the fingers of both hands the number of people in Makkah at that time who could read and write. And the very first word Allah revealed to this man, in this place, was a command to read.This was revolutionary in human history.Before this moment, reading was largely the reserved privilege of the scholarly and the clergy — priests and religious authorities who needed access to scripture. A normal person, even a king, often did not need to read; they had scribes for that. Reading was an elite, ceremonial activity.Iqra democratised reading. It pulled it out of the temple and the palace and placed it in the hands of every believer. Allah did not first command the Prophet ﷺ to pray, to fast, or to perform Hajj. The first command — to him, and by extension to the Muslim community — was to read.Muslims have to be readers. This is the first command.Grounded is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.The Second Revelation: Al-Qalam — The PenAfter this first encounter, the Prophet ﷺ was terrified. He thought he was losing his mind, that he was seeing things, that he had been touched by jinn. He went home and Khadijah رضي الله عنها calmed him down.Then came Surah Al-Qalam:ن ۚ وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَNun. By the pen and what they write.The nun is one of the disjointed letters whose meaning only Allah knows. But the rest of the ayah is clear: an oath by the pen and what it writes. The reference is to the pen of the Lawh al-Mahfudh — but the message to humanity is the elevation of writing.There is a difference of opinion among the scholars about which surah was the second revelation — Al-Qalam, Al-Muzzammil, or Al-Muddathir. The position taken here is that it is Al-Qalam, for two reasons.First, Surah Al-Qalam contains the ayah:مَا أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍYou, by the favour of your Lord, are not mad.The Prophet ﷺ had just walked away from the cave terrified that he was going crazy. Before any further mission could be loaded onto him, Allah needed to settle his heart: you are not mad. This is real. This is the answer to what you have been asking for.Second, the message of the pen and what is written sits naturally next to Iqra. First read. Then write. Allah is establishing the foundations of a literate ummah before He establishes anything else.A Civilisation Built on the PenThis focus on reading and writing wasn't just a private spiritual instruction to one man — it shaped a civilisation.A clear example is the Battle of Talas in 751 CE. When the Muslims defeated the Tang Chinese army, among the prisoners were craftsmen who knew the secret of papermaking. Until that point, paper was a closely guarded Chinese technology. Through those captives, papermaking entered the Muslim world — Samarkand, then Baghdad, then across North Africa and into Andalusia, and from there into the rest of Europe.The world before mass paper was a world of parchment and scroll — expensive, ceremonial, reserved for royal edicts and palace records. The world after was a world where ordinary people could own books. The intellectual explosion of the Islamic Golden Age — the libraries of Baghdad, the universities of Cordoba, the translation movements — was built on this foundation.The first command was Iqra. The second oath was by the pen. Acquiring and preserving knowledge isn't just useful for humanity. It is a religious command.The Third Revelation: Al-Muzzammil — The One Wrapped TightlyAfter reading and writing comes Surah Al-Muzzammil:يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ ۞ قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًاO you who is wrapped up. Stand the night, except for a little.Muzzammil describes someone wrapped tightly in their cloak — the kind of wrapping you reach for when you're shivering, when you want to be held by your blanket. The Prophet ﷺ had come home shaken, and pulled his cloak tightly around himself.And in that state, the command came: stand the night.This is the command for spiritual work. Qiyamul layl. Take the knowledge that has been given to you — iqra, al-qalam — and turn it inward first. Transform yourself before you try to transform anything else.This is where revelation begins its real work on the believer: not in the marketplace, not in the public square, but at night, alone, standing before Allah.The Fourth Revelation: Al-Muddathir — The One CoveredAnd then comes the surah Grounded begins this term:يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ ۞ قُمْ فَأَنذِرْO you who is covered. Stand up and warn.Muddathir is a softer wrapping than muzzammil. Muzzammil is the tight, terrified wrap of someone shivering. Muddathir is the more relaxed cover — like the blanket you pull over yourself on these cooler autumn nights in Perth, not clutched, just resting on you, comfortable.And the command this time is different. Qum fa-andhir — stand up and warn your people.This is community work.Notice the sequence Allah is teaching: 1. Iqra — read. 2. Al-Qalam — write. 3. Al-Muzzammil — work on yourself in the night. 4. Al-Muddathir — go out and work for your community in the day.Read and write. Acquire knowledge. Turn that knowledge into self-transformation. Then take that transformed self into the community and contribute.A good Muslim is not someone who simply sits at home reciting Quran, doing tasbih, doing dhikr, fasting, and isolating from the world. Those things are essential — non-negotiable, in fact. But the next question is always: how does this benefit the rest of creation? What is the contribution to the community?The Two Cannot Be SeparatedThere is a tendency to split these two — to treat the spiritual person and the activist as different categories. Islam fuses them.The Prophet ﷺ taught this fusion in a single hadith, narrated by Abdullah ibn Salam — a Jewish rabbi in Madinah who heard the first lecture and immediately recognised the signs of the final messenger. The Prophet ﷺ said:يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، أَفْشُوا السَّلَامَ، وَأَطْعِمُوا الطَّعَامَ، وَصِلُوا الْأَرْحَامَ، وَصَلُّوا بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ، تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِسَلَامٍ.O people, spread peace, feed the hungry, maintain family ties, and pray at night while people are sleeping — you will enter Paradise in peace.Look at the structure of that hadith. Three of the four instructions are outward — spread peace, feed people, connect family ties. These are daytime acts, community acts, the work of being among people. Only the last — pray at night while people sleep — is solitary spiritual work.The day is for community work. The night is for spiritual work. The night recharges the day. The day expresses what the night built.Spreading peace is tiring. Feeding people is tiring. Holding broken family relationships together is tiring. Where does the motivation come from? It comes from the night — from the extra Quran, the extra dhikr, the ayat of Jannah and Jahannam read in the silence when everyone else is asleep. That motivation then spills out into the next day's work.The Maxim of the ScholarsThe scholars of this ummah captured this balance in a maxim worth memorising:Knowledge without practice is like a tree that bears no fruit.Practice without knowledge is craziness.A reader who never acts is a barren tree. An actor who never reads is a danger — to himself and to everyone around him.Surah Al-Muddathir lands precisely here. By the time this revelation comes, the Prophet ﷺ has been told to read, told to write, and told to stand the night and work on himself. Now, finally: stand up and warn your people.This is where Grounded picks up next week, opening the first ten ayat of Surah Al-Muddathir, إن شاء الله.This Week's Take-HomeAudit your own balance this week. Ask honestly: • Reading and writing — am I taking in knowledge, or has my intake quietly stopped? • Self-work — what am I doing in the night that no one else sees? • Community work — what am I doing in the day that benefits people beyond myself?If three of these are strong and one is empty, that's the one to start with this week.See you Tuesday for Tajweed Tuesday, and next Thursday we dive into the surah.Thanks for reading Grounded! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.grounded.day/subscribe

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

Welcome  to the Hopewell Baptist Church podcast. In this episode, our pastor Barry Wilkinson talks about how  God welcomes us so we are to welcome each other.  God desires us to have meaningful and genuine relationships with each other in HIs family.  The messages centers around several reasons we have to do that.  We hope you are encouraged to live with an open heart toward other people.  Hopewell Baptist Church is located 7 miles outside of Andalusia, Al at 6592 Brooklyn Rd, Andalusia, AL 36421. If you would like to contact the church, feel free to call 334-222-2757.  

In a small village in Andalusia, Spain, there's a house where faces appear in the concrete floor. Not painted. Not carved. They emerge from the material itself—eyes, mouths, expressions of anguish—and they won't go away. For over fifty years, the Pereira family has lived with floors that cry, concrete that bleeds human features, and faces that watch from beneath their feet. Scientists have studied the phenomenon. Skeptics have investigated. The floor has been destroyed and rebuilt multiple times. But the faces keep coming back. Angrier. More numerous. More desperate. This is the story of the Belmez Faces—where a kitchen floor became a window to something that refuses to stay buried.   https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror   #BelmezFaces #Spain #Andalusia #DestinationTerror #HauntedEurope #Paranormal #Supernatural #UnexplainedMystery #Poltergeist #ParanormalHotspot #TrueHauntings #GhostStories #HauntedPlaces #RealHorror #UnexplainedMysteries #Eerie #CreepyHistory #DarkLegends #Unexplained #SupernaturalPhenomena #HauntedWorld #SpanishMystery #HorrorPodcast #Storytelling #Spooky #Creepy #DidYouKnow #ListenNow   Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://www.carman-carrion.com/   SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion   CONNECT WITH CARMAN: Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/   SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6oNoUJi3M9rNlzKOzOH3Zf iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/destination-terror/id1550364606 Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales!   DISCOVER MORE HORROR: http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Crypt Shop: https://the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/   MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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La strada per il Mondiale passa sopra la Manica, quindi voliamo a Londra da Davide Chinellato della Gazzetta dello Sport per sentire come gli anglosassoni vedono, da avversaria, la Nazionale Italiana che si appresta a sfidare Irlanda del Nord e, forse, il Galles.Carletto Pellegatti è in viaggio in Andalusia a spargere il verbo del milanismo, ma noi lo convochiamo lo stesso per farlo entrare un po' in clima Nazionale insieme al suo amico Peppe Di Stefano che sta seguendo il gruppo di Gattuso per Sky Sport.

It's another packed week of early-season racing, as we look back on the key action from the UAE, Andalusia and the Algarve last week – and ahead to Belgium's Opening Weekend.Daniel Friebe, Lionel Birnie and Rob Hatch focus first on the Volta ao Algarve, where Paul Seixas cranked up the hype around his short and long-term future with a stunning stage win and top-three overall finish. The winner of that race overall was Juan Ayuso, now of Lidl-Trek and formerly UAE. The rider who some might argue made Ayuso expendable at UAE, Isaac Del Toro, ruled the roost at the UAE Tour. Our Omloop Nieuwsblad preview is also an opportunity to find out whether there's any truth to rumours about perhaps the biggest star of the recent Winter Olympics joining Uno-X. Team manager Thor Hushovd sets us straight on that, plus we visit our own Belgian Classics oracle in Coorevits Corner. EPISODE SPONSORSIndeedIf you are looking to hire someone for your company, maybe the best way isn't to search for a candidate but to match with Indeed. Go to indeed.com/cycle now to get a £100 sponsored job credit and get matched with the perfect candidate fast.BikmoThis episode of The Cycling Podcast is brought to you by Bikmo cycle insurance – because let's face it, things happen. Whether it's a crash landing, the heartbreak of a stolen bike, or the ultimate facepalm moment of reversing over your prized aero wheel, Bikmo has you covered. Flexible policies that you can cancel anytime, 50% off extra bikes in your household, protection for your kit, race entries, and even damage while travelling to your next epic ride – they've thought of it all. Protect your ride before it's too late – head to Bikmo.com to get covered.NordVPNGet NordVPN two-year plan + four months extra ➼ https://nordvpn.com/tcp It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee.Follow us on social media:Twitter @cycling_podcastInstagram @thecyclingpodcastFriends of the PodcastSign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.The 11.01 CappuccinoOur regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am).The Cannibal & BadgerFriends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our new virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.The Cycling Podcast is on StravaThe Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

At least twenty-one people are killed in Spain after two high-speed trains collide. The accident occurred when a train travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz in Andalusia, crossing on to another track. Also: the dispute between European countries and the United States - over Donald Trump's determination to annex Greenland - continues to escalate; Senegal wins the Africa Cup of Nations in men's football for the second time after an enthralling - and sometimes chaotic - final; China meets its economic growth target - but there are problems ahead; and a bumper fruit crop in New Zealand means they're preparing for a stellar breeding season for the world's fattest parrot - the Kakapo.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight.Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment.Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk