Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Алсу Әбелханова Мәхәббәтнең соңгы төне Mäxäbbätneñ soñgı töne


Алсу Әбелханова - Alsou Ebilkhanova

Мәхәббәтнең соңгы төне Mäxäbbätneñ soñgı töne

I've been singing along with this incorrectly for months. I thought it was "Songi Kone, not tone"

Ландыш Нигъмәтҗанова - Ялгышма

Landysh Nigmetzhanova - Yalgishma

Ландыш Нигъмәтҗанова - Ак болытлар

Landysh Nigmetzhanova - Ak Bolitlar - White Clouds

Monday, March 2, 2009

Russian Bakery Heaven



I love this place. Tblisi Georgian Bakery - 20th and Geary San Francisco.  They have delicious piroshki, breads, and chiboreki too. The girls behind the counter are angels and I secretly took these pictures like KGB while they had their backs turned.  Eni makes great Napoleon also (Her's is better) all of those baking trays all over the kitchen. Lots of work, but nothing compares.

Tukay Poetry .mp3's


There is something surreal about listening to the words of Gabdullah Tukay coming through the speakers of a laptop. This is a link to .mp3 audio files of Tukay poetry, courtesy of the website of the Tukay Museum in Kazan. (and totally amazing)

Recently someone commented to me, "How did he know so much about life at such a young age? He Truly was a genius and artist with words."