And now for something completely different

I am back from India, somewhat heavier and numerous CDs and cookbooks richer. Do not expect any more India posts for the foreseeable future.  If you wish to follow the country, try the excellent blog Sepia Mutiny.

For a thorough change in mindset, here is Michael Blowhard’s post on Joseph Spence, Bahamian finger-picking guitarist and one of the most original Caribbean musicians of the postwar era.