{"id":3832,"date":"2025-10-01T13:36:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/?p=3832"},"modified":"2025-10-01T13:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:36:43","slug":"goodnews-october-2025-good-to-hear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2025\/10\/01\/goodnews-october-2025-good-to-hear\/","title":{"rendered":"goodnews october 2025 \u2013 good to hear"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo – ao vivo Belo Horizonte 2022<\/h3>\t\t\t

Hermeto Pascoal<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal Oliveira da Costa left us on 13 September. \u201cThe distinction between entertainment and art was as absent from his work as the contrast between popular culture and avant-garde. In the work of this Brazilian genius, everything came together in counterpoint\u2026 The man, who wore a shoulder-length ponytail and an almost equally long bushy beard in his old age, was born in Alagoas in north-eastern Brazil in 1936 as a child with albinism. His white skin gave him a special status. While other children had to work in the fields, Hermeto was apparently allowed to stay at home, where he studied the songs of birds and played around on his father’s accordion.\u201d (Neue Z\u00fcrcher Zeitung)
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Mix Destellos<\/h3>\t\t\t

Los Destellos<\/strong><\/a>
\nLos Destellos (Spanish for “the Flashes”) are a legendary peruvian cumbia band formed in Lima, Peru in 1966 by Enrique Delgado Montes. \u201cIn their early releases, Los Destellos popularized the sharp sound of the electric guitar and bass in the context of a cumbia ensemble. By replacing the horns and accordion with the strings, they played a key role in developing the genre that later became known as Peruvian cumbia, influencing bands such as Los Mirlos, Los Ecos, and Los Diablos Rojos. The band’s style bears influence from psychedelic and surf rock as well as cumbia and local Peruvian genres.\u201d (Wikipedia)
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Hard Times Never Last<\/h3>\t\t\t

Kokoroko\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>
\nKokoroko is a British London-based septet, led by Sheila Maurice-Grey and Onome Edgeworth playing a fusion of funk and highlife. \u201cTough Times Never Last is a spirited collection of songs servinfg as an optimistic reminder to tightly hold and embrace the many dualities that occur in life. Overf the course of the 11-song suit, the album explores togehtherness, community, sensuality, childhood, loss,a nd above all, perseverance. All tracks are written by Sheila Maurice-Grey, Onome edgeworth. Duane Atherley, Tobi debaike-Johnsson, Yohan Kebede, Ayo Kebed.\u201d (Bandcamp) The aertwork for the album was convceivedby the acclamined illustrator Luci Pina,
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Saving Grace (with Suzi Dian)<\/h3>\t\t\t

Robert Plaant<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Robert Anthony Plant (1948)was born and raised in the Wesrt Midlands area of England, and after leaving grammar school, he briefly trained as a chartered accountant before leaving home at 16 years old to concentrate on singing with a series of local blues bands. He was the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin from its founding in 1968 until their breakup in 1980. Since then, he has had a successful solo career, sometimes collaborating with other artists. Regarded by many as one of the greatest singers in rock music, he is known for his flamboyant persona, raw stage performances and his powerful, wide-ranging voice.
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Tiny Desk<\/h3>\t\t\t

Fito Paez<\/a>
\n<\/strong>\u201cWhat an honor to host Fito P\u00e1ez, one of the pioneers of Argentine rock, at the Tiny Desk for the start of Latin Music Month. In 1984, P\u00e1ez released his debut solo album one year after a brutal dictatorship, joining the swell of Spanish language rock and roll that was growing in Argentina. His lyrical insight was poignant then and resonates now. In this set, his beloved storytelling is on full display as well as his connection to the audience. P\u00e1ez reaches back to early ’90s classics, including “A Rodar Mi Vida” and “Mariposa Tecknicolor,” but also features the retrospective new song “Sale el Sol.” The closing feels like a homecoming with a rendition of “Circo Beat” that wildly transitions into the reference-heavy “Tercer Mundo,” which gets a few lyrical updates for 2025.\u201d Felix Contreras
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