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Kevin Carrel Footer

Author: KCF

  • Maria Volonte: Blue Tango CD

    New CD: Blue Tango

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    “Blue Tango, ” the new CD from Argentine Latin Grammy nominee María Volonté, is a collaboration with California harmonica player Kevin Carrel Footer. The CD is a ground-breaking musical project exploring the emotional and musical crossroads where tango and the blues embrace. This globe-trotting duo celebrates the deep spiritual bond that joins tango and the…

  • Lost Boy

    I have always been drawn to compasses. As a child I loved studying the art of navigation by compass in books. Later, in the mountains, I became skilled with one and never once got lost. Indeed, for several years I was part of a mountain rescue unit; we were the people they called when you…

  • From the preface to “A Tango before I Die”

    From the preface to “A Tango before I Die” by Kevin Carrel Footer This book – my first – has been a long time in coming. There are two possible explanations for this. One is that I had to live each of these stories to know if they bore the mark of the truth or…

  • I like helping people break free

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    I like helping people to break free of the chains that hold them down. I know what it’s like to feel trapped and desperate. I also know it doesn’t have to be that way.

  • Book Presentation at the Borges – Photos

    Thanks to all the artists and friends who joined me on this very special night at the Centro Cultural Borges in Buenos Aires.

  • Buenos Aires Herald: Passion Meets Strong Creativity

    (Published in the Buenos Aires Herald on 21 August 2013) Former Herald columnist and staffer Kevin Carrel Footer will be presenting his book A Tango before I Die” (Un Tango antes de morir) next Monday in the Centro Cultural Borges. The written text of this maiden book is culled from a decade of Sunday columns…

  • Our NPR Concert

    María Volonté and Kevin Carrel Footer perform live on the National Public Radio (NPR) Tiny Desk Concert series in Washington, DC.

  • Behold!

    Behold!

    The morning fills me with the precious waters of a new day. I gather droplets in my wide-open mouth. It is as if it were the very first day and I am brought out pristine and eager, everything a fresh blessing. The morning is the sacred time. In it I witness the making of the…

  • A Tango Before I Die

    Book Presentation – 26 de Agosto

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    Kevin Carrel Footer will present his new book “A Tango Before I Die” on Monday, August 26 at 7pm at the Centro Cultural Borges