Sun, 7 February 2010
Episode 5: Buenabrigo (featuring Antonio Gonzalez-Arnao) Media Link: Buenabrigo (24:58)  There's a million crafters in Fiber City and we've all got a yarn to spin. Malabrigo Yarns debuted in 2005 when Tobias Feder and Antonio Gonzalez-Arnao decided to start a family-owned business producing the finest wool and yarns. They hail from Montevideo, Uruguay but travel around the world to promote their luxuriously soft and dazzlingly-hued fibers. For this episode I chatted with Antonio, the current chief of Malabrigo Yarns, at Stitches West in the spring of 2009. The following book was mentioned:
The WINNER of our fourth Fiber Beat CONTEST is Carol and she receives 1 bag (enough for a full sweater) of Zitron Unisono generously donated by Skacel Knitting Fiber Beat CONTEST for Episode No. 5 I have 1 bag (13 skeins!!) of Silky Merino in the Gray Green colorway along with the latest Malabrigo pattern book number two featuring designs by Melissa Leapman. These prizes have been generously donated by Malabrigo Yarns for this episode's contest. All you need to do is tell us your favorite spanish-language artist (can be any medium, such as music, film, literature, painting, etc.). To enter, please leave your comment on fiberbeat.com or on the Fiber Beat Ravelry forum. One winner will be randomly selected from all the entries. DEADLINE FOR ENTERING IS FEBRUARY 28, 2010. A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who downloaded and listened to the first seven episodes (audio/video) of Fiber Beat. Let me know what you think and leave a review on iTunes! A very special thanks to our airport customs actors: Taylor and Madeleine. The voice of Antonio Gonzalez-Arnao was provided by Anthony. Special thanks to Max and John for their above-and-beyond-the-call-of-duty linguistic talents! We used snippets of the songs below in this episode. If you like the music, please support the artists (links provided for your convenience):
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what a wonderful \"interlude\" for a Sunday morning to be able to listen to this. We (your loyal fans) are always blown away by the \"backgrounds\" to your interviews, and of course this episode is no exception. I do have to say that for all the gazillion miles I have traveled in my life, no customs guy was ever interested in my yarn though LOL.
Your interview is fascinating -- how interesting that an architect\'s color training but need for self-support led him to play with dye pots in the kitchen and then to a business. I laughed at loud at the \"what does Malabrigo mean/stand for\" question -- no one wearing Malabrigo items would ever be accused of being \"poorly\" dressed. It is also great to hear that all is well after the fire from which they had to rebuild. thanks as always for information ... and fun!
Joao Gilberto (From Bahia, Brazil)
Charo (Actually from Spain, is that OK?)
Xavier Cugat (Also from Spain, but perfected his musical style in Cuba.)
Also Desi Arnaz, the actor (he was Cuban-American)I don\'t know if Cuba counts- it\'s a Spanish-speaking country.... :-D
One of my favorite spanish speaking artists I think would have to be Jorge Luis Borges. I never tire of reading his works.
Antonio Gonzalez-Arnao is clearly no slouch as an artist, but the name that came to mind while I listened to the show was Andres Segovia. A lot of guitar was in this show.
After I thought for awhile, I remembered Paddington Bear from deepest darkest Peru.
I loved how you did the language translation, thank you again for this show.
I love Salma Hayek because she's a beautiful, fierce, driven woman who does more than just act. I think her charity work and her interest in changing the perception of Latin women in Hollywood is very inspiring. :)
My favorite artist is Salvador Dali.