The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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A hero of two worlds
LEO BOIX recommends a book showing how Giuseppe Garibaldi, the architect of Italian unification in the 19th century, was also a hugely influential figure in the liberation struggle in Latin America
WELL MATCHED: Anita Ribeiro and Giuseppe Garibaldi
This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE
KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music
ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja
CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
Garibaldi in South America: An Exploration
Richard Bourne
(Hurst Publishers, £25)
GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI (1807-82) is better known as the hero of Italian unification in the 19th century, as well as an international figurehead for national independence and republican ideals.
Lesser known, though, is the fact that he spent over 12 formative years between 1835 and 1848 in
South America.
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