Word: piri
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Cuba is cracking up from the inside. I came here to find the band, but not only did it split up (Oscar joined Los Reyes long after leaving El Septeto), but most of its members don't even live in Cuba anymore. Jorge and Piri, who played bass and drums, live near Cancún. They've got a regular gig at a Cuban-themed bar; Jorge married the bleached-blond singer who fronts the band, which now calls itself La Barbie de la Salsa. George works in Mexico City as a producer and guitarist with Margarita Vargas Gaviria, known throughout Mexico...
Damaris was one of the dancers who used to perform with our band--more than 40 years after the Mafia quit Havana, some Cubans still like their music accompanied by girls in slinky sequined outfits with tail feathers. Damaris and the drummer, Piri, wound up having a daughter together but eventually divorced. He moved to Mexico, found a new wife and had another child. So Damaris is raising their child alone in a small apartment in the shadow of the capitol...
...opened in 2004. Perched high above the sweep of Lamai Bay, it's run by South African owner-chef Bradley Munns, who cut his teeth setting up gastronomic establishments in Bangkok. Munns uses plenty of imported ingredients to create mouthwatering dishes like the house speciality, Portuguese charcoal-grilled piri-piri chicken. GREEN OLIVE: Attached to a boutique resort, this tranquil and warm dining room, tel: (66-77) 230 222, serves up some of the island's best pasta dishes. That's no surprise when you discover that Italian chef Andrea Fiorentin has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants in Italy. Seafood...
...regular coffee (you do want to look like a local, right?), and sit down at one of the six two-person tables. But be sure to come back when you have time to linger—the extensive salad listings, with toppings ranging from roast chicken with piri piri sauce to codfish croquettes, are a bargain at about $8 a piece and deserve to be savored...