fflavio
@fflavio.bsky.social
I play and teach guitar (classical, electric, acoustic). Teach up to & beyond ABRSM Grade 8, also TR&P, Rockschool. I read, write and take photographs. Venezuelan/Italian in London.
'Come Again' by John Dowland (1563-1626)
Verity Lingard-Hill, voice
Flavio Matani, guitar
Rustique Café, Tufnell Park, July 2014
youtu.be/gUqCIx8fOPI
Verity Lingard-Hill, voice
Flavio Matani, guitar
Rustique Café, Tufnell Park, July 2014
youtu.be/gUqCIx8fOPI
Come Again Verity & Flav at Rustique, July '14
YouTube video by Flavio Matani Guitar
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
'Come Again' by John Dowland (1563-1626)
Verity Lingard-Hill, voice
Flavio Matani, guitar
Rustique Café, Tufnell Park, July 2014
youtu.be/gUqCIx8fOPI
Verity Lingard-Hill, voice
Flavio Matani, guitar
Rustique Café, Tufnell Park, July 2014
youtu.be/gUqCIx8fOPI
The combination of the dark, grey, wet and cold days and the constant stream of vile horror coming from the outside world is making this time of year quite difficult for me. Can't wait for the spring.
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
The combination of the dark, grey, wet and cold days and the constant stream of vile horror coming from the outside world is making this time of year quite difficult for me. Can't wait for the spring.
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It could say 'without anaesthetic'* and the queue would be the same.
*I have experienced this.
*I have experienced this.
February 2, 2026 at 1:20 PM
It could say 'without anaesthetic'* and the queue would be the same.
*I have experienced this.
*I have experienced this.
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Really good piece, and made me think about how such a resistance would work here in the UK, should it become necessary.
“The people of Minnesota have forced the Trump administration into a strategic retreat—one inflicted not as rioters or insurgents, but as neighbors.” This sentence from @adamserwer.bsky.social made me unexpectedly get choked up. It’s weird what does that these days. But still …
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Really good piece, and made me think about how such a resistance would work here in the UK, should it become necessary.
It has been said that in Gene Rodenberry's Star Trek universe, to arrive at the post-scarcity world of Starfleet and the Federation we had to go though a pandemic and then a nuclear world war. At what stage in the proceedings are we now? Yikes. It is scary and stressful to read the news.
January 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM
It has been said that in Gene Rodenberry's Star Trek universe, to arrive at the post-scarcity world of Starfleet and the Federation we had to go though a pandemic and then a nuclear world war. At what stage in the proceedings are we now? Yikes. It is scary and stressful to read the news.
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
Those amongst my Venezuelan friends who are believing Trump is acting in the best interests of democracy and my country might be in for a rude awakening. I just hope Vz doesn't turn into an Iraq and, eventually, a vassal state of Trumpistan.
January 3, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Those amongst my Venezuelan friends who are believing Trump is acting in the best interests of democracy and my country might be in for a rude awakening. I just hope Vz doesn't turn into an Iraq and, eventually, a vassal state of Trumpistan.
I don't normally follow that kind of news but it is rather gratifying to learn that Andrew Tate had his enormously inflated 'alpha-male' ego punctured in public, on a boxing ring where apparently he was going to demonstrate his alpha male-ness
December 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I don't normally follow that kind of news but it is rather gratifying to learn that Andrew Tate had his enormously inflated 'alpha-male' ego punctured in public, on a boxing ring where apparently he was going to demonstrate his alpha male-ness
Belatedly watching Star Trek Voyager and who do I see but Romo Lampkin ...
#startrek #startrekvoyager #battlestargalactica #bsg
#startrek #startrekvoyager #battlestargalactica #bsg
December 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Belatedly watching Star Trek Voyager and who do I see but Romo Lampkin ...
#startrek #startrekvoyager #battlestargalactica #bsg
#startrek #startrekvoyager #battlestargalactica #bsg
Listening again to @mikeduncan.bsky.social 's 'Revolutions' and the Martian Revolution of 2247 is such a bittersweet allegory on the Russian one (The Revolution devours its children..). Or the French. Or, well, all of them except that it does have a better ending after the Terror. #longlivemabeldore
December 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Listening again to @mikeduncan.bsky.social 's 'Revolutions' and the Martian Revolution of 2247 is such a bittersweet allegory on the Russian one (The Revolution devours its children..). Or the French. Or, well, all of them except that it does have a better ending after the Terror. #longlivemabeldore
F@rage next, we hope. Although I fear that, as with Trump, his followers will not give a damn if he's proven guilty.
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
F@rage next, we hope. Although I fear that, as with Trump, his followers will not give a damn if he's proven guilty.
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A useful reminder...
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
A useful reminder...
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youtu.be/gYvoN2qO_VA
'Pavana Muy Llana Para Tañer' / Diego Pisador, 1509?- 1557?)
Flavio Matani, guitar - live in concert at the Kentish Town City Farm, 17-10--25
Guitar is a Yulong Guo Chamber Concert.
#guitar #classicalguitar #vihuela #renaissancemusic #kentishtowncityfarm
'Pavana Muy Llana Para Tañer' / Diego Pisador, 1509?- 1557?)
Flavio Matani, guitar - live in concert at the Kentish Town City Farm, 17-10--25
Guitar is a Yulong Guo Chamber Concert.
#guitar #classicalguitar #vihuela #renaissancemusic #kentishtowncityfarm
Pavana muy llana KTCF 17-10-25
YouTube video by Flavio Matani Guitar
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
youtu.be/gYvoN2qO_VA
'Pavana Muy Llana Para Tañer' / Diego Pisador, 1509?- 1557?)
Flavio Matani, guitar - live in concert at the Kentish Town City Farm, 17-10--25
Guitar is a Yulong Guo Chamber Concert.
#guitar #classicalguitar #vihuela #renaissancemusic #kentishtowncityfarm
'Pavana Muy Llana Para Tañer' / Diego Pisador, 1509?- 1557?)
Flavio Matani, guitar - live in concert at the Kentish Town City Farm, 17-10--25
Guitar is a Yulong Guo Chamber Concert.
#guitar #classicalguitar #vihuela #renaissancemusic #kentishtowncityfarm
youtu.be/-V-7ulWlGwg
'A Moment's Thought', one of my own little pieces, played live at the @kentishtowncityfarm on 17-10-25
Guitar is a Yulong Guo Chamber Concert
#guitar #classicalguitar #kentishtowncityfarm #kentishtown #livemusic
'A Moment's Thought', one of my own little pieces, played live at the @kentishtowncityfarm on 17-10-25
Guitar is a Yulong Guo Chamber Concert
#guitar #classicalguitar #kentishtowncityfarm #kentishtown #livemusic
A Moment's Thought KTCF 2025
YouTube video by Flavio Matani Guitar
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
youtu.be/-V-7ulWlGwg
'A Moment's Thought', one of my own little pieces, played live at the @kentishtowncityfarm on 17-10-25
Guitar is a Yulong Guo Chamber Concert
#guitar #classicalguitar #kentishtowncityfarm #kentishtown #livemusic
'A Moment's Thought', one of my own little pieces, played live at the @kentishtowncityfarm on 17-10-25
Guitar is a Yulong Guo Chamber Concert
#guitar #classicalguitar #kentishtowncityfarm #kentishtown #livemusic
Thank you again to those lovely people who came to see me play tonight 🙂 it was a lovely evening for me*, I hope it was for you
* apart from the toothache, which was a bit distracting but I hope that wasn't noticeable.
* apart from the toothache, which was a bit distracting but I hope that wasn't noticeable.
October 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thank you again to those lovely people who came to see me play tonight 🙂 it was a lovely evening for me*, I hope it was for you
* apart from the toothache, which was a bit distracting but I hope that wasn't noticeable.
* apart from the toothache, which was a bit distracting but I hope that wasn't noticeable.
Just in case: playing tomorrow (17th October) - it would be very good if you joined us.
#guitar #classicalguitar #kentishtowncityfarm #kentishtown #neighbourhood
#guitar #classicalguitar #kentishtowncityfarm #kentishtown #neighbourhood
October 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Just in case: playing tomorrow (17th October) - it would be very good if you joined us.
#guitar #classicalguitar #kentishtowncityfarm #kentishtown #neighbourhood
#guitar #classicalguitar #kentishtowncityfarm #kentishtown #neighbourhood
Watching (very belatedly) Star Trek Voyager and just ran into Cylon Simon in it. As in BSG, he's a complicated/complex baddie, although his character is not much more than an extra.
October 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Watching (very belatedly) Star Trek Voyager and just ran into Cylon Simon in it. As in BSG, he's a complicated/complex baddie, although his character is not much more than an extra.
Hi. Playijng next Friday (17th October) at the @kentishtowncityfarm - it would be very good if you could be there with us.
Kentish Town City Farm
Cressfield Close, London, NW5 4BN
Admission £10
#guitar #classicalguitar #kentishtowncityfarm #kentishtown #neighbourhood
Kentish Town City Farm
Cressfield Close, London, NW5 4BN
Admission £10
#guitar #classicalguitar #kentishtowncityfarm #kentishtown #neighbourhood
October 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Hi. Playijng next Friday (17th October) at the @kentishtowncityfarm - it would be very good if you could be there with us.
Kentish Town City Farm
Cressfield Close, London, NW5 4BN
Admission £10
#guitar #classicalguitar #kentishtowncityfarm #kentishtown #neighbourhood
Kentish Town City Farm
Cressfield Close, London, NW5 4BN
Admission £10
#guitar #classicalguitar #kentishtowncityfarm #kentishtown #neighbourhood
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FFS
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
October 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
FFS
One of my pieces, played at a recital at @cafepalestina in @kentishtown on 25/09/25.
Playing at the @kentishtowncityfarm on Fri 17/10. Would be good to see some of you there.
#guitar #classicalguitar #flaviomatani #kentishtown #cafepalestina #yulongguoguitars
www.instagram.com/flavioplaysg...
Playing at the @kentishtowncityfarm on Fri 17/10. Would be good to see some of you there.
#guitar #classicalguitar #flaviomatani #kentishtown #cafepalestina #yulongguoguitars
www.instagram.com/flavioplaysg...
Flavio Matani on Instagram: "'A Moment's Thought' .
One of my pieces, played at a recital at @cafepalestina in @kentishtown on 25/09/25. Guitar is a Yulong Guo Chamber Concert.
Playing at the @kenti...
1 likes, 0 comments - flavioplaysguitar on October 5, 2025: "'A Moment's Thought' .
One of my pieces, played at a recital at @cafepalestina in @kentishtown on 25/09/25. Guitar is a Yulong Guo Chamber...
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October 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
One of my pieces, played at a recital at @cafepalestina in @kentishtown on 25/09/25.
Playing at the @kentishtowncityfarm on Fri 17/10. Would be good to see some of you there.
#guitar #classicalguitar #flaviomatani #kentishtown #cafepalestina #yulongguoguitars
www.instagram.com/flavioplaysg...
Playing at the @kentishtowncityfarm on Fri 17/10. Would be good to see some of you there.
#guitar #classicalguitar #flaviomatani #kentishtown #cafepalestina #yulongguoguitars
www.instagram.com/flavioplaysg...
Cory Doctorow has more to say about the enshittification in modern world goods and services corporations.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Cory Doctorow has more to say about the enshittification in modern world goods and services corporations.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
A reminder that I'm doing this on Thursday:
An evening of Classical Guitar - works by J S Bach, Sor, Mudarra, Pisador,Lauro and Flavio Matani.
Thursday, 25 Sept 2025
7:00 pm
Café Palestina,
53, Fortess Road NW5 1AD
Admission £10
Info and tickets: [email protected] -
[email protected]
An evening of Classical Guitar - works by J S Bach, Sor, Mudarra, Pisador,Lauro and Flavio Matani.
Thursday, 25 Sept 2025
7:00 pm
Café Palestina,
53, Fortess Road NW5 1AD
Admission £10
Info and tickets: [email protected] -
[email protected]
September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A reminder that I'm doing this on Thursday:
An evening of Classical Guitar - works by J S Bach, Sor, Mudarra, Pisador,Lauro and Flavio Matani.
Thursday, 25 Sept 2025
7:00 pm
Café Palestina,
53, Fortess Road NW5 1AD
Admission £10
Info and tickets: [email protected] -
[email protected]
An evening of Classical Guitar - works by J S Bach, Sor, Mudarra, Pisador,Lauro and Flavio Matani.
Thursday, 25 Sept 2025
7:00 pm
Café Palestina,
53, Fortess Road NW5 1AD
Admission £10
Info and tickets: [email protected] -
[email protected]