Angel Figueroa
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Angel Figueroa
@alangelico.bsky.social
💿 Collector • DJ • Researcher
Latin | Salsa | Jazz | Afrobeat | Jamaican

📸 Photographer
Minimal | Urban | Banal | Architecture | Street

🇯🇵 Teacher
EFL Pedagogy | CLIL | Didáctica del español
The Foto app hosts a great community for sharing shots, finding inspiration, and connecting with other enthusiasts. But finding appreciation in others’ photos—whether they have a similar or completely different eye—is the real thrill.

#photography #foto #brutalism #architecture

Today’s upload:
December 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
An insane find at a second-hand store near home, this Japanese reissue from 1971 usually goes for 15-25 times the price I paid (about CAD$ 5.75) —considering its immaculate condition — on Discogs. Smooth grooves tonight in my studio!

#johncoltrane #jazzsky #recordcollector #jazzrecords
December 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Today’s goal: deservingly enjoy long-awaited day off in Tokyo with my 5 year-old without breaking the bank at the inevitable toy store stops—it’s Christmas Eve, after all! #tokyo
December 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Lines study. Hong Kong.

Finding odd harmony among shapes, colours, and space is my goal when taking pictures.

If minimalist/urban/street photography is your thing too, let’s meet up on the foto app and share! Find me at ‘mildlyminimal’.

#photography #minimalism #minimalistphotography #fotografia
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Could we get even a trickle of news on 🇯🇵 PM Takaichi’s plans for addressing the effects of climate crisis (or collapse) on Japan—instead of all the hysterical updates on how scapegoated foreigners will from now on be treated here? The priorities are really skewed.

#japan #takaichi #climatecrisis
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
A fab comp of Benin’s “King of Modern Agbadja”, Gnonnas Pedro, a multi-instrumentalist whose cover of Beny More’s “Yiri Yiri Boum” (1970s) is his signature salsa anthem on this great Analog Africa compilation (2025).

#vinylalangelico #recordoftheday #musicsky #vinylcollectors #Benin
December 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Finely said. Respect!
This #HumanRightsDay I am proud to be supporting Amnesty International’s efforts to support asylum seekers, immigrants, and refugees, as well as stopping the spread of dangerous authoritarian practices. Join me! amnestyusa.org/act
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The jarring flow of alarming news stories seems endless. What to do?

I’ll just drop an ambient lofi dub techno mix here. It can be your background music while chilling, commuting, or concentrating.

#musicsky #mixtape #electronica #techno #dubtechno #ambient #lofi #dj #djmix
Ambient Dub Techno - Dives The Titan
YouTube video by angelico
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December 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Saludos 📸

Mis cuatro subidas de hoy, cada una con un motivo minimalista urbano. Las locaciones son Bangkok, Liverpool, Dubai y Chiba (Japón).

Conéctate con mi página ‘MildlyMinimal’ a través de la aplicación @fotoapp.co y compartamos!

#photography #minimalistphotography #fotografía #minimalista
December 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Newb here wishing to connect with other vinyl lovers… 🙏🏽 👋🏼 🎶

So what’s been on heavy rotation recently on your turntables? I’ll start. ⬇️

#music #musicsky #vinyl #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #vinylcollectors #records #nowspinning #heavyrotation #vinylalangelico #vieuxfarketoure #khruangbin #deadoceans
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Jimmy Cliff’s articulation, smile, and humanity… some love! Check it! Thanks to @houseofreggae.bsky.social 💛🖤💛 for posting it.
December 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Whether Don Carlos was with Black Uhuru or King Tubby, it’s said he prayed to Jah for lyrical inspiration. That spirituality is what you hear in these rare dubs from the late 70s, as his sweet vocals transform into deep, meditative soundscapes.

#dubmusic #reggae #musicsky #jamaica #recordoftheday
December 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Exploring message and context adds depth to appreciating a song, more so when it is decades old but has much relevance today.

An example is the 1971 classic ‘Anacaona’—a pillar in the universe of salsa sound and meaning.

#salsamusic #musicsky #songoftheday #writingaboutmusic #essay #songcontext
Salsa in Context: the example of 'Anacaona' - Tite Curet Alonso
Cheo Feliciano’s 1971 album titled Cheo marked his much-welcomed return from drug rehabilitation.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It’s Sunday Jazz with this 1994 Japanese repress of Lionel Hampton Quintet (1954) from the Clef record label featuring the signature hit “Flying Home” at 17 minutes long. 🤯

Included are Oscar Peterson, Buddy De Franco, Ray Brown, and Buddy Rich.

#jazz #jazzsky #nowplaying #records #vinylalangelico
November 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Some things fall into place while others just fall.

落ち着くものもあれば、落ちるだけのものもある。

#autumn #photography #fallphotography #wabisabi #japan #kyoto #yellow #秋 #写真 #秋紅葉 #京都 #緑
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This account reflects many scattered interests, from music, as I sideline as a DJ, to photography, which I also do on the side, but I work as a professor in Japan (English/Spanish/linguistics/culture studies). Other musings stem from a crazy scope of intriguing topics and issues. Engage.
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
#writing #writingtips #writingsociety #writingcommunity #goodwriting

Good writers deftly move up and down a ladder of language.

Page 107.

Clark, R. P. (2016). Writing tools: 55 essential strategies for every writer (10th Anniversary Edition). Little, Brown Spark.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
¿Quién hubiera imaginado la locura de hoy?

En 1983, visitó por primera vez la ciudad de NY la Orquesta La Gran Banda de Venezuela, y dejó muy en alto su calidad en la interpretación de la salsa al estilo venezelano.

#salsa #salsarecords #vinilosdesalsa #vinylalangelico #musicsky #records #musicsky
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Clear sky hides the truth
Songs echo from cliff to sea
Shepherd crossed rivers

#reggae #jamaica #haiku #tribute #vinylalangelico #records #nowplaying #jimmycliff
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A visit to Katori Jingü Shrine (Chiba, Japan) was a delight. A few things caught my eye, such as this thatched roof junction.

#photography #japan #shrine #chiba #minimalist #minimalistphotography #architecture #iphonephotography

More at MildlyMinimal on the Foto app:
the.fotoapp.co/mildlyminimal
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Back to selecting work for my page at @fotoapp.co (‘MildlyMinimal’) after a long hiatus.

Architectural, urban, minimalist, street, and conceptual photography are the main themes under exploration.

Let’s hook up there and share~

📸

#photography #fotografía #minimalist #architecture #urban #photo
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Four pulls from my #Criterion shelf that deeply touched me. Perhaps predictable or typical, but I stand with Ozu's sublime storytelling, Godard's pivotal milestone, Wan Kar Wai's visual masterpiece, and Richard Burton's superb acting in a great film adaptation with much nuance. Reply with your four.
November 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Black swan:
‘an unforeseen event with extreme consequences’

So as we white-knuckled over an AI bubble tanking markets, the Japan carry trade status rocks up, pushed by concerns over a financial stimulus plan making Japan debt more untenable with worldwide repercussions. Correct me?

#finance #Japan
The Japanese *JUST* Destroyed the U.S. Stock Market
YouTube video by Meet Kevin
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November 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Yellowman’s “Strong me Strong” (1984) is about his claim to be the first to shake Queen E’s hand when she landed in Jamaica in ’83. Pure swagger by the albino dancehall king who made audacious confidence his superpower. 🇯🇲 👑 Anthem! 💯🎶

#jamaica #vinylsky #alangelicovinyl #records #vinyl #dancehall
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Well, what to do? ¥160 in sight. How much can I try it not to be so concerning by distracting myself with that soundtrack in progress? I was considering Yellowman’s “Strong Me Strong”…

Good reading here ⬇️ but brace yourself.
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#japanfinance #stockmarket #yen
Stockmarket.News (@stockmktnews)
The Japanese yen is falling, it's at around $155 per dollar, the weakest level since mid January (save this). There's a massive interest rate gap between the US and Japan. The Fed is holding rates ar...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM