Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood. Stretching. Strength.
Elsewhere – Sarah McLachlan
Kite – Yanzi Sun
Reasons – Earth, Wind & Fire
Next Time – Al Stewart Modern
Capriccio, JW 7/12: I. Allegro – The Cleveland Orchestra & Christoph von Dohnányi
Wesley’s Theory – Kendrick Lamar, feat. George Clinton & Thundercat
Cantos de Ella – Putumayo & Sureda
Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him – John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Hey Mann – Sweet Honey In the Rock
Concerto No. 4 in G Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato – George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra & Leon Fleisher
Are You Ready – The Staple Singers
Tag Archives: stretching
17 April 2026
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16 April 2026
Walking La Cueva Neighborhood. Stretching. Strength and balance.
First Flight – Morgan Toney
Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes – Jimmy Buffett
I’m Afraid of Americans – David Bowie
Whatever Happened to P.J. Proby – Van Morrison & P.J. Proby
To Be Still – Brittany Howard
Never Come Back – Priscilla Ahn
Beautiful – JANNABI
Juice – Lizzo
Uktena – Colby Luper
Twelve Etudes: D Minor – Maria Corley
Take It Easy – Eagles
Qué Bonita Bandera – Ella Jenkins
Queen of Kings – Alessandra
I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again – Eva Cassidy
Watching All Your Ways – Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, feat. Chris Velan
Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 3: Appendix 1, Pas de deux – Variation II (Allegro) – André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra
The Trappings – Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile & Aoife O’Donovan
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14 April 2026
Stretching. Strength work.
Get Up Stand Up – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Were You There – Eric Bogle & John Munro
Carrying Magic Bundles -The Native Flute Ensemble
Beale Street Blues – Eartha Kitt, Shorty Rogers
Ancient Forest – Clannad
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Var. 12. Tempo di minuetto – Yuja Wang, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Gustavo Dudamel
Nino – The Linda Lindas
Rattlin’ Bog – Davey Duffy
The Sun Is Shining – Elmore James
McDermotts, From Galway To Dublin – Andy McGann & Paul Brady
Mother Divine – George Harrison
You and Me – The Byrds
Little Hideaway – Leon Russell
I’m Your Man – Elton John
Little Star – iskwē acākosīk
Hymn – Clannad
Open Letter, My One Temptation Interlude – The Temptations
Up Around the Bend – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Hey! People – Christine Anu
Mellow Yellow – 0:15 African Cream
I Have Found My Lover – Julia Warren
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5 March 2026
Women’s History Month. Walking. North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center. Stretching. Strength work.
The Last Cord – Rim Banna feat. Bugge Wesseltoft & Checkpoint 303
Mr. Bojangles – Nina Simone
Something to Talk About – Bonnie Raitt
我很愉快 – Yanzi Sun
Tamatamatamali – Sweet Honey In The Rock
Back of My Mind H.E.R. feat. Ty Dolla $ign
The Angels – Melissa Etheridge
The Bonny Swans – Loreena McKennitt
Eclipse – Mary Fahl
In a Sentimental Mood – Pura Fé
Nothing – Qrion
Black as Crow – Rhiannon Giddens
A Quiet Place to Live – Carole King with Francesco Turrisi
Ebudae – Enya
He’s an Indian Cowboy in The Rodeo – Buffy Sainte-Marie
Northshore – Tegan & Sara
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4 March 2026
Women’s History Month. Miriam Makeba’s birthday.
Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood. Stretching.
All songs by Miriam Makeba.
Mbube
Olilili
Suliram
The Retreat Song
The Click Song
Saduva
Iya Guduza
Lakutshn Ilanga
Umhome
Amampondo
Dubula
Dwedini
Pole Mze
Le Fleuve
Qhude
Mayibuye
Maduna
Kilimanjaro
Kwazulu (In The Land Of The Zulus
Nongqongqo (To Those We Love)
Khawuleza (Hurry Mama Hurry!)
Ndodemnyama Verwoerd (Beware Verwoerd!)
Masakhane 4:44
Amaliya
Pata Pata 2000
‘Cause We Live For Love
Liwawechi
Lindelani
Homeland
In Time
Africa Is Where My Heart Lies
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3 March 2026
Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood. Stretching. Stength.
Daybreak in Alabama – Audra McDonald
Never Be the Same – Camila Cabello
Let My Name Be Sorrow – Mary Hopkin
Rosie – Joan Armatrading
Soldier Blue – Buffy Sainte-Marie
Gentle Breeze – Eileen Ivers
Lite a Flame – Laura Nyro
The Morning Will Come – Jennifer Chung
Edge of America – Annie Humphrey
DEAF (who are you) – Jessie Reyez
Shame On You – Indigo Girls
Love At The Five And Dime – Nanci Griffith
Space Monkey – Patti Smith Group
Eternal Flame – Susana Hoffs
It All Feels the Same – Tennis
Deep River – Odetta
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26 February 2026
Stretching. Strength. Walking.
Black History Month.
Right Off (take 10) – Miles Davis
Johannesburg – Gil Scott-Heron
Jesus Is on the Main Line – Mavis Staples \
Now Let Me Fly – Kim&Reggie Harris
Black Panther – Kendrick Lamar
Ain’t No Way – Aretha Franklin
Brown Eyed Blues – Ben Harper
See You Go – Yuna
Freedom – Charles Mingus
Aleppo – Leyla McCalla
Peace Behind the Bridge – Carolina Chocolate Drops
Pride – Joy Oladokun
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot – Bayard Rustin
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star – Gracie’s Corner
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Exercise, Music, New Mexico, playlist
15 January 2026
Core work. Floor stretching. Arroyo walk.
Happy Birthday Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Happy Birthday – Stevie Wonder
By the Time I Get to Arizona – Public Enemy
One Vision – Queen
Proud to Be Black – Run-DMC
One – India.Arie
Wake Up – Rage Against the Machine
Ballad of Martin Luther King – Pete Seeger, Brother Kirk & The Sesame Street Kids
Letter to the King – The Game, feat. Nas
Pride (In The Name Of Love) – U2
Letter To Dr. Martin Luther King – Sweet Honey In The Rock
Abraham, Martin and John – Harry Belafonte
King Holiday – Dream Chorus & The Holiday Crew
Up to the Mountain (MLK Song) – Patty Griffin
MLK Song – Mavis Staples
A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
We Shall Not Be Moved – Marchers from Selma
We Shall Overcome – Toots & The Maytals
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Glory – Common & John Legend
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Exercise, Human Rights, Music, New Mexico, playlist
14 January 2026
Stretching. Walk. North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center.
Opus 17 – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
The Child Deirdre – Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Carol Channing –
Nowhere to Run – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Five Little Monkeys – Sharon, Lois & Bram
For The Holy Land – Abraham Jam
99 1/2 Won’t Do – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Charmed – Los Lobos
Mustang Island =The Native Flute Ensemble
Ocarina – Agua Clara
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – Luna
Old – Paul Simon
My Baby Left Me – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Ballad Of A Dead Soulja – 2Pac
구두가게신사 – TARIN
Brooklyn, Goodbye- Black 47 with Suzzy Roche
I Like It – The Chicks
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Along the Graybeard Trail 