Cuba: Carlos Varela :: Cambia

Carlos Varela  
Cambia

Carlos Varela nace en La Habana el 11 de Abril de 1963. Comienza a escribir sus primeras canciones a partir del año 1978 y en 1980 ya es parte del Movimiento de la Nueva Trova. A partir de entonces comienza a actuar en los escenarios más importantes de Cuba llegando a convertirse en uno de los músicos más populares de la Isla, capaz de convocar a grandes multitudes en sus presentaciones. - CV website

The son of Spanish immigrants, Cuban-born singer/songwriter Carlos Varela started composing in 1978. Two years later, he joined La Nueva Trova, a local movement led by Silvio Rodriguez and Pablo Milanes. Carlos Varela graduated from the Cuban Art Institute ISA with an acting degree. He recorded his first album, Jalisco Park, in 1989, which was followed by a live record called Carlos Varela en Vivo in 1991 and Monedas Al Aire in 1992. Two years later, after issuing Como Los Peces, a contemporary folk record that straddled both catchy songs and nostalgic ballads, the talented artist debuted on MTV Latino with "Robinson." He had the opportunity to perform live in the U.S. in 1998 when he played a festival called Songwriters in the Round in Miami. ~ Drago Bonacich, All Music Guide

Spain: Josemi Carmona :: Un Par De Dias Antes De Ti

Josemi Carmona & Jorge Drexler
Un Par De Dias Antes De Ti
(De su Nuevo Disco Las Pequeñas Cosas)

Music Selection by Dj LoboSoul


Tras su exitosa trayectoria en el grupo Ketama y tras compartir con Carles Benavent el proyecto "Sumando", el músico Josemi Carmona debuta en solitario con el disco "Las pequeñas cosas". Son doce temas, sumando composiciones propias y versiones, en las que muestra su versatilidad instrumental y estilística, combinando guitarra flamenca, acústica y mandola. A su lado tiene a un plantel de músicos de lujo, con invitados como Paco de Lucía, Dave Holland, Jorge Drexler y Niña Pastori, entre otros.
Source:FlamencoWorld

Reggae Latino

Tuesday, November 29 at 8:00pm - November 30 at 2:00am

MEZZANINE

444 Jessie Street

San Francisco, CA

Reggae Latino 2011: 

CULTURA PROFETICA

 GONDWANA

 LOS CAFRES 

& 

BAYONICS

GONDWANA - FELICIDAD

Spain: Ketama :: Aquellas Pequeñas Cosas

Ketama & Joan Manuel Serrat
Aquellas pequeñas cosas

A trio, featuring brothers Antonio and Juan Miguel Carmona and their cousin, Juan Carmona, Ketama was one of the leading groups of the "new flamenco" movement. Since releasing their self-titled debut album in 1985, the trio has directed the evolution of flamenco as a world-savvy music. In addition to their own albums, which fuse flamenco with salsa, Brazilian, reggae, pop, funk, jazz, and hip-hop influences, Ketama has collaborated on two albums -- Songhai and Songhai 2 -- with Malian multi-instrumentalist Toumani Diabate.
Source: allmusic

Mexico: Café Tacvba :: Como Te Extraño Mi Amor

Café Tacvba
Como Te Extraño Mi Amor

With rare objection, Café Tacuba is credited far and wide as the preeminent band to have arisen from the rock en español movement of the early '90s. The Mexican four-piece unfortunately isn't well characterized by the rock en español tag, for the "rock music sung in Spanish" descriptor does little justice to the stylistic diversity and creative strides showcased by Café Tacuba over the course of their career. The band employs a standard rock lineup of guitar/bass/drums with vocals, certainly, but the members also incorporate electronics as well as exotic instrumentation into their music, which encompasses styles as divergent as punk and ballads as well as regional Mexican and ambient electronica.
Source: allmusic by Jason Birchmeier

Cuba: Telmary Diaz • Pa Que Vuelva

Telmary Diaz
Pa Que Vuelva
(Recomendación de Dj Lobo)

Telmary Diaz — singer, street poet, rapper — is one of the leaders of the hip-hop revolution in Cuban popular music. Of course, the country's musical past is not forgotten. Diaz and her contemporaries take the rumba and the Son of Cuba, and add in the sensibility and style of hip-hop, funk and jazz.
Source: npr

DAVID BYRNE + CAETANO VELOSO: DREAMWORLD / MARCO DE CANAVEZES

DAVID BYRNE + CAETANO VELOSO:
DREAMWORLD / MARCO DE CANAVEZES

Mexico: Zoé • Soñé (MTV Unplugged)

Zoé
Soñé (MTV Unplugged)

Zoé is a Mexican alternative/psychedelic band. They initially formed in Mexico City in 1994, although membership started to stabilize in 1997. The band has achieved success in Mexico and most Spanish-speaking countries with albums such as Rocanlover, Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea and Reptilectric.
Source: Wikipedia

USA: Pokey LaFarge • La La Blues

Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three
La La Blues


Pokey LaFarge writes and performs original and sometimes traditional music, steeped in American blues, country and Western swing from the days when 78s ruled the record player. LaFarge's music is honest and infused with respect for the era he loves — particularly the '20s and '30s. When you listen to this music as part of a diet of songs from the 21st century, it feels fresh, fun and altogether outstanding.
Source: npr


Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three
Old Black Dog

Chile: Jazzimodo • Santiago

JAZZIMODO
Santiago
(Live in Sala Master. September 12th 2008. Santiago-Chile)

Jazzimodo surge el año 2005, con la idea de hacer una música actual de un modo jazzy, basando su sonido en la experiencia de buscar combinaciones entre los beats y la atmósfera de la electrónica, la simpleza del pop y el código jazzístico. Sus letras, en español, inglés y francés, transmiten mensajes simples ligados a sensaciones y pensamientos cotidianos, demostrando así, el carácter global que tiene esta música, que no se limita por fronteras, pero si tiene identidad propia y por sobretodo el concepto de innovar. A su vez y bajo el mismo concepto de universalidad, Jazzimodo es capaz de llegar a la gente sin juzgar lugares, ni edades, ni estilos, mediante su música y sus intensos shows cargados de luces, colores, baile y virtuosismo. Los integrantes de Jazzimodo, todos músicos provenientes de la escuela del jazz, y con amplia experiencia en el medio complementan sus habilidades, su talento y su arte, para dar vida a la fusión que caracteriza este particular proyecto.
Source: MySpace

Spain: Freak Mummy • The Present

Freak Mummy
The Present
Album: "Ombres Chinoises"
Freak Mummy is a Spanish Indie-Pop-Rock band. They have been playing since 2002, but their first album "Ombres Chinoises" was just recorded in  2009. 

Freak Mummy

Ombre Chinoise

Spain: Vetusta Morla • La Marea

Vetusta Morla
La Marea

Vetusta Morla were formed in Tres Cantos (Madrid, Spain) in the summer of 1998, and consist of Pucho (vocals), David "El Indio" García (drums), Álvaro B. Baglieto (bass), Jorge González (percussion/programming), and Guillermo Galván and Juan Manuel Latorre (guitars and keyboards). In January of 2000 they recorded their first demo, 13 Horas con Lucy, which won several local awards that same year. In 2001 the band made it to the finals of Moratalaz's Rock Contest and met producer David Hyam, who began recording their third demo, La Cuadratura del Círculo (2003). Soon thereafter, Baglieto replaced Alejandro Notario on bass, and in May the band made the finals of the Villa de Madrid festival. Two years later, in 2005, they completed their first EP, Mira, at Heatroom Studios in Madrid. In February of 2008 Vetusta Morla released their first LP, Un Día en el Mundo (recorded at Sonobox Studios in Madrid), which was met with critical acclaim.
Allmusic by Alfonso Goiriz

Spain: Miguel Campello • Chatarrero

Miguel Campello
Chatarrero

Hay muchas paredes ..
y en muy poco sitio.
Y hay tantos caminos ..
yo no los encuentro.
Y hay tantos lugares ..
como espacio va creando el tiempo.

Argentina: Emmanuel Horvilleur con Gustavo Cerati - 19

Emmanuel Horvilleur con Gustavo Cerati
19

Emmanuel Horvilleur (Nacido el 2 de enero del año 1975) es un músico argentino conocido por formar parte del grupo Illya Kuryaki y los Valderramas junto a Dante Spinetta durante la década de los 90. Colaboró con bandas como Babasónicos, A- Tirador Láser y Los Látigos.
"Radios" fue el primer corte adelanto de "Mordisco", editado en octubre de 2007 con once tracks y producción y dirección musical del propio Emmanuel y Rafa Arcaute. Mezclado por Hector Castillo en Looking Glass Studios NYC, contó con la participación de varios invitados entre los que se destacan Ana Alvarez de Toledo, Nico Cota, Lucas Marti y Gustavo Cerati.
Source: Rock Argentino

Argentina: Divididos • El Arriero

"El sol juega en el brillo del pedregal..."

Divididos
El Arriero

Rock band from Argentina Divididos was formed as a result of Sumo's breakup after its vocalist, Luca Prodan, passed away. The Latin rock act made its debut in 1989 with the release of 40 Dibujos Ahi En El Piso. At the beginning, even when the group had a new identity, Sumo wasn't forgotten. The band was always asked to play the old songs. In 1990, after Gustavo Collado left the band, drummer Federico Gil Solá took his place. A year later, Acariciandolo Aspero was released. After meeting producer Gustavo Santaolalla, Divididos moved to the U.S. to make their following album, called La Era De La Boludez. In 1995, Federico Gil Solá was replaced by Jorge Araujo, soon the group recorded a self-titled album, followed by 1998's Gol De Mujer and 1999's 10. That same year, the band celebrated its tenth anniversary, performing at Buenos Aires' Obras Sanitarias. Narigón Del Siglo and a double album called Viveza Criolla were released in the year 2000.
Source: Allmusic

Chile: Gondwana • Sentimiento Original

Gondwana (Viña del Mar - Chile)
Sentimiento Original

GONDWANA Tour  de California:
14/7 Moes Alley Santa Cruz - CA - USA
15/7 Elbow Room, San Francisco - CA - USA
17/7 Reggae On The River, Benbow, Garberville, CA - USA
22/7 World Beat Center, San Diego, CA - USA
23/7 Skanking Reggae Festival 2011, Los Angeles - USA

Gondwana is a reggae group from La Pincoya, Santiago, Chile, founded in 1987 by I Locks Labbé. They have been produced by Dr. Dread of RAS Records. Their charismatic leader "Quique" Neira brought real success in Chile and abroad, as the band played shows in the United States and Jamaica, cradles of the movement.
Source: Wikipedia

Chile: Teleradio Donoso • Eras mi Persona Favorita

Teleradio Donoso
Eras mi persona favorita

Teleradio Donoso fue una banda chilena de new wave y pop rock formada en 2005. Sus dos producciones comerciales han sido los álbumes "Gran Santiago," lanzado en 2007 y "Bailar y llorar," lanzado en 2008. La banda hizo su aparición en 2005, cuando consiguió ser una de las agrupaciones finalistas del Sexto Festival Nacional de Bandas Jóvenes, organizado por el Centro Cultural Balmaceda 1215. A pesar de que no obtuvo el primer lugar, resultó ser una de las bandas con mayor proyección: ya para 2006, Teleradio Donoso se había convertido en uno de los grupos musicales más comentados y alabados del circuito independiente de la capital chilena.
Source: Wikipedia

Chile: Gepe • Ayelén

Gepe
Ayelén

Chilean alternative singer/songwriter Gepe, whose versatile style incorporates aspects of both indie pop and indie electronica, emerged to critical acclaim during the mid-2000s in association with the well-regarded independent label Quemasucabeza. Born Daniel Riveros in 1981 in San Miguel, a commune of Santiago, Chile, he cites influences ranging from legendary Chilean singer/songwriter Victor Jara and sunshine pop icon Brian Wilson to alternative rock touchstones such as Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine as well as contemporary indie pop acts.
Source: allmusic by Jason Birchmeier

ColdPlay • Clocks

ColdPlay
Clocks (Salsa Version)

-Este tema esta es para Mo!

Album "Rhythms Del Mundo: Cuba" was created as a benefit project for Artists' Project Earth, an organization devoted to protecting the environment, reversing climate change, and tendering disaster relief, this compilation pairs Western pop stars (U2, Sting, Artic Monkeys, etc) and their hits with all-new arrangements performed by members of Cuba’s Buena Vista Social Club plus other Havana-based talent. Source Amazon by Christina Roden

Welcome to my new Blog! 
Sit back, relax and listen to the amazing music lined up for you from all over the world. It's a show for the history books, an archive through the ages... Lets begin with music from Chile!