SOL PEREYRA is a beautiful woman hailing from Argentina. A versatile musician & actress who first came on the map when noticed with Grammy winner Julieta Venegs on her MTV "Unplugged"in 2008. Sol not only sings & raps but she also plays various instruments such as the ukelele, trumpet, guitar & percussion.
This song/video below is catchy rap with a reggaeton beat entitled "Reggaetonta" which tend to stay with you for a while after listening to it. It speaks of lost love & new love found.
JARABE DE PALO is a Latin Rock group hailing from Spain led by Pau Dones. This group holds dear memories for me as I have vivid pictures in my head of my life around 10 yrs ago when I started listening to them. Band Leader Pau is the main influence behind this band, I believe. His greatest success came to him after a trip to Cuba, where he was inspired to write "La flaca" which became the title of his first album in 1996. A year later came the big surprise: millions of albums were sold around the world, and "La flaca" became the song of the summer in 1997.
My favorite of their songs is "Grita" which translates to "Scream" which evokes the feelings you have when someone you love is suffering and all you want them to do is SCREAM to let it all out & begin to enjoy life anew.
LOS AMANTES DE LOLA is a Mexican rock band from Mexico City. Considered one of the mainstays of the resurgence of "Mexican Rock" in the early 80's, their unique style captured the attention of thousands of followers throughout Mexico.
The "Boom" in spanish rock became more apparent in the 80's. People as well as record companies began to set their sights on regional groups in Mexico, while the effects of Argentine and Spanish groups was barely beginning to be felt leaving them in the dust. Mexican Rock began to take root with Bands such as ""Los Amantes de Lola"
Five young men decided to form a group with the sole purpose of having fun: Roberto Casas Torres "Kazz" Fernando Diaz Corona, Gabriel Rosales "Gasu", José Antonio Maafs "Pepe" Diaz, Miguel Angel "Miguel Ska", began to build a story .
"Beber de tu Sangre" or "Drink your Blood" is a love song which speaks to all of us of the passion we've all felt for someone. So much so that we might want to scream "Let me drink your blood" to fully inhale that person. This song is a CLASSIC spanish Rock mantra.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Latin Alternative to the Rescue
Music is good music in any language right? This page will be dedicated to showcasing musicians from all over the world, but focusing on Latin Alternative Bands. Latin music from all the globe includes such a grand variety of styles like Salsa, Merengue, Reggaeton, Rock, Ska, Hip-Hop, Ballads, Reggae, Jazz, Bossa Nova, as well as the individual styles characterized by the the unique differences of each separate Country. We will also focus weekly on local latin acts in the New Orleans area. Please feel free to upload your music or videos and gigs. I will start off this week with 3 bands making musical waves in the Latin Alternative scene. Y QUE VIVA LA MUSICA!!
1.Panteón Rococó is a Mexican ska band from Mexico City. Despite flourishing black markets, they have sold thousands of records. While being stars in Mexico, they have been touring Europe for the last several years, especially Germany, where their European Label Übersee Records is located.
2.ChocQuibTown. How to describe them: imagine the sound of the Fugees, if they came from Colombia. Hailing from Colombia’s Pacific coast.Choco, the region they’re from, rarely makes headlines.The jungle and Choco’s rain and mud often cut it off from the rest of Colombia.
3.Who would have guessed that what Dominican merengue needed to become popular with cool kids and tigueres alike was a towering, androgynous art-school grad?
No one, least of all Rita Indiana, the cult merengue heroine on the verge of international pop stardom.
"Merengue is a superdigestible rhythm, superdanceable, supereasy to execute," said Indiana, 33, in a phone interview from her native Santo Domingo. "People always want a new dish."
1.Panteón Rococó is a Mexican ska band from Mexico City. Despite flourishing black markets, they have sold thousands of records. While being stars in Mexico, they have been touring Europe for the last several years, especially Germany, where their European Label Übersee Records is located.
2.ChocQuibTown. How to describe them: imagine the sound of the Fugees, if they came from Colombia. Hailing from Colombia’s Pacific coast.Choco, the region they’re from, rarely makes headlines.The jungle and Choco’s rain and mud often cut it off from the rest of Colombia.
3.Who would have guessed that what Dominican merengue needed to become popular with cool kids and tigueres alike was a towering, androgynous art-school grad?
No one, least of all Rita Indiana, the cult merengue heroine on the verge of international pop stardom.
"Merengue is a superdigestible rhythm, superdanceable, supereasy to execute," said Indiana, 33, in a phone interview from her native Santo Domingo. "People always want a new dish."
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