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No pretendo aquí hacer un resumen de época, simplemente señalar las instantáneas que a mi mente acuden cuando intento dilucidar lo que esta primera década de los años dos mil nos dejó como participantes de la escena alterlatina.Este es mi volumen de recuerdos, seguramente los lectores abrirán su álbumes para llamar a su propia memoria…
In a nutshell, Al Borde’s 5th annual Día de los Muertos event was off the hook! Charros, calacas, and muertos rattled their bones at Al Borde’s Dia de los Muertos event where a crowd of close to 900 joined in the fun as a stellar performance by La Santa Cecilia had the house dancing away to the band’s norteñazo, “Chicle”.If you missed it, tap tap. But, no worries. We picked brains from attendees and participants to bring you a recap of what went down, what you missed and who left with whom at Al Borde’s Day of the Dead event! Cheka!
Read more: The dead know how to party! Al Borde’s Dia de los Muertos Re-cap!
Following their 2007 All Good Things debut album that put the New York-based band on the tongues of music aficionados, Pacha Massive releases their sophomore album, If You Want It on September 22nd. With collaborations from various female artists, Pacha Massive takes its cultural and NYC rhythms to produce the 12 track album that to date, has already received notable attention from media and fans alike.
With Monica Rodriguez (Zigmat) featured on various tracks including the album’s single “If You Want It”, as well Sara Valenzuela, Liz Wright (Love Grenades) and Yasi Baby on the album, Pacha Massive presents a female empowered album that resonates of both New York streets and the Dominican Republic’s colorful culture. Through a press release, Pacha Massive’s founder/songwriter/producer, Ramon Nova, states that he enjoys working with anyone that's interesting and has that good vibe. “It’s just a matter of experimenting until something clicks,” he adds.
On any given day, we may come across endless EP’s, burned CD's, swapped iTunes, numerous music leads, gig invites, etc etc. After all, this is L.A.-city in which you can find an eclectic array of gigs that have you gig-hopping from electro to soul to vallenato to indie to urbano to experimental to mariachi… all on one single strip. And if you’re really L.A. savvy, you may even catch a “La de la mochila azul” blasting from an L.A. alley somewhere.
Read more: La Santa Cecilia is Learning the Ropes of Independent Music
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