to be fair the evolution of reggaeton got progressively worse over the past few years, what comes out nowadays seems to be strictly throwaway sing-songy auto-tune bs instead of the dirty playero y nelson-era beats
― fauxmarc, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
email with a pictured flyer I just received from a Hispanic danceclub in Woodbridge Virginia, south of Washington DC, says in part:
Jueves: Bachateros y Perreo Ladies Night
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 March 2012 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
Got busy with family stuff last night, so I wasn't able to do my Rakim y Ken-y recent tracks research I wanted to do
― curmudgeon, Friday, 23 March 2012 14:49 (twelve years ago) link
Plus, there are these other weekend gigs I am curious about:
Maracuyeah Presents: Kali Mutsa- Chilean pop gypsy electronica at Marx Cafe on Saturday and
on Sun. Mar. 25
Huey Dunbar at the Salsa Room --This early 2000s (?) vocalist star from DLG still melds salsa & r’n’b, right? I liked DLG
― curmudgeon, Friday, 23 March 2012 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
http://cacoteo.com/new/videos/rakim-y-ken-y-live-bravo-bravo-washington-d-c-rkmykeny-marcelocx_ipaut/
reggaeton live in a club
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 25 March 2012 05:52 (twelve years ago) link
fyi from a publicist's email:
Waxploitation Records and ZZK Records have announced they’ll be releasing a new project entitled Future Sounds of Buenos Aires. FSOBA is a collaboration featuring some of the most compelling artists emerging from Buenos Aires’ electronic underground including Mati Zundel, Fauna, Super Guachin and Chancha Via Circuito to name a few (complete track list below). To celebrate the release, Waxploitation/ZZK have made a Megamix of the album available for download and stream, premiering the mix at XLR8R.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 26 March 2012 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
Oscar D'Leon is touring again. He's gonna be in the W. DC area in May. His Venezuelan salsa may not be relevant to current trends, he is in his late 60s, he had a heart attack a few years back, but the guy and his band still put on a great live show no matter what
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 19:21 (twelve years ago) link
This was an EMP presentation by Blanca Mendez
Entitled "Tijuana Makes Some Noise: Ruidoson as a Response and Resistance to Violence in Baja California's Largest City,” the paper will explore the ruidoson sound, including the cultural and political climate out of which ruidoson was born, and the importance of the genre in moving Tijuana forward musically. It will also include the musings of Tony Gallardo, aka María y José, who of course is a crazy person and should provide the GREATEST INSIGHT EVER. from clubfonograma.com
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/2012/03/22/149014932/kickin-it-old-school-music-we-love-that-isnt-latin-rock
I wish NPR's Alt-Latino show would always feature the variety of artists that they did in this program (mostly all big well-known names, but it's more than their standard offerings)
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 28 March 2012 14:03 (twelve years ago) link
http://thelatinalternative.com/affiliates/
new syndicated radio show with blog hosted by longtime writer Ernesto Lechner
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 28 March 2012 14:06 (twelve years ago) link
Following up on that EMP blurb, this is definitely okay by me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnwWKC6l3lM
It would be awesome if every major Mexican city would spawn its own new twist on electronic dance music. These two youtube clips seem to show ruidoson overlapping considerably with 3ball though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCtPzGPIG_M
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 28 March 2012 15:22 (twelve years ago) link
I looked around on intranetz for Oscar D'Leon dates in NYC but couldn't find it. Then tonight I was walking down Roosevelt Avenue and saw a big sign- May 4 at, of course, La Boom.
― Singularities Going Steady (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 31 March 2012 04:29 (twelve years ago) link
A little disappointed that he long ago stopped playing bass on stage.
― Singularities Going Steady (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 31 March 2012 04:30 (twelve years ago) link
Although video I am watching shows that he does play it now and then during the show.
― Singularities Going Steady (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 31 March 2012 04:32 (twelve years ago) link
So Queens, NY is where it is at. You should consider going.
http://laboomny.com/
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 31 March 2012 14:19 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, thanks. I drive by that place all the time but have yet to go in there. This may be the first time.
― Singularities Going Steady (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 31 March 2012 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
I wonder if events there get any crossover attention from NY critics and bloggers?
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 1 April 2012 14:38 (twelve years ago) link
Not really.
― Singularities Going Steady (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 1 April 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
That's what I thought.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 1 April 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
Truth be told, the last time I found out about any Latin-type gig from the media was when I went to see Soda Stereo at the Palladium in the 90s.
― Singularities Going Steady (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 1 April 2012 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
la boom gets constant acts coming thru across all sorts of cumbia/salsa/bachata, i never checked it out when i lived nearby tho as most shows i'd check off of youtube were chock full of screaming youngins
― fauxmarc, Monday, 2 April 2012 19:29 (twelve years ago) link
Ha, when I looked at the youtubes over the weekend I thought: "sure is crowded."
― MIke Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 April 2012 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
Screamin youngins, stay off of my lawn and away from my salsa gigs!
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 April 2012 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
My curvy Colombian friend laughs at the mere mention of the place, but I've never asked him why.
By the way, if deej and the Reverend are reading I owe them an apology for something in the 2008 thread. I asked John Benitez yesterday "Did you ever teach somebody the clave in 11?" and he said "yup, and I got one in 13 too."
― MIke Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 April 2012 21:40 (twelve years ago) link
When I saw La India, Willie Colon, Oscar D'Leon, El Gran Combo, Tito Rojas and others over the years at Latin clubs (with the gigs advertised only towards the Hispanic audience) in the W. DC area, the shows were always packed, the age range varied, and the gigs always started real late. They were also very enjoyable. If you are a great salsa dancer there is not much room to move around, but for me it was ok.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 13:04 (twelve years ago) link
I'm only on the second track but this stuff sounds pretty good:
http://www.reverbnation.com/josenovoa
From this descarga.com lead:
http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/24735.10?vszShMov;;394
(Add gratuitous comment about no longer being able to afford to buy CDs, and likely violent worldwide social upheaval and ecological disaster worldwide in the not too distant future.)
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 7 April 2012 03:06 (twelve years ago) link
This one particularly, I think:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VhZAewnreA
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 7 April 2012 03:25 (twelve years ago) link
I hope to get out dancing again before The World As We Know It ends.
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 7 April 2012 03:36 (twelve years ago) link
Uh oh, Victor Manuelle guests on it.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 7 April 2012 14:38 (twelve years ago) link
New Yorkers:
http://www.latinclubs.com/nythisweek.html
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 7 April 2012 14:39 (twelve years ago) link
This used to be a great listing for Latin Jazz gigs all over but I guess he couldn't keep it up http://www.chipboaz.com/blog/live-latin-jazz/
― MIke Love Battery (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 7 April 2012 17:45 (twelve years ago) link
Speaking of Latin jazz in NYC. Writers Ned Sublette and Larry Blumenfeld like Cuban born jazz sax player Yosvany Terry whose new cd “Today's Opinion” (Criss Cross) is coming out very shortly
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303302504577325690597585870.html?KEYWORDS=yosvany+terry
THE WALL STREET JOURNALApril 6, 2012
Playing to the Rhythm of Two IslandsCuban Saxophonist Yosvany Terry Integrates the Music of His Youth and Jazz
By LARRY BLUMENFELD
― curmudgeon, Monday, 9 April 2012 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
What about his brother Yunior?
― zing left unguarded, the j/k palace in flames (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 9 April 2012 22:17 (twelve years ago) link
You can see a picture of Yosvany with Tom Guarna and Manuel Valera performing at Manuel's monthly gig here http://www.terrazacafe.org/
― zing left unguarded, the j/k palace in flames (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 9 April 2012 22:51 (twelve years ago) link
x-post -His brother is still playing with him. On Ned's email he pasted the whole Wall Street Journal article. Here's more of Blumenfeld's article:
In 2000, Mr. Terry began leading a Jazz Gallery series featuring players including drummer Dafnis Prieto. Back in Cuba, Messrs. Terry and Prieto had been half of Columna B, a quartet of conservatory students. “That band was like a laboratory for us,” Mr. Terry said. For Mr. Prieto, “Columna B was a way to support each other. We had all this tradition, all this new information, and a desire to create.”
Mr. Terry, who started his musical studies on violin, picked up the saxophone at age 10. He began regular visits to the U.S. in 1995 through Stanford Jazz Workshop. There, he met alto saxophonist Steve Coleman, whose concepts profoundly affected his own music. Mr. Coleman also bought Mr. Terry his first ticket to New York.
Mr. Terry said drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts taught him to play slow tempos with force. Bassist Avishai Cohen urged him to pick up the chekeré again (he plays it on his new CD). During his first months in New York, Mr. Terry practiced daily with alto saxophonist Antonio Hart, who “helped me sound fluent in jazz.” He spent three years in a powerhouse quintet led by Gonzalo Rubalcaba, an eminent Cuban emigre pianist who plays keyboards on the new CD's closing track.
Mysteries underscore Mr. Terry's new compositions: some ancient and communal, like percussionist Pedro Martinez's chants, drawn from abakua, an Afro-Cuban male secret society; others new and personal, such as the numerology behind sometimes dissonant melodies. His bandmates, particularly trumpeter Michael Rodriguez and pianist Osmany Paredes, match his technical prowess and clarity.
Mr. Terry's younger brother, Yunior, the bassist in his current quintet, said: “When I got to New York, Yosvany was writing challenging jazz. I was skeptical. But once I heard it, I fell right in. It extends what we grew up with.”
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 14:08 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.ibtimes.com/prnews/20120409/latin-music-stars-and-industry-leaders-converge-at-the.htm
same old blah blah but noting that the 3ballmty people are featured on the regional mexican panel
― fauxmarc, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
That's good.
From tickeri.com, look who's coming to Washington DC. Does he have new music recorded?
Tego Calderon
May 24 @ Ibiza
Genre: Urban
Location: DC/VA/MD
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
i don't think so, he's just always touring
― fauxmarc, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, too bad. Saw him at El Borinquen II a long time ago. That might be enough for me
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
New version tonight of that band I mentioned a few posts ago with Yunior instead of Yosvany. More funk than Latin Jazz
― Thunderword ESQ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 14 April 2012 02:47 (twelve years ago) link
And it is awesome
― i just believe in memes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 14 April 2012 03:26 (twelve years ago) link
sounds good
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 14 April 2012 13:27 (twelve years ago) link
It was great. I had to go home and sleep otherwise would have stayed for second set. Yunior told me that they had a big crowd at the Jazz Standard http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/14/arts/music/yosvany-terry-quintet-at-the-jazz-standard.html
― i just believe in memes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 14 April 2012 14:36 (twelve years ago) link
haven't heard it yet but apparently the new la excelencia "ecos del barrio" sold out of cds in 24 hours
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/laexcelencia4
― fauxmarc, Monday, 16 April 2012 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
Descarga is pushing the new La Excelencia as well.
I saw and danced(badly) to old-school Cubans Sierra Maestra at Artisphere outside W. DC Friday night. A fun gig. Their brass consisted just of one trumpet player, but they let an audience member sit in for a couple cuts on his trombone
― curmudgeon, Monday, 23 April 2012 14:40 (twelve years ago) link
lamc + summerstage bringing 3ball mty + dj raff to nyc
http://music.remezcla.com/2012/latin/kinky-3ball-mty-more-head-to-central-park-for-summerstage/?nocache=1
― fauxmarc, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 19:32 (eleven years ago) link
That regional Mexican panel as part of the Billboard Latin Music award week is going on now:
3:30pm- 4:30pmREGIONAL MEXICANSponsored by Morgan Renee Live, LLCThe new generation of Regional Mexican acts discuss genre trends, violence and marketing and promoting onlineIntroduction by: Randy Carrillo, CEO, Morgan Renee Live, LLCModerator: Justino Aguila, Associate Editor, Latin & Special Features, BillboardSpeakers:Erick Rincon, Artist, 3BallMTY (Universal)DJ Otto, Artist, 3BallMTY (Universal)Beat Sheeqo, Artist, 3BallMTY (Universal)Luis Del Villar, President, Del RecordsGerardo Ortiz, Artist (Del Records, Sony)Toy Selectah, Producer/RemixerJose Serrano, Latin Power Music
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 19:51 (eleven years ago) link
The show is on Telemundo Thursday night the 26th
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
The winners were largely predictable:
http://www.billboard.com/news/billboard-latin-music-awards-don-omar-prince-1006894952.story#/news/billboard-latin-music-awards-don-omar-prince-1006894952.story
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 18:49 (eleven years ago) link
Latin-jazz benefit show for flutist
Dave Valentin Benefit Tribute: Salsa Meets Jazz Revisited Andy Gonzalez + Manny Oquendo’s Libre w/guest jazz soloists Sonny Fortune & Steve TurrePapo Vazquez Mighty Pirate TroubadoursDave Samuels w/The Dave Valentin Band featuring Bill O’Connell, Ruben Rodriguez, Robby Ameen & Sammy Figueroa+ special surprise guests Masters of Ceremonies Felipe Luciano & Mark Ruffin Monday, May 7, 2012 at le Poisson Rouge10pm-2am158 Bleecker Street | 212.505.FISHwww.lepoissonrouge.com On March 3, 2012 Grammy© Award Winning flutist Dave Valentin was hospitalized after suffering a stroke during a performance at the Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis. After hospitalization for 10 days following his return to New York City home, Valentin has made remarkable strides on the road to eventual recovering, but is still unable to perform publicly. In order to help the beloved flutist meet his continuing financial obligations during his recuperation, many of his friends will gather to stage a benefit tribute to him at Le Poisson Rouge. Located on the 158 Bleecker Street site of the old Village Gate, where for nearly two decades Monday nights hosted the greatest names in jazz and Latin music performing together before packed houses of listeners and dancers under the banner Salsa Meets Jazz, the space will once again pulsate with the sound of jazz soloists improvising to the AfroCuban rhythms of salsa. The evening will offer older listeners the chance to relive some of the seminal sounds that once filled the room and younger ones a rare opportunity to experience an evening will undoubtedly rekindle the fire that once burned hotly in the Bleecker Street basement. With players such as the bassist-bandleader Andy Gonzalez with Manny Oquendo’s Libre (one of the series’ most popular groups) and guest soloists Sonny Fortune and Steve Turre (two soloists who performed with band many times), former Libre trombonist, composer/bandleader Papo Vazquez with his Might Pirate Troubadours and Valentin’s own rhythm section backing vibraphonist Dave Samuels of Caribbean Jazz Project fame, the night is sure to be one to remember, with several famous surprise guests expected. For those unable to attend who wish to support Valentin on his road to recovery, tax deductible donations can be sent to the laudable organization that has already begun to help the flutist in his time of need, The Jazz Foundation of America, 322 West 48th Street, New York, NY 10036. All checks or money orders should note Dave Valentin in the memo line.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 3 May 2012 23:25 (eleven years ago) link