Our friends at FRESTHETIC are celebrating their 2-Year anniversary tomorrow at their shop in Williamsburg with DJs One Mic Rivera and DJ Blowout, and an art instillation by Destroy and Rebuild. They’ll also have new Burden shirts on sale, a few weeks before they go on sale in our online shop. Check out more info on everything below….
Saturday, August 1, 2009 Time: 3:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Fresthetic
560 Grand Street (bet lorimer st. & union ave.)
City/Town: Brooklyn,
Phone: 7187823884
Email: info@fresthetic.com
Our resident photographer, Jose Martinez, recently took a trip to Japan. We are big fans of his work so we had to spread love. Check out the world through his lens in 35mm color, and black and white.
Through Asho, I just got word of Cuban fusion group Cubiche hitting the stage at SOB’s this coming Saturday. Check out the info on the group and the show below…
Saturday August 1st, 2009
DIRECT FROM MIAMI
CUBICHE
FIRST NYC SHOW!!!
Special Guest : DJ Asho
Doors: (12:00AM – 4AM)
Cuban fusion collective, Cubiche has taken over the Miami music scene with a bang. Its eight soloist singers collaborate to not only set the stage in Miami, but they have created a new way of life for Cubans all over the world. The band members attract fans through their sensual combination of hip hop and tropical bohemia along with their well harmonized medley of traditional son, salsa and timba mixed with rock, reggae and funk.
The group consists of token woman, Leslie Cartaya (vocals/piano), Descemer Bueno (Band director/ bass/ vocals), Michel Fragoso (piano/ vocals), Philbert Armenteros (percussion/vocals), El Chino Dreadlion (vocals), Mr. Haka (MC rapper/vocals), Elain (vocals) and Luis Bofill (vocals). Each member of the group has a completely unique sound, not one member sounds the same. Together they create a more powerful noise, one the bandmates say can easily attract listeners from across the globe. Even the band name as a powerful meaning (Cubiche, which to most Spanish speakers is a derogatory term for Cubans has been reclaimed by the group and has demonstrated an ironic sensibility that appeals to mod Hispanic kids).
Starting off the month of August right, Cubiche will be coming to SOB’s Saturday Samba Soul’s late night show on the first of the month. Doors open at midnight, admission is $10 with flyer.
Not too many people know about the origins of Reggaeton. Most people would believe that it originated in Puerto Rico but ask any Panamanian and they have a different take on the issue.
Historically there has been an invisible line that has segregated Jamaican music and other Latin dance styles. But that line was breached in Panama, a country with a significant Jamaican population that had migrated south to work on the Panama Canal in the early 20th century.
There’s a heated debate about whether reggaeton originated in Panama or Puerto Rico. While it seems obvious that the roots are Panamanian, some of the best know (and earliest) purveyors of today’s reggaeton sounds come from Puerto Rico, so the confusion is easily understood.
This clip from the New York City News Service explains why Panamanian reggae is not as prevalent as Reggaeton is in the US.
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Just when I thought Reebok was done theme-ing there kicks after Basquiat, they come out with another variation. The Reebok X Jean-Michel Basquiat are the latest to be redone Basquiat style. I think they would look dope with this, just my opinion…
In The Fader’s latest release of Ghetto Palms they blended in a snippet of “Afro Beat” a collaboration from Damian Marley and Nas (which logic only reasons most be off of the Distant Relatives project), along with some Ethiopian soul music and the Weapon Riddim.
The fire-starter was “Afro Beat”—Nas’ collabo with Damian Marley which just leaked in a truncated snippet version. Featuring Nasir and Junior Gong alternating bars over a chop-n-quench of Ethiopian soul pioneer Mulatu Astatke, it manages to spear all three birds in one track even though it is barely a minute long. Luckily the original, a ’60s Ethio-jazz monster that foreshadowed the fusion experiments of Fela, is long enough to carry both of them. That gave me a framework to cut together a couple other Ethiocentric joints—beats that are so idiosyncratic they don’t even blend, exactly, but are so much on the same vibe it doesn’t even matter, really.
Ghetto Palms blend
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Afro Beat Snippet
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Sumfest 2009 took place last weekend in Jamaica. Its an annual concert series held in Montego Bay with a bunch of different acts from R&B to Reggae to Hip-Hop. Here are some of the performances and interviews from the event.
It’s that time of year again. The NYILFF is back for it’s 10th year, with an array of new films highlighting Latino culture and lifestyle. Check out a brief description below…
…For the first time, the week-long festival will offer all its regular screenings in the same area, at the Clearview Chelsea Cinemas and the SVA Theater, both on W. 23rd St.
The selections touch on a wide range of themes, from the repercussions of 9/11 on New York families and on teenagers in small towns across America to gay issues to three documentaries on Latin music.
“There’s a little something for everyone this year,” says Chinchilla, 32, the son of a Puerto Rican mother and a Honduran/Dominican father who lives in Washington Heights. “It’s not all over the place, but it is broad.”
The fest starts with “La Mission,” a gay-themed film starring Benjamin Bratt, and wraps up with “The Line,” an action-packed thriller set amid the drug wars of Tijuana.
The international selections are equally diverse, with movies from countries known for their film industry like Mexico and Brazil but also from unexpected places like Bolivia’s “The Gift of Pachamama” and “Gasolina,” from Guatemala…
In all honesty, this is a recipe that I’ve been wanting to know how to make since a kid. These are the first thing on my plate at any family get together. I imagine this will take some practice to get it perfect, but you can get a gist of what’s needed here. Check out the recipe below…
