Rolling like tumble weed Afro-Latin music thread 2012 (salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, tribal guarachero, etc.)

xp, Mi Corazon Esta Muerto is brilliant. Commercially, reggaeton seems to be in fairly decent health.

I just seem to hear so much bachata and so little reggaeton on my commercial Latin radio station. Reggaeton's brief flashes of crossover attention (Daddy Yankee hit and critical attention from Sasha Frere Jones in the New Yorker and others) seem so long ago.

That's interesting. People like Romeo Santos and Prince Royce appear to have a much lower profile in Europe than, for example, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Calle 13, Farruko and a few others. From what i see of the South American charts, PR acts still seem to have a lot of sway. Probably different for North / Central America, though. I should listen to a bit more bachata.

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

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

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

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

http://cacoteo.com/new/videos/rakim-y-ken-y-live-bravo-bravo-washington-d-c-rkmykeny-marcelocx_ipaut/

reggaeton live in a club

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.

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

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

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)

http://thelatinalternative.com/affiliates/

new syndicated radio show with blog hosted by longtime writer Ernesto Lechner

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

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.

A little disappointed that he long ago stopped playing bass on stage.

Although video I am watching shows that he does play it now and then during the show.

So Queens, NY is where it is at. You should consider going.

http://laboomny.com/

Yeah, thanks. I drive by that place all the time but have yet to go in there. This may be the first time.

I wonder if events there get any crossover attention from NY critics and bloggers?

Not really.

That's what I thought.

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.

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

Ha, when I looked at the youtubes over the weekend I thought: "sure is crowded."

Screamin youngins, stay off of my lawn and away from my salsa gigs!

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."

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.

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.)

This one particularly, I think:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VhZAewnreA

I hope to get out dancing again before The World As We Know It ends.

Uh oh, Victor Manuelle guests on it.

New Yorkers:

http://www.latinclubs.com/nythisweek.html

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/

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 JOURNAL
April 6, 2012

Playing to the Rhythm of Two Islands
Cuban Saxophonist Yosvany Terry Integrates the Music of His Youth and Jazz

By LARRY BLUMENFELD

What about his brother Yunior?

You can see a picture of Yosvany with Tom Guarna and Manuel Valera performing at Manuel's monthly gig here http://www.terrazacafe.org/

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.”

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

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

i don't think so, he's just always touring

Oh, too bad. Saw him at El Borinquen II a long time ago. That might be enough for me

New version tonight of that band I mentioned a few posts ago with Yunior instead of Yosvany. More funk than Latin Jazz

And it is awesome

sounds good

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

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

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

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

That regional Mexican panel as part of the Billboard Latin Music award week is going on now:

3:30pm- 4:30pm
REGIONAL MEXICAN
Sponsored by Morgan Renee Live, LLC
The new generation of Regional Mexican acts discuss genre trends, violence and marketing and promoting online
Introduction by: Randy Carrillo, CEO, Morgan Renee Live, LLC
Moderator: Justino Aguila, Associate Editor, Latin & Special Features, Billboard
Speakers:
Erick Rincon, Artist, 3BallMTY (Universal)
DJ Otto, Artist, 3BallMTY (Universal)
Beat Sheeqo, Artist, 3BallMTY (Universal)
Luis Del Villar, President, Del Records
Gerardo Ortiz, Artist (Del Records, Sony)
Toy Selectah, Producer/Remixer
Jose Serrano, Latin Power Music