Apparently at the end of the DUNE series the protagonist (Leo Atreides II) has inhaled so much spice that he’s no longer human or even a mytho-dynast, but has transformed into a huge sandworm (presumably with telepathic powers). The worms are spice, spice is the worm. Dune is a crazy book, I could barely finish … Continue reading 75% CUMBIA
lively discussion & lovely old tunes with Ian Nagoski (compiler of Black Mirror) on the radio this past wednesday. Sonido Martines next week. + + + Bolivia is worth visiting because, from the little I have seen and understood, it is very much itself and unlike other places I have seen. Today Sonido said “I … Continue reading CUMBIA SIN PARAR
tonite, Tues November 11, Williamburg, I’ll be joining residente Geko Jones @ the new QUE BAJO party. Cumbia fans come through! I’ll be playing exclusively cumbia colombiana and cumbia sonidera (read: no crunk cumbia, no mashups, etc). Just that sweet slow shuffle. I’ve been digging deep into sonidera lately, finding a lot of El Hijo … Continue reading NOCHE DE CUMBIA
the creeps. as something that can be given, generosity’s uncanny flavor. this song – the lyrics and to a lesser extent the music – gives me the creeps. Blurred lines between (human) ownership & desire. [audio:Policarpio Calles – La Cosita.mp3] Policarpo Calles – La Cosita and 2 newer cumbias, popular jams, from a 2004 Vampiros … Continue reading CUMBIA QUICKIE 1-3
Shehab, either uptown or in Cairo, has a music blog ! nice layout. + + + a friend was visiting some record shops in Texas — digging for crunk cumbia on my behalf. the main place had closed, and a few others turned up empty. i’m a bit worried. maybe the culture was too viral. … Continue reading SEQUIA CUMBIAMBERA?
it’s out! The Fader’s summer issue (F55) is in stores now and sports a lengthy article on CUMBIA by yours truly, along with AMAZING IMAGES from photojournalist Gabriele Stabile. How awesome is Gabriele? Consider the following: Fader sent us to Argentina for a week – during this time he lost his only jacket, almost … Continue reading SLOW BURN: THE EXPLOSION OF CUMBIA
[audio:amandititita-viernes_de_quincena.mp3] Amandititita – Viernes de Quincena pop acid satire ‘anarcumbia’ from Mexico City + + + shout to Villa Diamante; he directed me towards where I could find this next piece. he had had time to find and then lose the thing I’d been looking for without success (a cumbia rebajada mixtape from Houston … Continue reading ANARCUMBIA / STATESIDE CUMBIA SLOWDOWN
big up Fosforo each and every time. CUMBIA DE OBAMA. (mp3 & lyrics translation) [youtube: Cumbia de Obama]
yes! coming soon on Soot: a compilation of Nueva Cumbia Argentina selected by Sonido Martines! 12″ for the DJs, then CD for the rest of the world. we’ve been working on this for months, almost there… heads up for some European dates w/ Sonido & myself in April. [12″ roughs by Zurita] last nite’s party … Continue reading SONIDO Y LA NUEVA CUMBIA ARGENTINA
Cumbia wheels keep turning! Gervase de Wilde inks it up in the Telegraph, including a Sonido Martines shoutout! I don’t have time to post any tunes right now, but you can check Very Be Careful for some rooted L.A. vallenato & cumbia sounds.