Archive for the ‘El Hijo de la Cumbia’ tag
Montreal. What the hell? Where did you come from? From which frozen north did you spring? And is it your streets lined with baguette, and a poutine in every home that creates such a high quality crop of musicians?
Whatever. I don’t get it. But I’m glad you are the way you are.
One duder that I’m just getting up to speed on is Boogat, trilingual rapper, producer, and (self-described) vocalist.
About a month ago, Boogat teamed up with the chamleonlike Poirier (he’s been everywhere, right? Even bumped into him at that one bbq joint in Austin, but whatever) to release the Esperanto Sound System mixtape.
The premise is simple: work a combo of original beats and instrumental jacking through a cohesive vocal wringer, mix it smoothly, and unleash it upon the world.
The results are pretty rad – it’s pretty fun to see Chromeo, Geko Jones, Mexican Institute of Sound, and Ej Hijo de la Cumbia (among many others) all in one place. Boogat does his own damn thing well, jumping from producer to producer without missing a beat. In the end it’s a nice package of varied sounds that fits neatly under the so-broad-as-to-be-pointless “Tropical Bass” umbrella. Plus, it’s free.
Via the homies Joelito and El Hijo de la Cumbia, of label/blog/international movement Emayo Cutz, comes a new mix from Guadalajara-based DJ Telesforo. The man himself (who, rumor has it, is always shirtless, hence the pic to the left) describes the mix, titled Tsunami Sonidero, as “fresh like fish,” which is about as good a description as anything.
I mean, hell, the thing starts off with a surf version of Hava Nagila. Gotta love that. Check it out, download it, get some sun on your skin.
Of the various camps responsible for the global cumbia surge (no Iraq), none has been more at the forefront than the Emayo Cutz crew. Joelito, one third of the crew (along with El Hijo de la Cumbia and Rebenga), just shot this Busy Signal remix into the LxNxM inbox (lastnightsmixtape@gmail.com if you aren’t knowing), and it is fiery. It’s high paced, bassy, and not for the faint of heart. Download it, turn it up, and let it rip.
