December 2008
Vintage Salsa
I got a couple posts I will be providing in the coming days/weeks of some Vintage Salsa from the Fania vaults. Here’s the first one. Track Listing – Adalberto Santiago 01 – Mi Guajira – Se Va Mi Querer 02 – Se Seca El Mar 03 – Sarandonga 04 – Se Fue Mi Montuna [...]
The History of Fania part 1
Like many American stories, the tale of Fania comes from the boroughs and inner city barrios of New York City. In the early 60’s young Latin musicians brought the music from their homelands into the Great Apple and thus began a great period of musical reinvention and free cooperation amongst the melting pot of cultures living in the city. During that time of cultural change, musical life in New York was exciting and unpredictable. One could visit Greenwich Village and listen to the topical folk of Bob Dylan, or take that A train to Harlem and watch James Brown shred his R&B all over the Apollo Theater. Fania would evolve, out of this diverse and dynamic mix of ideas, into one of the most influential and beloved Latin musical institutions of our times. The new sounds coming from Spanish Harlem and the Bronx were sometimes rough and dangerous but always real and immediate, like the New York streets that inspired them. Along the way, Fania artists mixed a cornucopia of styles that transcended the boundaries of traditional Latin music and set the path for the genres of salsa, boogalu, Latin R&B, and afro-Cuban jazz.
GRACIAS MUCHACHOS Y MUCHACHAS !
Every third friday we bring the cumbia-salsa-funk- batucada-baile funk to Creekside Lounge and Friday nite Peligrosa #13 was insane…and from what I witnessed on the dancefloor, I’m sure a lot of people were getting very lucky around 3am. The shit was hot! Thanks to all who came out and thanks to King Louie for [...]
Tonight we party!
That’s right boys and girls, the infamous trio strikes again. In lieu of our preparation this evening Manolo Black, Hobo D and myself would like to invite all you sultry Austinites out to Creekside Lounge tonight to celebrate the Holidays the only real way to do it, Latin Style. I hope to get into [...]
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