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Rafael Escalona (May 27, 1927 – May 13, 2009)
First off my condolences to his family.
Rafael Calixto Escalona Martinez’s first song is dated February 1943. The seventh of nine children he was to become one of the most prominent Vallenato music composers ever. He grew up listening to peasants and troubadours of the region that often passed by his village bringing news from Valledupar to his childhood village town Patilla. His poetic habits caught him writing songs whenever a situation merged; of sadness and happiness, love and lament, angst and parties. He was a composer who’s style was atypical. Not a musician, he recanted stories often just chorus’ and verses later to be sung by musicians from Valledupar and across Colombia. He was also a long time friend of Gabriel García Márquez, who included him in his stories and once told him that his own master piece novel, 100 years of solitude, was just a 350 page Vallenato. Whether it was inspiring Colombian telenovelas, winning awards for his authorship or his hundreds of songs recanting everything from lewd nostalgia and disgust to honoring his second daughter, Rafael Calixto Escalona Martinez, will be remembered forever.
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About Colombian Cumbia
You can always ask wiki about cumbia but what’s the fun in that? It’s of course spread like wild fire and Colombians aren’t ’slaves’ to the Spanish Empire anymore but this is what i gather:
The cumbia has its origin in San Basilio, a little town of Atlantic coast of Colombia, South America. It was danced and created by the slaves to feel happiness and forget the heavy work and hard life. It was danced at night in the Palenque de San Basilio behind the ocean walls, the place where the slaves used to hire from the Spanish. The cumbia is danced with wide and long white skirts, with tropical flowers on their hair and a candle as a ritual in the darkness. Men wear white pants folded up, without shirt, with machete to side and sombrero hipihapa. Later they added a red panuelo (scarf ) around the neck to add color. The cumbia is danced barefoot because they dance on the sand and so close to the ocean that the water reaches to touch their feet. Dancers perform around the drums musicians and the fogata. In the Palenque, where we can still found descendants of cumbia, African-Americans who speak African and Spanish language. They continue with their traditions and customs; like crying the babies when they are born and do a rumba (party) when they die; sending letters to their dead relatives, imitating the occupation of the person that just died. They celebrate big parrandas and rumbas (big parties) to the son of cumbias with fogatas and typical orchestras, remembering their heritage and slavery, being now completely free.
See you tomorrow at Creekside Lounge!!
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El G de ZZK
WWBAD, That’s What Would Buenos Aires Do?. Thank you to Miguel who did this video, very good work my friend.
El G of ZZK Records Interview from uLOVEi on Vimeo.
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PELIGROSA Y GRUPO FANTASMA SABADO!!!
Yes we droppin’ in on the legendary Antone’s to blow that shit up with Grammy nominated Grupo Fantasma, who has been steadily bangin’ out cumbias here Austin. Here’s a little diddy I put together. It’s a track off of Grupo’s “Movimiento Popular” album called “Con Migo” mashed with a berimbau baile funk thing.
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Peligrosa Is:
Based in Austin, Texas. We started as a Latin dance party over 2 years ago. We throw a monthly party (at the least) and play music of all styles mixed with music of all styles with heavy focus on the following: Cumbia, Merengue, Salsa, Reggaspañol, Bachata, Boogaloo, Soca, Tejano, Reggaeton and so much more. We are a crew of djs, producers, photographers, videographers and fine ass women! This is more information that you can throw a stick at.
Peligrosa All Stars:
Orión
Hobo D
Manolo Black
Dj Dus
Pagame
Photographer: Quito
