Like Manu Chao versión 2.20, Calle 13 use a mix of sounds and rhythms from across a vast sampling of cultures to make political and cultural points about identity. For the above song they use a rhythm called Sayas, that stems from the Afro-Bolivian community in and around Yungas, the valley region in the Andes range outside …
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The Don
I don’t know who Lucenzo is, but he got Don Omar on a Kuduro-Funana beat and that’s okay with me. Gotta love the dialogue in the beginning! In case you don’t have it here’s the Don’s throwback jam that I’ve been hearing everywhere lately: Don Omar-Hasta Abajo Remix feat. Daddy Yankee And, if that one’s …
Frankie Do You Remember Me
I used to play Hip Hop back in the day. In the late 90s Me and Dave from Punks Jump Up went to New York on a Ragga-Hip Hop record hunt. We found tonnes of amazing records and I picked up a Bobby Konders mixtape (which I need to rip for you one day) from …
THE DON OF LONDON
I missed one of his staduim shows in Ecuador by a day ( poster pic above ) and have been gutted ever since. Then when I saw he was playing in my own yard, Dj steppa was a happy man. Though the 25quid ticket wasn’t much fun. He only played for an hour but it …
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where can i get these!?? i want them so bad now!
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