Chicago’s best local latin and Colombian musicians re-arrange and perform Colombian Cumbia classics with Latin Jazz improvisation. They fuse traditional afro Colombian percussion, with elements of big band style Cumbia and jazz made famous by artists like Lucho Bermudez and the Discos Fuentes record label catalog. Incorporated are call & response vocals, raw traditional percussion courtesy of the Alegre, Tambora, Llamador & Maraca, bottom heavy electric bass lines, Gaita flutes, latin piano and jazz trumpet.

Groupo Cumbé performs on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 7:30pm at Rumba

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As Chicago starts warming up, we got a chance to check out SoxFest 2012. There was a lot of great energy from the fans, but definitely  some uncertainty about the direction the line-up will take this season. Nevertheless, the fans came out to meet the players, get autographs and acquire great memorabilia from the Garage Sale that donated part of the proceeds to charity. There were several panel discussions and sessions about the teams history and direction for 2012. One of my favorites was about the 2005 season, where Pablo Ozuna and several other key players talked about the historic season. We also got exclusive video interviews with shortstop Alexei Ramírez and outfielder Dayán Viciedo. We asked them about the new management, what they do to prepare for the season. Alexei gives us his thoughts on Latino baseball and some of his favorite ways to experience Cuba in Chicago.

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As part of the 13th Annual World Music Festival, Inner-City Muslim Action Network’s Community Café hosted Alsarah and the Nubatones at the University of Chicago’s International House on 17 September 2011. Know for their collective love of Nubian music, Alsarah and the Nubatones brought a medley of grace, funk and East African soul to the stage. Alsarah’s beautifully raw voice arched over traditional Sudanese percussion and oud polyrythms which were greeted by melismatic backround vocals, making them the most eclectic performance of the evening. You can learn more about Alsarah and the Nubatones on their facebook page.

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Nuriya: Soulful Alt-Flamenco... Nuriya: Soulful Alt-Flamenco Songstress

Nominated for a two Latin Grammy awards and now for a Grammy for their album “Nuestra” in the category of Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album, the members of La Vida Bohème from Caracas, Venezuela showed up for our LAMC ’11 interview in their iconic paint-dribbled clothes and bodies. We chatted with Rafael Pérez (bass guitar and vocals) and Sebastián Ayala (drums and vocals) to find out why the paint (it symbolizes free, limitless expression of creative energy) and how they channel this energy into smart, manic, punk rock sounds tinged with electronica, funk and even South American folk music.

Explore the wide, wonderful universe of Latino music with Catalina every week at www.beatlatino.com

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Interview: Ximena Sariñana... Interview: Ximena Sariñana at LAMC 2011

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Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) took over Navy Pier for their 2011 annual conference. Hundreds of social media pioneers, bloggers, and activists and over 100 speakers attended the three-day bilingual conference, which focused on public service and leadership. Gozamos was presente, checking out all the inspiring, innovative work LATISM tweeps are doing to make a difference in Latino communities. While the whole conference rocked, here are a few highlights:

1. Dolores Huerta
The legendary Dolores Huerta had the passionate crowd riled up with her no-holds-barred talk on the state of politics today. Huerta called for unity among Latino communities, support of the LGBT community, and action against the anti-brown sentiment across the country. Huerta left no stone unturned–she even surprisingly weighed in on the debate over the controversial Cecilia Munoz. Her straightforward, unapologetic speech drew wild applause and cheers from the crowd. Unforgettable.

2. Sessions
The sessions, which were divided into three tracks (public service, education, and business) were a time to shine the spotlight on tweeps’ social media strategies and success stories. A few examples of the many powerful sessions that occurred during the three-day conference include experienced bloggers, such as Migdalia Rivera and Angelica Perez, sharing their do’s and don’ts for connecting with brands and encouraging the audience to protect their blogs and know their worth. Immigration activists, including Chicago’s own Immigrant Youth Justice League, Dream Activist, and the Immigrant Archive Project, discussed how they integrate social media with grassroots activism and how they use technology to spread their message. Univision moderated an education panel with PBS Kids and Sesame Workshop about transmedia in education and its influential role in engaging students. Gozamos also moderated a panel on plugging youth into new media with RadioArte, Aspira, and Rooster Communications.

3. Meeting Tweeps IRL
One of the biggest highlights for me was getting to meet the people behind the tweets, including @ergeekgoddess, @tonytorero, @ohhellsnah, @followthelede, @juanofwords, @salmendoza, @bcockman, and @cheryl_aguilar to name a few. Several folks graciously sat down at the Gozamos table to chat about the conference, their blogs, and the issues they most tweet about. We livestreamed the interviews (shout out to @carlosqc and @tonantzin18th for tweeting in) which you can catch here.

4. Everything else. Seriously.
LATISM was a lovefest. Nothing will make you feel more proud of your community. The Education Townhall with White House reps; the inspiring winners at the LATISM Awards Gala; the showcase on award-winning, bilingual pre-K programs developed in Chicago Public Schools; electrifying entertainment coordinated by Chicago’s own Sound Culture; the tear-jerking surprise keynote that brought a whole new meaning to the phrase “Si Se Puede.” Most of all, the strong presence of powerful Latina leaders in social media and at the helm of the LATISM movement. It’s Latinas who started this and keep it going! Orale!

LATISM11 had tons of moments that breathed life into the 140-character tweets that weave a narrative about our communities. Seeing how many dedicated Latinos are putting their tweets into action showed the power of social media and the power of our community.

A special thank you to @mzelma, @ergeekgoddess, @soylamar, and @anarc for organizing such an amazing event. See you next year at LATISM 12 in Houston!

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Feature image by PBR street gang/Heart of Darkness

The love of art is what inspired the inception of Pilsen Open Studios nine years ago. That very same love of art, nurtured over time and passed down to younger generations is what will keep this event going strong as an integral part of our future here in Chicago as well as on the national art scene. Evolving to include new up and comers’ studio spaces with the fore folks who laid the foundation provides a brief history lesson on what this event is all about as well as a peek into what our future stands for in a new day and age of Chicago art. Revolving around this love of art is an organic community unification and an idea that art should be inclusive to anyone interested. This is what drives people to Pilsen. This is why Open Studios thrives every October. Involve the people, and they’ll reward you with enthusiastic participation. Where else can we go in the world of art to feel so welcome, so invited, so…pure.

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Pilsen, Home to Open Studios... Pilsen, Home to Open Studios

The Flavorhood: Pilsen Street... The Flavorhood: Pilsen Street Style

Gozamos talks to visiting artist, Christian Saucedo from Durango. We talk about his upcoming, Esquinas, at the Chicago Art Department. His background as a visual and architectural artist and how being Mexican has influenced his work. He is currently a resident artists at the Chicago Art Department  for the FORCA Northwestern Artist-in-Residence Program and has an upcoming exhibition in it’s gallery.

On Friday, October 28, 2011, 6:00pm at Chicago Art Department Gallery
Address: 1932 S. Halsted #100, Chicago , IL | Cost: Free

ESQUINAS is an exhibit made of a series of visual pieces realized on architectural spaces through implicit experimentation of visual arts. This series is inspired by op art and is created with the help of architectural spaces, such as ceilings, walls, floors, etc., through deformed abstract drawings to obtain images dependent on the observer’s movement through said spaces.

About the artist
Christian Saucedo was born in Durango, Mexico, in 1981 and is a Visual Artist with studies in Architecture at Durango Institute of Technology. In 2008, he received a M.Ph. in Visual Arts from the Academy of San Carlos at National School of Arts UNAM (Mexico) and the School of Architecture at the University of Sevilla (Spain).
His work is linked with the concept of art-space and its close relationship with architecture and digital technology.

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Gozamos talks to several of the organizers, curators and artists involved with Villarte 2011, the Little Village Arts Festival. We talk about the history of the fest. How it’s organized by the community for the community. We also get a some great perspectives directly from the curators of the nine different spaces and some of the artists. For more information find them at facebook.com/villarte.

Founded in 2006, The Little Village Arts Festival is dedicated to promoting and supporting artists who live in, work in and love Little Village. Each year Little Village Arts Fest exhibits work made by artists whose age, discipline and style represents the rich, storied culture of this neighborhood. Little Village Arts Fest is organized by a dedicated staff of volunteers and sponsored by Little Village Chamber of Commerce and Moreno’s Liquor.

Find us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/villarte

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Interview: Villapalooza 2011... Interview: Villapalooza 2011

It was great fun to chat with Mr. Pauer (Toto González) at the LAMC this year. Mr. Pauer (from the Spanglish version of “power”), a Miami-based producer and re-mixer from Venezuela, is considered one of the pioneers in Latin electronica for what he calls “Electrotropical” mixes, irresistible musical concoctions that are getting a lot of buzz. In May of 2011,  the tune “Cumbion del Sur” was downloaded over 50,000 times as Apple iTunes “Song of the Week”,  and it has just been announced that his debut studio album “Soundtrack” that has that tune has been nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Alternative Album.

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Gozamos talks to Chicago native, Rodrigo “Solo” Mireles of AREmpire.com. We talk about his recent show at Sub-Rosa, his background in Graffiti and what is means to be an independent artist in the city. You should check out One the Daily, an online comic strip on sneaker culture and follow of his other projects by visiting his blog at solorm.blogspot.com.

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C2E2 2011 – Gozamos... C2E2 2011 – Gozamos.tv Episode 22

Holding Out for a Hero Holding Out for a Hero

Photography by Jacinto Ariza

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First, the fête:

By Stephanie Marban

Before the big walk-off, La Catrina started off with a celebration. As guests walked into the NMMA, they were greeted by young men and women dressed in Catrina costumes. The guests were also treated to a fine dining and wining experience, courtesy of Maya Restaurant — the menu of ceviche and tacos al pastor filled tummies and hearts. The room buzzed with excitement for the upcoming show.

Working my way across the room, I came across several fashionable and uniquely dressed individuals. Given the theme of the night, it was not as big of a surprise to see a woman in a kimono with thigh-high boots. But I also saw many a little black dress, the go-to workhorse of the fashion world.

After eating, drinking, mingling and general merry-making, the doors to the main event opened. Going further with the night’s theme, the ceiling was adorned in brightly colored papel picado, and soon after Radio Arte general manager Jorge Valdivia gave a short speech, festive folkloric music began to play to claps and cheers. Soon enough, the models gracefully made their way across the runway, moving like fierce specters. Some models donned masks, others had veils covering their faces. One stunning model appeared with a gray Catrina mask and a giant cross covering her face, and walked with a power and purpose that even gave me a chill down my spine.

And now for a departure from the fiesta and theatrics, here is a detailed breakdown of the main event.

Second, the fashion:

By Roberto Del Rio

Closing out the month of September, La Catrina Fashion Show at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen was one of the best exits I’ve ever seen. Designers Gary Gonzalez, Horacio Nieto and Elda de la Rosa presented strikingly diverse collections that nonetheless managed to revolve around the Day of the Dead theme and topics of mortality, death and yes, even life. The event itself was a marriage of cohesive choreography, impressive execution and, above all, an immense pride knowing that these designers with their otherworldly pieces are from and/or based in our backyard.

First up was Gary Gonzalez, who dedicated the line to his late brother. His show was a cornucopia of organic earthiness with a hint of ’70s disco. Several models sported fantastic, colorful masks that looked like the calaveras de azúcar, those grinning, black-and-white masks iconic to autumn in Mexico. Indeed, this collection, which opened the show, created a somber and more austere mood that segued into Horacio Nieto’s more optimistic take. That’s not to say that Gary’s pieces were lifeless — they exuded the drama of life, with its struggles and tragic choreography. And the main piece shown was accompanied by some very strange and very powerful theatrics that were equal parts Greek tragedy and Mexican surrealist symbolism.

Horacio Nieto was next, with a collection that was part geography lesson and part blast from the past. Influenced by Frida Kahlo’s infamous (for its status in absentia) Paris Vogue cover, the collection’s palette was warm and exuberant, with a very healthy use of florals. In terms of accessories, there was a deconstructed abuelita sort of vibe to it all, beginning with the modern version of your grandmother’s favorite accessory. You know the one: abue keeps just about everything in it, from receipts to Mamisan to emergency jewelry. And though usually these are angular and woefully awkward to carry or pull off, Horacio’s were beautifully adorned with Catholic imagery. The best part? That they were being pushed onto men. Still, the ladies fashion took the cake with Nieto’s signature affection for chromatics of all types.

Lastly, Elda de la Rosa’s collection featured a less biographical take on the theme of the night. What she did was channel the modern, en vogue Mexican (or otherwise) woman. Greens and reds were very prominent, as were grays and lace. Lace, in fact, was wonderfully peppered throughout all three of the collections, which managed to keep it classy and not go overboard (a fate that happens often when using the beautiful fabric). Elda also presented her signature bridal couture, which even made this observer’s cold, black heart momentarily illuminate itself when I caught glimpse of her gray wedding dress with tasteful long black veil. Completely epic. I don’t necessarily believe in marriage of any kind, but if this is the future of bridal couture, Anderson Cooper, will you marry me? (Don’t worry; we won’t wear the dresses. I might wear this, though). Her other pieces worked on a classic level, with workaday suits and fitted separates that no doubt could adorn the likes of early 20th century women or contemporary vintage mavens.

See slideshow of La Catrina Fashion Show 2011 on Flickr »

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Preview: La Catrina Fashion... Preview: La Catrina Fashion Show at the National Museum of Mexican Art

Preview: Latino Fashion Week... Preview: Latino Fashion Week 2011

Latino Fashion Week 2011:... Latino Fashion Week 2011: Closing Night

Brazilian songstress, Luisa Maita, gave a smoldering performance on 22 September 2011 at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall as part of the 13th Annual World Music Festival. A bellwether of modern Brazilian Samba music, Maita delivered flawlessly with  an elegant voice that sailed smoothly over a mix of danceable and downtempo rythms, bass and drum beats, all in a delicately fierce, yet fey manner. Singing tracks from her solo debut album,Lero-Lero, Maita has said that the album “is inspired by the struggle of the Brazilian people for life.” If her endeavor is to touch her people with her sound, then her dream is coming true in a most beautiful way.

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Feature artwork by Adriana Baltazar

Gozamos talks to Thelma Uranga of El Stich y Bitch/Tejer y Joder. We talk about her background, how Stich y Bitch was founded, it’s mission and why it’s important to pass on tradition to our youth. Check out their upcoming show at ANTENA Gallery this Friday!.

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Opening reception on Friday September 23, 2011 from 6:00pm-10:00pm

Exhibition runs from September 23 to October 22, 2011 at ANTENA Gallery | 1765 S. Laflin St. Chicago

El Stitch y Bitch (SyB) was founded in 2008 as a space for knitters, crocheters and crafters in the Pilsen, Bridgeport and Little Village neighborhoods of Chicago. Currently the group consists of over 20 members, ages 18 and up. Over the years, the group has evolved into a collaborative art group interested in addressing handmade and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) culture. As DIY culture moves into a contemporary state, many members of the group have found themselves astonished and curious by the inheritance of the handmade skill or the need to carry on the tradition in an adapted manner. Tejer y Joder is a compilation of individual SyB members and independent fiber artists, interested in the themes of gender, identity, tradition and memory. http://elstitchybitch.wordpress.com/

Artists: Adriana Baltazar, Krissy Bodge, Julia Chau, Esmeraldo Garcia, Irasema Gonzalez, Erika Hernandez, Claudia Marchan, Naomi Martinez, Victoria Martinez, Jackie Orozco, Jessica Phillips, Elvia Rodriguez-Ochoa, Thelma Uranga

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Vida Breve: Day of the Dead... Vida Breve: Day of the Dead

So you think you can dance... So you think you can dance?

National Museum of Mexican... National Museum of Mexican Art Celebrates Silver Anniversary with Dia de Muertos XXV

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Villapalooza (Little Village Music Fest) is an all day music festival focused on enriching our community by providing local and creative musical entertainment from the Chicago Land area while highlighting the great talent in Little Village . Art space curated by Yollocalli and Villarte corner of 26th and drake.

Saturday, September 17 · 12:00pm – 10:00pm
26th and Drake, 26th and Ridgeway Ave., Jacaranda (3608 W. 26th st)
$5 suggested donation will get you access to our three stages of great music all day!

Stage 1 – 26th and Drake
12:15-12:45 LFT
1:00-1:30 Pepetorias
1:45-2:15 Fidelity
2:30-3:00 TBA
3:15-3:45 Estrella Negra
4:00-4:30 TBA
4:45-5:15 The Socialists
5:30-6:15 Arma
6:20-7:05 dj somos
7:15-8:00 Scheme
8:00-8:45 Phero
9:00-9:45 Phillip Morris

Stage 2 (outdoors)- Morenos Liquors, 26th and Ridgeway
12:00-12:30 Lorgio
12:45-1:15 Neph Hop
1:30-2:00 Reydios
2:15-2:45 Son Del Viento
3:00-3:30 Lunas Blues Machine
3:45-4:15 Dj sublime
4:30-5:00 FLV
5:15-6:00 Alicia “Ya Yah” Townsend
6:15-7:00 Karpah
7:15-8:00 Peoples djs Collective
8:15-9:00 Malafacha
9:15-10:00 Vicios De Papa

Jacarandas, 3608 W. 26th St.
GUEST DJ Bravo Villanueva
6:00-630 Sospechosos
645-715 Por Mi Culpa
745-815 The new Diet
830-9pm Eske

After Party: The Headquarters!
11:00-12:00 Ghetto Division
12:00-1:00 Afroqbano
1:00-2:00 Peoples djs collective

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So you think you can dance... So you think you can dance?

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Zuzuka Poderosa hit the Chicago scene like a lightning bolt with her unstoppable electrifying energy. As part of her ‘Zuzuka Power Tour: Roofless and Ruthless’ and FMEL’s closing night, she made a stop at Taxim’s in Wicker Park to mesmerize a crowd of over a hundred with her lyrical velocity and Carioca Bass flavor. Singing mainly in Portuguese, the hyperkinetic Brazilian-Indonesian born, Brooklyn-based Carioca Bass diva has created a sound as infectious as her personality.

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Interview: Sweet Dulce Maria... Interview: Sweet Dulce Maria

The experimental video and audio festival, FMEL (Festival de Música Electrónica Latina) is back in action. Having missed them last year, get your art nerd specks on and prepare for some of the finest audiovisual artists from Latin America to rock your world with presentations, lectures, film screenings and DJ sets by some of the most innovative and inspiring artists, working hard to push boundaries and redefine their respective fields. FMEL is one of Chicago’s finest avant festival, remaining open, accessible and inviting to art-freaks and curious youth, electro fans and experimental aficionados. FMEl plays on the cutting edge.

FMEL ushering Chicago into the global arena with their high-concept low-fi, digital connections. Aiming to not only challenge concepts of electronic music, digital art and audiovisuals, but aiming to expand the local Latino communities relation and understanding of Latin American art and influence. FMEL not only nudges at interconnectivity, they implement it, bringing together  a fine roster of international artists, all in Chicago for a festival unlike anything around the world. FMEL fosters dialogue, experimentation, play and professionalism in an art world that can often at times seem frivolous.

Providing a platform for exchange, exposure, fusion and diffusion of information and ideas, FMEL provides a unique cultural space, a truly unique alternative to mainstream festivals and public images of Latinidad. This year the festival hits on topics of internet broadcasting and circuit bending, in their efforts to broaden cultural horizons. FMEL connects eclectic audiences while aiming to educate and inspire, promote and share the multidisciplinary art of digital artists on the new frontier, all with a gaze towards Mexico City, a city on the forefront of sound art and digital play.

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Gozamos presents a little taste of some of the artists and sonic variance coming at you.

For the full festival schedule of events hit up, fmelchicago.org/2011-program/ and at facebook.com/fmelchicago?sk=events

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First glance at the 26th... First glance at the 26th Chicago Latino Film Festival

Street Art: A Tale of Two... Street Art: A Tale of Two Cities

6th Annual Folk Art Festival... 6th Annual Folk Art Festival 2011

Gozamos talks to Lauren M. Pacheco and Peter Kepha of the Chicago Urbar Art Society, located at 2229 South Halsted Street, Chicago. We talk about the being an independent non-profit gallery, working with family on large scale projects and the extensive process of selecting and working with artists. Check out their upcoming show, Slow + Low: A Lowrider Show + Community Festival.

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Artist Interview: Shawn Stucky... Artist Interview: Shawn Stucky

It was a truly a thrill to interview Steve Berlin, renowned producer and member of the iconic Latino group, Los Lobos, who gave us his take on the group’s thirty year path. Los Lobos’ 1987 super hit “La Bamba” brought Latino sounds to the musical mainstream, helping to usher in a new era of Latino music. Their genuine and graceful eclecticism, drawing from rock, Tex-Mex, country, folk,  R&B, blues and traditional Mexican music, were an early model of what alt Latino could become – in part, thanks to them, the generations of musicians that followed have had more freedom to express their own Latino-rooted sounds in the context of rock, reggae, hiphop and other contemporary genres.

Los Lobos will play Ravinia August 10.

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Guatemalan singer/songwriter Gaby Moreno fell in love with the blues when shortly after coming to the U.S. as an adolescent, she heard a busker singing a Koko Taylor tune on the street. Impeccably bilingual, Moreno is blessed with an incredible voice that can glide, soar and just as easily go gravelly, moving from Billie Holiday to Louis Armstrong in one fell vocal swoop. A charming and charismatic artist, Moreno shares with us in this LAMC ’11 interview how her experiences and interests have shaped her lyrics and sound. We’ll be keeping an eye on this talented artist as she matures – she could nicely fill a void in our Latino musical panorama to become a legendary Latina jazz and blues vocalist.

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Interview: Rita Indiana at... Interview: Rita Indiana at LAMC 2011

Interview: Ximena Sariñana... Interview: Ximena Sariñana at LAMC 2011

ChocQuib Town´s proud representation of their roots is what this hip hop trio from Colombia is all about – from the choice of their name which fuses the names of the Chocó region and its provincial capital Quibdo, to their fiery mix of funk, hip hop, salsa, and rhythms from their beloved Pacific Coast. Latin Grammy awardees for Best Urban Latin Song in 2010 as well as Grammy nominees in 2011 for Best Latin Alternative Album, Carlos Valencia (Tostao), Gloria Martinez (Goyo) and Miguel Martinez (Slow) share the motives behind their music as well as a tune from their upcoming album in this LAMC 2011 interview for Gozamos and Beat Latino.

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CHOC QUIB TOWN: The fierce... CHOC QUIB TOWN: The fierce pride of Colombia’s Pacific Coast made music

Interview: Mr Pauer at LAMC... Interview: Mr Pauer at LAMC

Interview: Ximena Sariñana... Interview: Ximena Sariñana at LAMC 2011

Check the latest mixtape offering from Sr. Charly of Sonorama mixing a wide mix of vintage latin grooves to make you move your feet: rumba, cumbia, boogaloo, soul and funk, and garage rock…

This DJ set is a fun set where you can find the essential rhythms that make you move your feet and take a journey through the latin sounds of the 60′s and 70′s. “Gozamos” is a manifesto to the dance floor of Tropi-power!!

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Track list

1. El Comite – Pasame El Hacha
2. Emily Crantz – Malos Modos
3. Los Destellos – Volando Alto
4. Los Freneticos – La Pollera Colorada
5. Los Tepetatles – Sitting
6. Manny Corchado – Pow Wow
7. Ray Terrace – Wiggle Waggle
8. Cumbia Siglo Xx – Los Esqueletos
9. Ánibal Velázquez – Sabor A Costa
10. Los Destellos – Pachanga Espanola
11. Joe Cuba Sextet – Ooh! Ah
12. Afrosound – Onda Brava
13. La Sangre Caliente – No Me Ire De Aqui
14. Pérez Prado – Mexico 70
15. The White Lines De Paco Sanchez – La Dama De Los Ojos Verdes
16. Ernesto Torrealba Y Su Conjunto – Cumbia Sobre El Llano

We also invite you to…

TROPIPOWER !!! VOL 1 (FUNDRAISER FOR FMEL 2011)

Saturday, July 30 at 9:00pm – July 31 at 2:00am
Chicago Art Department 1932 S. Halsted Ave. Chicago, IL

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107640865994895

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Interview: Grupo Cumbé Interview: Grupo Cumbé

The City of Chicago Requires... The City of Chicago Requires Bicycle Licensing

Celebrating Clark Street... Celebrating Clark Street Fest with Los Rakas y Vicios de Papa

From Medellin, Colombia, the four veteran roqueros from Estados Alterados were early innovators of electronica and rock-en-español, and as pioneers of that movement, helped define a space where urban generations in Latin America, often living violent times, began to create rock music in their own language, responding in lyrics and energy to their own difficult realities. Check the LAMC ’11 interview for the story on their new album, “Romances Científicos” (Scientific Romances- the old-fashioned term for ‘science fiction’) which was produced by Phil Vinall (Radiohead, Placebo, Zoe) and check them live here in Chicago on July 23.

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Interview: Ximena Sariñana... Interview: Ximena Sariñana at LAMC 2011

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Get ready for the LAMC, 2011... Get ready for the LAMC, 2011 – New York

Canadian Uproot Andy (Andy Gillis) and Puerto-Rican/Colombian Geko Jones (Roberto Fernandez), NY-based DJ/Producers are much like musical Indiana Joneses, criss-crossing the globe in search of undiscovered tropical gems,  then taking these treasures – for example, champeta, bullerengue, soca, cumbia and recently discovered Angolan semba –and mixing them with bass-heavy beats into irresistible, original electronic creations. Together, they have also acquired renown for their residence at the extremely happening Tropical Bass “Que Bajo?” parties, put on regularly in NYC and also taken on tour around the world. Uproot Andy will bring his globalized electronic sounds to Chicago to close the Second Annual Colombian Festival on July 24.

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Vete (Uproot Andy rmx) – Antony Santos by Que Bajo Party

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Interview: Zuzuka Poderosa... Interview: Zuzuka Poderosa

Ximena Sariñana was born in Guadalajara, Mexico into a family of renowned Mexican filmmakers and actors, and is herself a multi-talented actress, songwriter and keyboardist with a lovely, expressive voice. Her  2008 debut “Mediocre” got an enormous amount of buzz, winning her two Latin Grammy and one US Grammy nominations, and the MTV Latin ‘New Artist’ win for that year. Sariñana has a new album coming out August 2^nd, and will be bringing her polished, jazzy almost-pop rock ballads to Chicago twice in the next weeks – kicking off a nationwide tour with Sia and Oh Land at Metro, on July 22^nd, and performing Lollapalooza on Saturday, August 6.

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