997Shows
39,217Spins
Monday, Nov 9 2015, 6PM
Mexican/American singer-songwriter. She performs her own compositions as well as tapping into native Mesoamerican music of the Mixtec, Zapotec, Maya and Nahuatl cultures. www.liladowns.com
Composer and singer of salsa and bolero music, born July 3, 1935 in Ponce, Puerto Rico and recently died in a car accident in Cupey, Puerto Rico on April 17, 2014. The song Anacaona was released in 1972 on his debut album, Cheo.
Founded by Martin Perna in 2001 in Austin, TX, Ocote Soul Sounds describes themselves as Latin American / Folktronic Funklore.
Boogaloo Assassins are a Los Angeles-based 12-piece Latin band with a sound and style inspired by the Latin Boogaloo, Latin Soul, Salsa, and Latin Funk records of the 1960’s and 70’s. www.boogalooassassins.com
Argentinian singer/songwriter and actress born in 1961 in Buenos Aires. She weaves together propulsive acoustic guitar strumming, clanging percussions, dreamy ambient keyboards and then spreads her ethereal voice over the whole blend. See video of her performing live at the KEXP studio: blog.kexp.org
Originally more of a collective than a band, the Barcelona-based flamenco fusion group Ojos de Brujo, which translates to Eyes of the Wizard, came together in the mid-'90s with likeminded experimental musicians trying to find out what kind of sound they could create.
Singer from Cuba. Ibrahim Ferrer became known internationally through Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club in the late 1990s. Afterwards, although he had already finished his music career earlier, he released a few albums of his own.
La Santa Cecilia is a Mexican-American band based in Los Angeles, California who play a blend of many forms of music, including cumbia, bossa nova, and boleros. The name La Santa Cecilia is based upon the patron saint of musicians, Saint Cecilia. Listen to their live performace on KEXP from 9/17/2015 hosted by me: www.kexp.org
Brazilian musician, singer/songwriter and actor, born June 8, 1970 in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro. Famous for covering several acoustic versions of David Bowie compositions for the Life Aquatic Soundtrack.
French singer/songwriter, born June 21st 1961 in Paris to Spanish parents. www.manuchao.net
Latin rap and hip hop duo with a reggae influence. Los Rakas was born in the youth centers of Oakland, CA in 2006. This duo are of Panamanian descent and raised in both cultures. losrakas.com
Original song from the film Motorcycle Diaries. This version is remixed by Royksopp.