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Reggaeton Round Up, Part 2: ¡Cumbia Tranzas Güey!
This round up we gwan mainstream cumbia-techno-rave-trance-synth-reggaeton. Like I said before, my Nigga from Panama is featured on a ravy cumbiaton track of the new A.B. Quintanilla project, Kumbia All Stars.
Reggaeton Round Up, Part 1: Puro Plena
A few months ago a friend emailed me pointing out the name of the popular latin artist Nigga. After doing some poking around on the net I discovered that Nigga is Panamanian and got his name because someone said he sings like a Jamaican. Probably in a move not un-similar to the Nas album name decision, his name was changed to DJ Flex, for the U.S. market, in fear of offending the United Stateseans (and not Jamaicans?!)I've been hearing a lot of DJ Flex on the radio, with his hit "Te Quiero" and his collaboration with Los Kumbia Allstars "Por Ti Baby" (which is a quite ravey-sounding Cumbia that I'll post later.) Plus, whenever I hear "Panama!" or someone sing "Panama Music" my ears perk up, so I've been watching for this dude.
Panama Baynia
(image by Tragik)Los Rakas. A group after my own musical heart.I happened upon a performance by these Panamanian Dancehall/Hyphsters at San Francisco's Carnaval this past weekend. Great live energy and they mix the raw elements and influences of two places that are a big influence of mine right now. While a lot of the songs on the CD are more straight dancehall, I can tell by their performance that they're going to go for a much more fused, personal yet global perspective on the pan-American experience.
Vamos a bailar la Murga...
La Murga by Willie Colon is one of my favorite salsa songs of all time. In the lyrics Mr. Lavoe canta "vamos a bailar la Murga, la Murga de Panama." I visited Panama just before Carnaval this year. I got the chance to dance to a live Murga band.
This one is Dianas. I'm not sure if it's a different style from Murga or not but it seems similar enough to me.
I also picked up some old and new Panamanian Dancehall.
DJ Vamanos Mercado Negro Mix
DJ Vamanos has dropped another ill mix over on his awesome Ghetto Bassquake blog. Plenty plenty supahot reggaeton/grime/baltimore exclusives and remixes.
