Trueno is honoring 50 years of hip-hop by working with rap legends Cypress Hill on a remixed version of the Argentine star’s “Fuck el Police,” which originally interpolated and sampled N.W.A.’s classic cop protest song “Fuck tha Police” 35 years later.
“Bringing Cypress Hill on for ‘Fuck el Police’ was so important for me, given the style of the song,” Trueno tells Rolling Stone. “Of course, it has a lot of history with N.W.A and ‘Fuck tha Police’… The flow of the song, for me it [felt] very much Cypress Hill,...
“Bringing Cypress Hill on for ‘Fuck el Police’ was so important for me, given the style of the song,” Trueno tells Rolling Stone. “Of course, it has a lot of history with N.W.A and ‘Fuck tha Police’… The flow of the song, for me it [felt] very much Cypress Hill,...
- 7/26/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Kacey Musgraves has shared a short documentary chronicling the making of her 2021 album, Star-Crossed, with the film arriving ahead of the LP’s first anniversary, Sept. 10.
Star-Crossed followed Musgraves’ 2018 Grammy-winning album, Golden Hour, and found her exploring the process of healing from heartbreak following her divorce. In the new doc’s first scene, she talks about the mix of relief and anxiety she feels about the LP, saying, “A lot of people are about to hear things that were very personal ruminations at one point. Yeah, it’s just a mindfuck.
Star-Crossed followed Musgraves’ 2018 Grammy-winning album, Golden Hour, and found her exploring the process of healing from heartbreak following her divorce. In the new doc’s first scene, she talks about the mix of relief and anxiety she feels about the LP, saying, “A lot of people are about to hear things that were very personal ruminations at one point. Yeah, it’s just a mindfuck.
- 9/9/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Gratitude just hits different in 2021. So it makes sense that tequila maker Patron is focusing its “Simple Yet Perfect” campaign around a classic song that’s about giving thanks to life and love. The song, “Gracias A La Vida,” will be the center of Patron’s new TV and digital ad spots, with a stripped-down acappella rendition performed by singer-songwriters Jessie Reyez, Amber Mark and Fousheé, with production by Grammy Award-winner Andres Levin.
The song, which opens with the lyric, “Thank you for the life that has given me so much,...
The song, which opens with the lyric, “Thank you for the life that has given me so much,...
- 11/22/2021
- by Elva Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Rubén “Pelo” Aprile, the Argentine producer and record man who was a central figure in the history of Argentine rock and pop, has died, sources and published reports confirm.
He was pivotal in the success of acts like Charly García, Illya Kuryaki, Mercedes Sosa and Luis Alberto Spinetta, among many others.
Aprile passed away on Thursday in a hospital in Buenos Aires of complications from Covid-19. He was 71.
Aprile, a gregarious man known for his “asados” (Argentine barbecues) and long chats over whiskey, founded Argentine label Interdisc in in 1977, releasing music by the likes of Spinetta,...
He was pivotal in the success of acts like Charly García, Illya Kuryaki, Mercedes Sosa and Luis Alberto Spinetta, among many others.
Aprile passed away on Thursday in a hospital in Buenos Aires of complications from Covid-19. He was 71.
Aprile, a gregarious man known for his “asados” (Argentine barbecues) and long chats over whiskey, founded Argentine label Interdisc in in 1977, releasing music by the likes of Spinetta,...
Rubén “Pelo” Aprile, the Argentine producer and record man who was a central figure in the history of Argentine rock and pop, has died, sources and published reports confirm.
He was pivotal in the success of acts like Charly García, Illya Kuryaki, Mercedes Sosa and Luis Alberto Spinetta, among many others.
Aprile passed away on Thursday in a hospital in Buenos Aires of complications from Covid-19. He was 71.
Aprile, a gregarious man known for his “asados” (Argentine barbecues) and long chats over whiskey, founded Argentine label Interdisc in in 1977, releasing music by the likes of Spinetta,...
He was pivotal in the success of acts like Charly García, Illya Kuryaki, Mercedes Sosa and Luis Alberto Spinetta, among many others.
Aprile passed away on Thursday in a hospital in Buenos Aires of complications from Covid-19. He was 71.
Aprile, a gregarious man known for his “asados” (Argentine barbecues) and long chats over whiskey, founded Argentine label Interdisc in in 1977, releasing music by the likes of Spinetta,...
Bryce Dessner of the National unveils the new acoustic ballad, “Pope Francis,” premiering via Rolling Stone. The song appears in the upcoming Netflix film, The Two Popes. Dessner scored the soundtrack, which is available for preorder and will be released on December 6th via Milan Records.
The contemplative song was recorded at Abbey Road and features London Contemporary Orchestra. It opens with a tender guitar melody, which blends with warm orchestral swells in the arrangement.
“I wrote this simple guitar piece for one of the most important moments in the film,...
The contemplative song was recorded at Abbey Road and features London Contemporary Orchestra. It opens with a tender guitar melody, which blends with warm orchestral swells in the arrangement.
“I wrote this simple guitar piece for one of the most important moments in the film,...
- 11/22/2019
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2017 discoveries”.
Vivian Bang: The Third Industrial Revolution – Office of Jeremy Rifkin
Naomi Klein’s : No Is Not Enough / to resisting Trump’s Shock Politics
Alfonsina y el Mar: Song by Mercedes Sosa about an Argentine radical poet from 1920-1930’s who killed herself by the sea …
Radical Women: Latin American Art 1960-1985 art show at the Hammer Museum. Blew my mind about the dense feminist heritage
Lavallee: On paper, Sophia appears to be an amalgamation of progressive discourses on how the artist can no longer be subjugated by cultural, identity and art community politics.…...
Vivian Bang: The Third Industrial Revolution – Office of Jeremy Rifkin
Naomi Klein’s : No Is Not Enough / to resisting Trump’s Shock Politics
Alfonsina y el Mar: Song by Mercedes Sosa about an Argentine radical poet from 1920-1930’s who killed herself by the sea …
Radical Women: Latin American Art 1960-1985 art show at the Hammer Museum. Blew my mind about the dense feminist heritage
Lavallee: On paper, Sophia appears to be an amalgamation of progressive discourses on how the artist can no longer be subjugated by cultural, identity and art community politics.…...
- 9/21/2018
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
With stories of the Trump administration’s newest border policy decision causing children to be separated from their families and locked in cages, it’s no surprise the entertainment industry’s most prominent figures have spoken out against the policy this past week.
The topic was unavoidable at the National Association of Latino Independent Producers’ Latino Media Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood on Saturday.
“Flatliners” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” star Diego Luna, who received the outstanding achievement in film award, told Variety he believes it is the duty of Latino creators to bring their stories to light, including the stories of the children being separated from their families.
“What’s been in happening in this country these last few days, this cruelty cannot be accepted or tolerated,” Luna said. “We have to remind ourselves that we are the ones telling our stories, so we...
The topic was unavoidable at the National Association of Latino Independent Producers’ Latino Media Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood on Saturday.
“Flatliners” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” star Diego Luna, who received the outstanding achievement in film award, told Variety he believes it is the duty of Latino creators to bring their stories to light, including the stories of the children being separated from their families.
“What’s been in happening in this country these last few days, this cruelty cannot be accepted or tolerated,” Luna said. “We have to remind ourselves that we are the ones telling our stories, so we...
- 6/25/2018
- by Ellis Clopton
- Variety Film + TV
The first trailer has dropped for the upcoming thriller “Numb, at the Edge of the End.” The film is directed by Rodrigo H. Vila (“Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America,” “Boca Juniors 3D: The Movie”) and stars “Star Wars” actor Hayden Christensen in the lead role.
Read More: The 2017 IndieWire Cannes Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During the Festival
Christensen plays Tov Matheson, a war veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. After meeting a dubious prophet named Noe (Harvey Keitel), Tov is convinced that the end of the world is coming. As he leaves his normal life and begins to prepare for the apocalypse, those around him begin to think he’s gone insane.
The film was written by Vila with script collaborator Dan Bush (“The Signal,” “Ghost of Old Highways”). It also stars Justin Kelly (“Degrassi: The Next Generation”), Marco Leonardi (“The Space Between...
Read More: The 2017 IndieWire Cannes Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During the Festival
Christensen plays Tov Matheson, a war veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. After meeting a dubious prophet named Noe (Harvey Keitel), Tov is convinced that the end of the world is coming. As he leaves his normal life and begins to prepare for the apocalypse, those around him begin to think he’s gone insane.
The film was written by Vila with script collaborator Dan Bush (“The Signal,” “Ghost of Old Highways”). It also stars Justin Kelly (“Degrassi: The Next Generation”), Marco Leonardi (“The Space Between...
- 5/22/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Best known to most cinephiles as the director behind one of the great out of print Criterion Collection releases, director Carlos Saura is so very much more than just the auteur at the center of Criterion’s sixth Eclipse series release. Making films starting in the late 50’s, the now 84-year-old filmmaker has been behind some of the most visually striking works spanning fiction and non-fiction storytelling. Be it his bravura Flamenco Trilogy for which he is most widely known, or the features like Cria Cuervos featuring one of star Geraldine Chaplin’s greatest performances, Saura’s filmography is filled to the brim with singular visions truly without comparison.
Argentina is the latest film from Saura, and this owes more to his aforementioned documentary work than some of his narrative features. In the vein of a film like Flamenco, Flamenco, Argentina takes an approach to discussing the history of Argentina...
Argentina is the latest film from Saura, and this owes more to his aforementioned documentary work than some of his narrative features. In the vein of a film like Flamenco, Flamenco, Argentina takes an approach to discussing the history of Argentina...
- 6/17/2016
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Mercedes Sosa: The Voice Of Latin America The second edition of Iberodocs got off to a crowdpleasing start last night with documentary Mercedes Sosa: The Voice Of Latin America. The film, directed by Rodrigo H Vila, looks at the life and work of the Argentine singer. Featuring a wealth of archive music and interview footage along with considerable input from her family, the film was warmly received by the crowd in Edinburgh's Filmhouse 1.
Introducing the film, festival artistic director Mar Felices said the festival has "grown into a toddler - full of courage and ready to start walking". She added: "Today we will see if we are ready, have enough balance and if our arms will stop us falling down."
Following the film, Vila took a quick break from shooting his latest film - football documentary Boca Juniors 3D - in Buenos Aires to take questions via Skype from the audience.
Introducing the film, festival artistic director Mar Felices said the festival has "grown into a toddler - full of courage and ready to start walking". She added: "Today we will see if we are ready, have enough balance and if our arms will stop us falling down."
Following the film, Vila took a quick break from shooting his latest film - football documentary Boca Juniors 3D - in Buenos Aires to take questions via Skype from the audience.
- 5/15/2015
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The Plague (La Plaga) will close the second edition of the festival. Spreading its wings for its second edition, Iberodocs 2015 (Scotland's Ibero-American Documentary Film Festival) will take place in both Edinburgh (May 14-17) and Glasgow (May 23-24), with double the number of films as the 2014 programme. Collected around the theme of 'Identity/ies', more than 20 films from 15 different countries will give audiences the chance to explore Ibero-American cultures through documentary filmmaking, including a range of short films and the first Scottish retrospective of Portuguese documentarian Catarina Mourão.
The main part of the programme concentrates on eight films. Edinburgh Filmhouse will open Iberodocs 2015 with Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America, a study of the eponymous Argentinian folk singer, while Glasgow Cca plays host to the festival's closing film - The Plague - ten days later. In the time between those two films, audiences can access a Madrileño 'adult' cinema in Paradiso,...
The main part of the programme concentrates on eight films. Edinburgh Filmhouse will open Iberodocs 2015 with Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America, a study of the eponymous Argentinian folk singer, while Glasgow Cca plays host to the festival's closing film - The Plague - ten days later. In the time between those two films, audiences can access a Madrileño 'adult' cinema in Paradiso,...
- 5/11/2015
- by Rebecca Naughten
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The International Film Festival of Cartagena de Indias has confirmed the rest of its programme.
Cartagena has added a Midnight Cinema section including two Colombian horror films: Gallows Hill (Encerrada), directed by Víctor García and written by Richard D´Ovidio and starring Peter Facinelli; and Demental by young Colombian David Bohórquez, which will have its world premiere at the festival.
The outdoor series Cinema Under the Stars includes:
Gloria, Sebastián Lelio (Chile)La Jaula de Oro, Diego Quemada Diez (Mexico)The Lunchbox, Ritesh Batra (India)Ciudad Delirio, Chus Gutiérrez (festival opening film)Porro Hecho en Colombia, Adriana Lucía, who will give a concert at the end of the screening.
Special Presentations section include Simon Brand’s Default, Laurie Collyer’s Sunlight Jr, Spike Jonze’s Her, Go for Sisters by John Sayles (the subject of a retrospective), and Medeas by Andrea Pallaoro.
There are also two films that are also part of Tributes: Alejandro González Iñárritu’s [link...
Cartagena has added a Midnight Cinema section including two Colombian horror films: Gallows Hill (Encerrada), directed by Víctor García and written by Richard D´Ovidio and starring Peter Facinelli; and Demental by young Colombian David Bohórquez, which will have its world premiere at the festival.
The outdoor series Cinema Under the Stars includes:
Gloria, Sebastián Lelio (Chile)La Jaula de Oro, Diego Quemada Diez (Mexico)The Lunchbox, Ritesh Batra (India)Ciudad Delirio, Chus Gutiérrez (festival opening film)Porro Hecho en Colombia, Adriana Lucía, who will give a concert at the end of the screening.
Special Presentations section include Simon Brand’s Default, Laurie Collyer’s Sunlight Jr, Spike Jonze’s Her, Go for Sisters by John Sayles (the subject of a retrospective), and Medeas by Andrea Pallaoro.
There are also two films that are also part of Tributes: Alejandro González Iñárritu’s [link...
- 2/27/2014
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Review by Kathleen Kaiser
Narrated by her son Fabian Matus, this film takes you through the life and times of Argentina’s legendary and world-renowned folk-singer and political activist, Mercedes Sosa.
Blessed with an alto voice that mesmerized her listeners, Mercedes shared the trials and tribulations of “her people” through her many songs and ballads, tracing her roots and expressing the pain of poverty and despair that Argentina was feeling during its quest for Democracy.
In sharing her gift with anyone who would listen, Mercedes became a world-renowned entertainer, but as you will find from viewing this film, her life was far from being “a dream”.
Through actual footage shot on tour throughout the world, you will come to understand her musical talent and her plight to become the voice of her “fellow Americans”.
You will also meet many members of her family, her friends and fellow musicians, as they...
Narrated by her son Fabian Matus, this film takes you through the life and times of Argentina’s legendary and world-renowned folk-singer and political activist, Mercedes Sosa.
Blessed with an alto voice that mesmerized her listeners, Mercedes shared the trials and tribulations of “her people” through her many songs and ballads, tracing her roots and expressing the pain of poverty and despair that Argentina was feeling during its quest for Democracy.
In sharing her gift with anyone who would listen, Mercedes became a world-renowned entertainer, but as you will find from viewing this film, her life was far from being “a dream”.
Through actual footage shot on tour throughout the world, you will come to understand her musical talent and her plight to become the voice of her “fellow Americans”.
You will also meet many members of her family, her friends and fellow musicians, as they...
- 2/4/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America, director Rodrigo H. Vila returns again and again to a close-up of a clock, like he's remaking High Noon instead of weaving together an unpersuasive hagiography of a beloved Argentine folk singer.
Mercedes Sosa rose from poverty to become an influential opponent of President Jorge Rafael Videla's military dictatorship, finally seeking refuge in Europe from 1979 until the regime collapsed in 1982.
The footage of Sosa seems to be entirely archival — she died in 2009 at age 74 — but Vila enjoyed expansive access to her family (Sosa's son, Fabián Matus, is credited with "Idea and Guest Appearance") and musical collaborators (David Byrne is the only talking head likely to be recognizable to viewer...
Mercedes Sosa rose from poverty to become an influential opponent of President Jorge Rafael Videla's military dictatorship, finally seeking refuge in Europe from 1979 until the regime collapsed in 1982.
The footage of Sosa seems to be entirely archival — she died in 2009 at age 74 — but Vila enjoyed expansive access to her family (Sosa's son, Fabián Matus, is credited with "Idea and Guest Appearance") and musical collaborators (David Byrne is the only talking head likely to be recognizable to viewer...
- 1/22/2014
- Village Voice
The awards winners for the 26th Idfa were announced in Amsterdam on Friday night.
Song from the Forest by Germany’s Michael Obert won the main prize at Idfa (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam) tonight (Nov 29).
The film won the Vpro Idfa Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary, worth €12,500.
The film tells the story of American Louis Sarno, who has lived for 25 years with a tribe of Pygmies in the jungle of Central Africa and decides to take his son to the Us for the first time.
The Special Jury Award went to A Letter to Nelson Mandela by Khalo Matabane (South Africa / Germany), in which the filmmaker takes a critical look at Nelson Mandela, his status and role in the reforms that took place in South Africa in the 1990s.
Twin Sisters by Mona Friis Bertheussen won the BankGiro Loterij Idfa Audience Award.
The Russian collective Gogol’s Wives Productions won the Ntr Idfa Award for Best Mid-Length...
Song from the Forest by Germany’s Michael Obert won the main prize at Idfa (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam) tonight (Nov 29).
The film won the Vpro Idfa Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary, worth €12,500.
The film tells the story of American Louis Sarno, who has lived for 25 years with a tribe of Pygmies in the jungle of Central Africa and decides to take his son to the Us for the first time.
The Special Jury Award went to A Letter to Nelson Mandela by Khalo Matabane (South Africa / Germany), in which the filmmaker takes a critical look at Nelson Mandela, his status and role in the reforms that took place in South Africa in the 1990s.
Twin Sisters by Mona Friis Bertheussen won the BankGiro Loterij Idfa Audience Award.
The Russian collective Gogol’s Wives Productions won the Ntr Idfa Award for Best Mid-Length...
- 11/29/2013
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Organisers at the Rio Film Festival have brought in an extra 11 titles ahead of the September 26 opening night gala screening of Thierry Ragobert’s Amazonia 3D.
The late arrivals include Gianfranco Rosi’s fresh Venice Golden Lion winner Sacro Gra as well as Steven Soderbergh’s Behind The Candelabra, Shane Salerno’s Salinger and Kim Ki-duck’s Moebius.
Rounding out the additions are Greg Mottola’s Clear History, Nimrod Antal’s Metallica Through The Never, Hong Sangsoo’s Our Sunhi, Bruce Labruce’s Gerontophilia, Catherine Breillat’s Abuse Of Weakness, Shinji Aoyama’s Backwater and John Maloof and Charlie Siskel’s Finding Vivian Maier.
Festival top brass also announced the full line-up of films in the Latin Première and Environment sections.
The Latin Première selection will present 21 features, of which five will be Latin American premieres. All films in the section are eligible for the Fipresci Best Latin American Film award.
Latin PremièreIl...
The late arrivals include Gianfranco Rosi’s fresh Venice Golden Lion winner Sacro Gra as well as Steven Soderbergh’s Behind The Candelabra, Shane Salerno’s Salinger and Kim Ki-duck’s Moebius.
Rounding out the additions are Greg Mottola’s Clear History, Nimrod Antal’s Metallica Through The Never, Hong Sangsoo’s Our Sunhi, Bruce Labruce’s Gerontophilia, Catherine Breillat’s Abuse Of Weakness, Shinji Aoyama’s Backwater and John Maloof and Charlie Siskel’s Finding Vivian Maier.
Festival top brass also announced the full line-up of films in the Latin Première and Environment sections.
The Latin Première selection will present 21 features, of which five will be Latin American premieres. All films in the section are eligible for the Fipresci Best Latin American Film award.
Latin PremièreIl...
- 9/18/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Organisers at the Festival do Rio, the Rio Film Festival, have brought in an extra 11 titles ahead of the September 26 opening night gala screening of Thierry Ragobert’s France-Brazil co-production Amazonia 3D.
The late arrivals include Gianfranco Rosi’s fresh Venice Golden Lion winner Sacro Gra as well as Steven Soderbergh’s Behind The Candelabra, Shane Salerno’s Salinger and Kim Ki-duck’s Moebius.
Rounding out the additions are Greg Mottola’s Clear History, Nimrod Antal’s Metallica Through The Never, Hong Sangsoo’s Our Sunhi, Bruce Labruce’s Gerontophilia, Catherine Breillat’s Abuse Of Weakness, Shinji Aoyama’s Backwater and John Maloof and Charlie Siskel’s Finding Vivian Maier.
Festival top brass also announced the full line-up of films in the Latin Première and Environment sections.
The Latin Première selection will present 21 features, of which five will be Latin American premieres. All films in the section are eligible for the Fipresci Best Latin American Film award...
The late arrivals include Gianfranco Rosi’s fresh Venice Golden Lion winner Sacro Gra as well as Steven Soderbergh’s Behind The Candelabra, Shane Salerno’s Salinger and Kim Ki-duck’s Moebius.
Rounding out the additions are Greg Mottola’s Clear History, Nimrod Antal’s Metallica Through The Never, Hong Sangsoo’s Our Sunhi, Bruce Labruce’s Gerontophilia, Catherine Breillat’s Abuse Of Weakness, Shinji Aoyama’s Backwater and John Maloof and Charlie Siskel’s Finding Vivian Maier.
Festival top brass also announced the full line-up of films in the Latin Première and Environment sections.
The Latin Première selection will present 21 features, of which five will be Latin American premieres. All films in the section are eligible for the Fipresci Best Latin American Film award...
- 9/18/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
An Argentine legend is about to hit the big screen.
“Mercedes Sosa, The Voice of Latin America,” a documentary about one of Latin America’s most popular folksingers, will debut at the Panama International Film Festival next month, Mexican news agency Notimex reports.
From a look at the trailer above, it seems like a high-energy portrayal of the singer’s life, focusing on the politics of the Argentine military dictatorship that she -- unlike the newly installed pope -- publicly challenged.
Directed by Rodrigo Vila, the film features interviews with some of Latin America’s finest singer-songwriters, including Cuba’s Pablo Milanés and Brazil’s Chico Buarque, along with former Talking Heads frontman and Latin American music aficionado David Byrne.
"Mercedes was a symbol of freedom," Buarque says in the trailer.
The daughter of a sugarcane worker in the northern province of Tucumán, Sosa grew famous for singing songs that championed the poor.
“Mercedes Sosa, The Voice of Latin America,” a documentary about one of Latin America’s most popular folksingers, will debut at the Panama International Film Festival next month, Mexican news agency Notimex reports.
From a look at the trailer above, it seems like a high-energy portrayal of the singer’s life, focusing on the politics of the Argentine military dictatorship that she -- unlike the newly installed pope -- publicly challenged.
Directed by Rodrigo Vila, the film features interviews with some of Latin America’s finest singer-songwriters, including Cuba’s Pablo Milanés and Brazil’s Chico Buarque, along with former Talking Heads frontman and Latin American music aficionado David Byrne.
"Mercedes was a symbol of freedom," Buarque says in the trailer.
The daughter of a sugarcane worker in the northern province of Tucumán, Sosa grew famous for singing songs that championed the poor.
- 3/21/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Larry Luxner Susana Baca at the City Winery in New York City.
It’s not every day musicians play the molars of a donkey’s jawbone, but there was Susana Baca recently, singing her first leg of a U.S. tour with that very same Peruvian percussion instrument rattling behind her.
And there’s something else unusual about the folkloric performer: In late July, she was named Peru’s next minister of culture — the first cabinet minister of African descent...
It’s not every day musicians play the molars of a donkey’s jawbone, but there was Susana Baca recently, singing her first leg of a U.S. tour with that very same Peruvian percussion instrument rattling behind her.
And there’s something else unusual about the folkloric performer: In late July, she was named Peru’s next minister of culture — the first cabinet minister of African descent...
- 8/23/2011
- by Robert P. Walzer
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
The year began with a blast of sadness: news that Lhasa de Sela, one of Canada's finest musicians and a friend of ours, had died of breast cancer at 37. Lhasa's songs -- performed in Spanish, French and English -- have an utterly unique sound, like lullabies for a world in pain. But Lhasa also understood the power of music to transform, and she was quick to share her great gift with social movements that inspired her. "I know a song sung at the right moment can be such a very powerful thing," Lhasa wrote to us a few years ago. That was certainly our experience with Lhasa's music. For our 2004 documentary, The Take, she recorded an original version of "Yo Vengo a Ofrecer Mi Coracon," the Latin American classic made famous by Mercedes Sosa. Her voice became the soundtrack...
- 1/11/2010
- by Naomi Klein
- Huffington Post
Residente and Visitante must be the happiest persons at 2009 Latin Grammy Awards. During the event, their group Calle 13 led the pack of the winners with four prizes. They took home gongs for Urban Music Album and Album of the Year, being awarded to their record "Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo". Additionally, their song "No Hay Nadie Como Tu" that features Cafe Tacuba won Record of the Year and Alternative Song prizes.
Joining Calle 13 as the winner of the show was Alexandre Acha. The newcomer in the music industry was named the Best New Artist. During the event, Mexican artist Juan Gabriel also appeared on stage to receive Person of the Year award, which was presented by Enrique Iglesias.
The 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday night, November 5 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Among the performers at the show were Alicia Keys and Alejandro Sanz,...
Joining Calle 13 as the winner of the show was Alexandre Acha. The newcomer in the music industry was named the Best New Artist. During the event, Mexican artist Juan Gabriel also appeared on stage to receive Person of the Year award, which was presented by Enrique Iglesias.
The 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday night, November 5 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Among the performers at the show were Alicia Keys and Alejandro Sanz,...
- 11/6/2009
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 scooped up four gold gramophones at the Latin Grammys Thursday night, with their politically charged reggaeton winning best urban album for "Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo."The half brothers that make up Calle 13 . Rene Perez, who is known as "Residente," and Eduardo Cabra, or "Visitante" . posed for cameras on the carpet before the ceremony with their mother and salsero Ruben Blades.The Panamanian legend and Calle 13 later performed "La Perla," their ode to a seaside slum in San Juan, while dancers from Cirque du Soleil's "Mystere" leaped across the stage, adding a touch of Sin City theater to the show. The duo won best short-form video for "La Perla.""To all the people who make music in this moment of independent music, to hell with record labels! This is...
- 11/5/2009
- Filmicafe
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