Archive for December 8th, 2005
Latino Company Launches Music Site
7:25 pm By Maegan La Mala · business|Internet|Music · Comments Off
8 Dec 2005
Voy, a Latino Media company has just launched a website dedicated to all Latino music. Interestingly the site is entirely in English.
“The majority of Latinos in this country are bilingual or English dominant, and there are millions of non-Latinos who love Latino music.”
The company plans to unveil a website for Spanish and Portuguese speakers in the coming year but it goes to show how music transcends language. I always find it very interesting when I go to Café Tacuba concerts and see myself next to people that don’t know a word of Spanish but are there for the love the music.
The site’s streaming radio stations feature 23 Latin music styles, such as alternative rock, indie pop, reggaeton, regional Mexican and boleros. It has its own e-label for undiscovered bands and even allows groups to upload their own tunes and distribute straight to the public. The site also sells music and offers podcasting and blogs.
Via / The Mercury News
Who was he?
4:35 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Media|Miami · 2 Comments
8 Dec 2005
Details are still sketchy (and probably will never become clear) and the incident is still fresh in our minds. Yesterday, an “American citizen” (for whatever reason, media is obsessed with this detail), a Latino man, was gunned down by federal air marshals at Miami International Airport.
Did he really say he had a bomb? Did authorities truly feel threatened? We’ll probably never know. But this reminds us that our policy in this country is to shoot first and ask questions later, at the expense of the life of someone who could be mentally ill.
Ballplayer’s Wife Calls Carlos Delgado Unpatriotic
4:04 pm By Maegan La Mala · Sports · 8 Comments
8 Dec 2005
I have a lot of respect for Carlos Delgado, for having the conviction to stand behind his beliefs. The former Florida Marlin has refused to stand for the singing of God Bless America during the 7th inning stretch of baseball games.
I find the singing of God Bless America I tad bit jingoistic. I’ve never understood why the national anthem is played during a sporting event. Singing Take Me Out the Ball Game is awesome. Singing God Bless America is not. What does God blessing America have to do with baseball anyways?
Anyhow, Carlos Delgado was traded this off-season to the New York Mets. Controversy soon followed when Anna Benson, the wife of Mets pitcher Kris Benson, criticized Delgado for being “unpatriotic” for his refusal to stand. Not standing for God Bless America is unpatriotic? I think that people that call other people unpatriotic are unpatriotic, especially when the Boriqua ball player is exercising his first amendment right.
Via / Chicago Tribune
Panty Shoppers and Panty Watchers Love Ricky
3:33 pm By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Fashion|Music|TV · Comments Off
8 Dec 2005
It may have been the best part of Tuesday night’s televised Victoria’s Secret fashion show. Ricky Martin, the former Menudo turned crossover Latino singer, sang a single from his new album Life , titled Drop It On Me while dancers in their underwear surrounded him. The single is a typical Ricky Martin crossover English language song but this time with a reggaeton beat. The only good thing about the performance was that he looked good.
Via / The Village Voice
Latino immigrants ripped off by bank
1:05 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration|midwest|Money · Comments Off
8 Dec 2005
The story is from the Chicago area. It’s hard to believe in this day and age stuff like this still happens:
A growing list of customers of U.S. Bank in Highwood, most of them Mexican immigrants who speak little English, say their savings and other accounts are missing or have been depleted without their permission…
“It’s sad,” Garrett said. “Many of these residents don’t trust anybody. They feel they might be deported.”
The allegations come as banks have been trying to build trust among immigrant populations, which the industry sees as an untapped customer base, experts say.
And the Nominees Are…
9:13 am By Maegan La Mala · Music|New York City · Comments Off
8 Dec 2005
The nominees for the 48th annual Grammy Awards were announced bright and early this morning in New York City and Latinos represented among those nominated. Mariah Carey received 8 nominations in categories including Best Song and Record of the Year.
Looking specifically at the Latin categories, Ricardo Arjona, Jorge Drexler (who may be able to sing his own song this year) Andrea Echeverri (of Aterciopelados fame), Citi Zen, and Laura Pausini were all nominated for Best Latin Pop Album.
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