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Posts Tagged ‘Music

Monday Musical Interlude : ¡NOTA!

6:49 pm By Maegan La Mala · Music · Comments Off

21 Feb 2011

Ay so much politica is making my head hurt a little so I bring you this musical break featuring ¡NOTA,, a Puerto Rican a capella group with with version of “My Girl”.

Some people will think that redoing this classic song is disrespectful and I am a little concerned about the musical trend of adding a bachata rhythm to everything but still I thought it was kinda sweet.

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Miercoles Musical Break : Ay Haiti

10:53 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Haiti|Music · 1 Comment

21 Apr 2010

What do you all think of this song/video? I admit to having mixed feelings about some of the lyrics and the video feels a little too “We are the World” ish for my taste. The redeeming moment for me was when la Mala Rodriguez enters.

According to amigo and ‘hood vecino Andrés of Blabbeando, all proceeds will go to Intermón OxFam.

And yeah, Andrés, I noticed how white all the singers were too.

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Something about la musica de Draco (aka Robi Draco Rosa) always gets me in, well, the mood. Check out his latest Paraiso Prometido.

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Rainy Summer Day Musica : Dead Prez Summertime

12:01 pm By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Music · 4 Comments

2 Aug 2009

Mala was supposed to be at the playa today, pero the weather had other plans. Quizas if I listen to this joint/watch this video enough the bright sunshine colores and vibes the rain will stop.

Via / UltravioletUnderground

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Friday Jam: Quit Breakin’ My Heart…

6:12 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Music · Comments Off

17 Jul 2009

As relieved as we are that the weekend is near, sometimes it’s hard to shift into chill mode after a hard work week. I give you this classic (shoutout to all the VL readers who tell me they love 90s R&B and New Jack Swing) to help ease into the weekend. It always works for me.

(“Real” video here.)

Disfruta el weekend!

Via / YouTube

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Monday Morning Musica : Lura’s Eclipse

8:52 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Music|New York City · Comments Off

22 Jun 2009

I was just introduced to the music of Portuguese born, Cape Verdean rooted singer Lura, who just released her third album Eclipse. (clicking on the link will bring you to Lura’s website which plays music so if you’re at work make sure you have the volume off or have your headphones on).

Lura will be on tour in July, hitting Chicago, California, Massachusetts, and New York. Check out her website for more information.

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Viva La Vida, Que Vivan Los Niños

7:09 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Arts|Education|Music|youth · 2 Comments

12 Jun 2009

Coldplay‘s Viva La Vida is perhaps the world’s most overplayed song these days. You may want to scream when you hear it, it’s so played out by MTV, Top 40 and soccer teams. But there’s something about this song. I was never particularly a fan of Coldplay until this album, and this song in particular has some magical quality, as evidenced in the video below.

As much as I love the escuincles, singing kids, instead of inspiring me, instead normally have a more nauseating effect on me. This video, however, actually moved me to tears. As the original title of this amateur video reads: remind me again why music shouldn’t be in public schools? Answer: it should be.

Via / YouTube

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Sweet D Cadencia Tonite in Queens, NYC

10:57 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Events|literature|Music|New York City|Puerto Rico · Comments Off

27 May 2009

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You should go to Hispanic Panic tonite to see la Mala and friends, pero some of my other friends will be in Queens, tonite that you should check out.

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Music Wednesday: Mahina Movement

12:10 pm By la Macha · media justice|Music|society|Women · Comments Off

6 May 2009

Just discovered Mahina Movement, an awesome all woman group that is based in New York. From their website:

Mahina Movement is the phenomenal 3 women trio who combine poetry and song to create passionate music tied to flesh and bone, straight from the heart. Mahina Movement’s extraordinary melodies tell stories of the personal and political wrapped with courage, strength and awareness of human struggle and connection. 3 voices and one guitar blend into a powerful force, mixing folk, rock and rhymes in English, Spanish, and Tongan simmered with indigenous roots and culture. Mahina Movement’s rare sound and vision not only creates a raw, fierce artistic “movement” combining traditional and contemporary poetry, music, painting, theater, and ritual but also, is constantly generating a strong, steady “movement” for community—consisting of radical love, unstoppable activism and ruthless compassion.

I found this video online, which shows a bit of their song black and white/Jasmine. It cuts off at the end, but otherwise–wow. I love it.

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Martes Morning Musica : Un Ritmo Que Pesa

7:08 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Music|Puerto Rico · Comments Off

7 Apr 2009

This morning’s musical inspiration comes from Puerto Rican reggae group Cultura Profetica, who will be in NYC at S.O.B.’s next Tuesday.

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