Posts Tagged ‘Music’
Latino or mainstream, or are Latinos the mainstream?
1:17 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Culture|Marketing|Media|Music · 4 Comments
6 Mar 2006
The topic of “the mainstreaming of Latino” seems to be a popular one this week in media. An article in Billboard entitled “Latino music moves into the U.S. mainstream” is not about what the headline alludes to at all. It’s about the fact that the Latino population itself is mainstream, so much so that Latino performers can now “get away with” not doing Latino music and can “exploit” their Latino-ness for the good of their careers:
Marcos Hernandez barely speaks Spanish. He grew up listening to Barry Manilow, the Temptations, Michael Jackson and U2. And on his debut album, “About Me,” he sings soulful R&B — in English.
Latino techno? You’re kidding!
1:32 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Media|Music|Newspapers · 4 Comments
28 Feb 2006
As evidence of the fact that mainstream media continues to see Latinos as retrograde, this snippet from a very “surprised” article about the Latino techno movement:
Electronic and Latin music would seem to reside at polar ends of the music spectrum. One is precise, the other passionate. One is the brutalist Bauhaus beats of Kraftwerk, the other is the languid romanticism of the Buena Vista Social Club.
Why Buena Vista Social Club? Why is that the quintessential “Latin music”?
Premio Lo Nuestro Live Blog Coverage: 10:37
1:37 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Miami|Music|VivirLatino · Comments Off
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10:37: Andy Andy and Lu present “Best Rock en espanol artist”.
WINNER: JUANES!
Juanes is so great. “Todas mis canciones tienen un nombre y ese nombre es Colombia”. (Tearing up)
10:40: Okay some dumbasses are dancing “el perreo” in their evening gowns and tuxes. Where is Don Omar in all this? Best “Cancion genero urbano”. Oh, there’s Don Omar, nominated.
WINNER: Daddy Yankee! Why did this fool just call him “Danny Yankee”? Here we go with the subtitles again…”que tengamos los huevos reales…” WTF?
10:43: Paty is saying some oh-so-cliche crap about all Latinos loving their family and getting along perfectly. It’s an intro to a performance by Ana Barbara performing with…her siblings??? Huh?
Dude, her nose is unreal. I mean, I am biased because I hate her, but what is up with her nose? Wait…her bro has the same nose…so it’s not surgery!!!!!!!! Revelation of the year!!! She’s singing “Fruta prohibida” or something. Now some banda action with her bros. This is boring the hell out of me.
Man, these awards are LOOONG…
Premio Lo Nuestro Live Blog Coverage: 8:00 pm
10:53 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Blogs|Celebrities|Miami|TV|VivirLatino · 3 Comments
23 Feb 2006Almost 8:00…start already! Got my beer and I’m ready to go.
What the HELL is Marco Antonio Solis wearing???
Not so live from San Francisco…
8:00 — Juanes!!! He always looks so effortless when he’s performing. OMG the sound is horrible. Can we get some production value over here?
8:05 pm — Juanes introduces Shakira. Wow — two HOT stars back to back! Pobrecita has got her pajamas on. It’s very her though. AGAIN with the horrible sound. Weird to see her not gyrating around. I love Shakira. Prediction: she will be the star of this show.
8:10 — Paty Manterola and Rene Strickler (hosts) come out. Dumb schtick. Paty welcomes the English speaking audience, letting them know that they can get the English channel for sound as well. Crowd cheers when Daddy Yankee’s name is mentioned and when they mention Luis Miguel…nada.
8:12 — First award, presented by Jaqueline “Saltamontes” and Roberto Palazuelos: Best Album. Shakira, Kumbia Kings, Pausini, Luis Fonsi, Obie Bermudez.
WINNER: SHAKIRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
8:15 — La Quinta Estacion presenting the next award, Females artist of the year, Regional Mexican category: Ana Barbara, Diana Reyes, Isabela, Mariana (who ARE these people???)
WINNER: Ana Barbara…sin comentario All really had to say was “gracias” but not to her new hubby
Sweet Libertad: “Negro Color” is Tania’s Best
1:24 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · mexico|Music|Peru · Comments Off
22 Feb 2006
I discovered Peruvian singer Tania Libertad almost ten years ago when living in Mexico, where she lives and where she is music royalty. She was one of those rare performers that seemed to transcend the societal lines so prominent in Latin America, enjoyed as much by the elite as by the common man. Tania has been a staple in my music collection ever since. That’s why I was so happy to hear that this incredible performer has finally crossed the border and is beginning to be noticed here in the United States.
“Negro Color” is Tania Libertad’s latest recording and while sticking to her traditional style of mixing Andean beats with traditional boleros and ballads, it supercedes even her best previous work. Tania’s voice is stronger than ever and the selection of songs could not be more perfect.
Brits not warming up to Latino artists
11:51 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · language|Music|World · 2 Comments
19 Jan 2006
The UK’s Telegraph has a fascinating piece on how Spanish-language musical artists have triumphed with tunes in español in virtually every country — except England. The perfect example is Colombian superstar Juanes, all but unknown in the UK:
People magazine called him a cross between Bruce Springsteen and Bono. Time magazine nominated him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world today. So why haven’t we heard of him in this country?
Lost in Musical Translation
26 Dec 2005
I wish that more Latino musicians would stick with the language that made them popular. I love Shakira’s music when the accompanying lyrics are in Spanish. I don’t like Shakira as much when the words coming out of her mouth are in English. I think that unfortunately much is lost in translation. I understand that it is important for Latino artists to attempt to capture the U.S. market but nowadays that doesn’t mean you have to sing in English.
Two factors have apparently spurred growth of the Spanish-language music market in the United States. The main one is the burgeoning Latino population, currently more than 42 million — practically a country within a country. Some in the music industry also say there is increased interest for Latin music on the part of Anglos, although that may just be wishful thinking. According to Alberto del Castillo, vice president of marketing at Fonovisa Records, a Univision company, ”it is definitively not necessary” to sing in English to sell in the United States.
Via / Monterry Herald
Reggaeton in your Kid’s Stocking
23 Dec 2005
Because our kids don’t have enough sexual double entendres in their lives, Urban Box Office has released Reggaeton Niños, a collection of the top reggaeton hits like Gasolina sung by young people between the ages of 10 and 16. Volume 2 will soon follow after a contest that will allow your kids to possibly become the next Daddy Yankee or Ivy Queen. Kids start practicing your “butt in orbit dance” now!
Via / Voy Music
The New Yorker no le Gusta la Gasolina
9:05 am By Maegan La Mala · Magazines|Music · 3 Comments
22 Dec 2005
First it was New York Magazine and now The New Yorker, reggaeton does not escape anyone’s notice, not even the monocle of intellectuals and literary types. Last week in its Pop Music column, The New Yorker reviewed radio station 97.9 la Mega’s Megaton, a reggaeton concert/showcase. While the review gave a brief history of the growing genre, overall the writer wasn’t impressed with what she saw or heard at the Megaton, held on Thanksgiving in Madison Square Garden. She wrote:
Daddy Yankee, who closed the show, is a dogged performer, often pushing his unremarkable voice to the breaking point when he can’t think of anything better to do.
The author did acknowledge that regardless of the actual talent of reggaeton artists, fans love the artists and the music that makes them move.
As the audience happily chanted along with Yankee, the women in the crowd executed subtle variations on a circular dance move that could be described as “butt in orbit.”
Via / The New Yorker
La India es Diferente
4:13 pm By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Music · 1 Comment
19 Dec 2005
Bueno not really because the Rican salsera, la India, knows that reggaeton esta muy pegao, and so she’s taking advantage of the genre. La India is collaborating on a new album titled Soy Diferente, due to be released on January 31 of the new year, with the queen of reggaeton, Ivy Queen. The album will also feature duets with Rican rapero Cheka, salsa hermano Tito Nieves, and even with her mother, Gloria Viera.
Via / La Tribuna Hispana
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