- : System Roots: 2016-2022
System Roots: 2016-2022
In 2015, I lost my brother. That same year I returned to Nicaragua for the first time in decades, and experienced a fundamental change in how I saw music and…
★ ★ - : Okuesh Beca – Son Guasquero
Okuesh Beca – Son Guasquero
I’ve become a big fan of Cumbia Caucana. It shares a clear Afro-Indigenous influence with Ecuadorian Bomba, and Guaracha – but has it’s own unique danceable groove. Son Guasquero are…
★ ★ - : Cumbia Tropical: La Porra Caimanera
Cumbia Tropical: La Porra Caimanera
This tight tune with the infections bass and call & response vocals is the tune that makes the party happen.
★ ★ - : Dancehall Classic: Sanchez – Forever
Dancehall Classic: Sanchez – Forever
1993 Stone-cold classic tune from Sanchez, with production by Phillip ‘Fatis’ Burell. The moment you hear that bubbly synth and repetitive bass you’ll know it.
★ ★ - : Los Caminantes: Tu Nuevo Cariñito
Los Caminantes: Tu Nuevo Cariñito
Found Los Caminantes through Banda Sureña’s covers. Formed in California, grown in Mexico — this one’s for the Nicas in the diaspora.
★ ★ - : Catching up: New Music, New Ideas, Booking Shows
Catching up: New Music, New Ideas, Booking Shows
I’ve been heads-down in the studio this winter, and it feels like the right time to come up for air and talk about what’s coming. I have a new album…
★ ★ - : El Chombo: Llegó la Cripta
El Chombo: Llegó la Cripta
Happy New Year! Here’s a hot cut from one of the originators of the reggaeton genre. Before PR adopted it, and it blew up.
★ ★ - : Reggae con Cumbia: La Chica de los Ojos Cafés
Reggae con Cumbia: La Chica de los Ojos Cafés
Check out the dancehall-style vocal on this smooth roller of a Cumbia. I don’t know much about this group, but it’s a great sample of the 80s Caribbean Cumbia sound…
★ ★ - : Mix Boy Thomas: Wira Wis
Mix Boy Thomas: Wira Wis
New bouncy Caribbean jam from Mixboy Thomas. Love the Miskito rhythms and bass.
★ ★ - : beyond the bassline: the playlist
beyond the bassline: the playlist
Enjoy this playlist of selections inspired by the Beyond The Bassline presentation. In no particular order, a selection of Nicaraguan Caribbean tunes, Cumbia, Ska, Reggae, Disco, House, and more.
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