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: 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…
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: Mix Boy Thomas: Wira Wis
Mix Boy Thomas: Wira Wis
New bouncy Caribbean jam from Mixboy Thomas. Love the Miskito rhythms and bass.
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: 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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: La Fiscalia de Jhonky: Perreo Mily Iriarte
La Fiscalia de Jhonky: Perreo Mily Iriarte
When I heard Champeta, I fell in love. It’s familiar yet different to the Caribbean sounds of my country. Jam to this groove with Pickotera Mily on the Yamaha. Love…
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: Dimension Costeña: Mari Juana
Dimension Costeña: Mari Juana
Somehow, I had never heard this catchy jam by Dimension Costeña. Love to hear Anthony Matthews’ unique delivery on a sweet Caribbean groove, accented with a bouncy bass and reedy…
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: Soundsystems as the Infrastructure for Identity and Resistance: Beyond the Bassline
Soundsystems as the Infrastructure for Identity and Resistance: Beyond the Bassline
This post is an introduction and personal narrative about what I will be presenting at the NACCS 2025 PNW Foco, November 8th at PCC Rock Creek Campus. My presentation shares…
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: Leo Dube: Sonto Sonto
Leo Dube: Sonto Sonto
Love this genre of music so much. I hear so many Caribbean elements in there, but also a unique feel that is 100% Miskito. Leo Dube is a wonderful vocalist,…
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: Lola la Coquetera
Lola la Coquetera
I’ve been fascinated by the re-interpretation of Caribbean genres by Latin Americans away from the Caribbean. La Cumana (Uruguay) has some wonderful examples like this one. Lovely swing and arrangement.
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: El Charro Costeño: El Pata de Bolsa
El Charro Costeño: El Pata de Bolsa
Dug up this absolutely Chinamera gem by El Charro Costeño. Tight delivery, Energetic soca-style riddim, bouncy & deep cumbia bass, plus caribbean guitar.
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: Los Audaces Del Ritmo: Los Bueyes’n
Los Audaces Del Ritmo: Los Bueyes’n
This 1990-91(?) cut is the Tropical Cumbia sound of the Mexican Gulf states. Caribbean touches, especially on the bass and timbales. The guitar is exceptional, as is the reverbed vocal.
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