Tag: music
- : 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…
★ ★ - : 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.
★ ★ - : Mix Boy Thomas: Wira Wis
Mix Boy Thomas: Wira Wis
New bouncy Caribbean jam from Mixboy Thomas. Love the Miskito rhythms and bass.
★ ★ - : 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…
★ ★ - : 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…
★ ★ - : 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,…
★ ★ - : 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.
★ ★ - : Cumbia, champeta, dembow, chinamera & dancehall mix: Winamba!
Cumbia, champeta, dembow, chinamera & dancehall mix: Winamba!
A 2hr mix recorded for the Omakase Mix show on KUCI 88.9FM Irvine. Celebrating the release of “Riddims + Dubplates” with a tropical mix! Mostly music from Nicaragua, with other…
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