Love From Afghanistan
From his base in Afghanistan - Carlos Cruz shows some Nacional love - we wish you a safe return!
Manu Chao “Politik Kills Remix EP” Out Today
Manu Chao’s new “Politik Kills” remix EP is NOW available at your favorite digital outlet (iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, Zune, Amazon, etc) just in case you are especially fired-up for today’s presidential primary in Pennsylvania. It features a collection of reggae remixes from a variety of legends including UK icons Dennis Bovell and Lincoln Kwesi-Johnson as well as Island Records founder Chris Blackwell. You can pick it up at iTunes here.
A physical version of the EP will be available in CD and vinyl format at your favorite music store on June 3rd.
We also recommend checking out the new www.PolitiKills.com to listen to tracks from the remix EP and watch the new “Politik Kills” music video. The site even features online-exclusive remixes from Nortec Collective’s Bostich + Fussible! You can also access PolitiKills.com to download the different parts of the song and create their own remix. Finally, the site includes commentary from social leaders, writers, artists and more; all in the name of reflecting on the misuse and abuse of power plaguing the world.
In other exciting Manu Chao news, it was just announced that he will be performing at the Outside Lands Music Festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on August 22nd and Austin City Limits Festival on September 26th. Be on the lookout for some more dates!
VOTO LATINO Benefit Album Out Today
VOTO LATINO & NACIONAL RECORDS TO RELEASE DIGITAL BENEFIT ALBUM EXLUSIVELY ON iTunes
Fifteen-Track Voto Latino Album Available on April 15th Featuring Previously Unreleased Track by Pitbull and songs by Don Omar, Aterciopelados, Aventura, David Garza and Ozomatli
Proceeds to Benefit Leading Non-Partisan Organization in Latino Youth Voter Empowerment
Nacional Records is proud to announce the upcoming release of a star-studded Voto Latino benefit album on April 15th exclusively via iTunes. The track-listing features 15 songs for only $3.99 from an all-star lineup including Don Omar, Aterciopelados, Aventura, David Garza and Ozomatli. The album also includes a previously-unreleased track by Miami-based hip-hop hero Pitbull entitled “Across The Waters”. The emotionally charged song documents the plight of Cuban immigrants and has been the subject of a National Public Radio segment. “To me it’s great to have a record like ‘Across the Waters’ involved with Voto Latino/iTunes because it represents everything we stand for, which is the struggle for freedom and opportunity,” says Pitbull.
“Music is the soundtrack to my life. The Voto Latino compilation is the soundtrack of a movement,” says Voto Latino co-founder Rosario Dawson, who recently starred in a widely circulated telenovela parody PSA with Wilmer Valderrama. “It encapsulates everything about the Latino drive to the polls so blast it on your way to change.”
Adds Valderrama: “Music has proven to be an influential platform for our generation. This is the time to use it.”
Founded in 2004, Voto Latino is a non-partisan organization that works to promote an enfranchised America by leveraging celebrity voices, the latest technology and youth themselves to promote positive change and voter empowerment throughout the Latino community. With digital (Web 2.0 and user-generated) and traditional media campaigns, throughout the year, Voto Latino will target the 7 million American Latino voters aged 18-29, or 18% of the youth vote, leading up to the 2008 general elections.
The album will be released one week prior to the highly-contested Pennsylvania primary election, considered to be a potential turning point in this competitive election season.
Nacional Records and iTunes are both donating their proceeds from the benefit album. All proceeds will benefit Voto Latino’s voter registration, education and empowerment initiatives.
Voto Latino Benefit Album Track-listing:
1. Notch – Aquí Me Quedo
2. Pitbull & Kurse - Across The Waters
3. Ozomatli - (Who Discovered) America?
4. Don Omar - Angelito
5. Los Amigos Invisibles - All Day Today
6. Salvador Santana Band - My One True Love
7. Ceu - Roda (Bombay Dub Orchestra’s Grateful Dub Mix)
8. Aterciopelados – Cancion Protesta
9. Aventura - Mi Corazoncito
10. Chingo Bling - They Can’t Deport Us All
11. Ceci Bastida - Empieza A Amanecer
12. David Garza - There Go The Weirdos
13. Volumen Cero - El Mar
14. B-Side Players – Nuestras Demandas
15. Hip Hop Hoodíos - Viva La Guantanamera
El arma de moda… MIS - “El Microfono” video
Posted in Video, Label news, Culture, Nacional, Latin Alternative, music by Rochester on April 11th, 2008
Mexican Institute of Sound - “El Micrófono”
Para aquellos admiradores de las especies marinas, aquí tenemos al chango que se desliza en el espacio quien porta lo que el llama “el arma de moda” osea “el micrófono”
El singular macaco se desliza en las produndidades del mar al lado de peces multicolor hasta que se encuentra con chicas, se mete en problemas con tipos rudos, toca viniles, mas chicas en la oficina las cuales no portan un bigotito y de ahí,, al baile frente a las multitudes, sombrero a la Devo y el chimpance siempre con micrófono en mano.
Algo buenisimo en este video son los globos que aparecen arriba de los personajes, tal como en las tiras cómicas que lees los domingos, algunos de estos mensajes son bastante explícitos y si en otros tienes dudas: ask a Mexican.
Disfrutenlo
Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich+Fussible Upcoming U.S. Shows
GREETINGS!!! Bostich+Fussible are coming back from Germany and they have some upcoming shows here in the good ol’ U.S. of A. Check out their page for more info!!
Bostich+Fussible
May 1 - Glass House - Pomona, California
May 2 - TBA - Phoenix, Arizona
May 3 - The Echo - Los Angeles, California
May 5 - Dos Caminos (The Palazzo) - Las Vegas
ARRIBA NORTEC!
NORTEC MYSPACE
Manu Chao High Times Interview
Posted in News, Label news, E-rant, Nacional, musings, music, Reviews by Lawless on March 19th, 2008
Check out this interview with Manu Chao from High Times published last year.
Born in Spain and raised in France, Manu Chao originally distinguished himself as a member of the highly influential world-music band Mano Negra. As a solo artist, he’s one of the world’s best-selling performers, singing his incredible songs in more than five languages and leaving sold-out audiences ecstatic in his wake. His politically charged songs speak of poverty and injustice; a musical plea for peace set to an irresistible beat that blends punk rock, reggae, ska and latin rhythms into a unique sound that has yet to seduce mainstream American listeners.
Chao just put the finishing touches on a new album, La Radiolina, his first international studio release since 2001’s wildly popular Próxima Estación: Esperanza. After a rare U.S. concert appearance outdoors in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, Chao sat down for a sangria, a spliff and an even rarer interview exclusively for the readership of HIGH TIMES.
READ MORE HERE
Interview by Danny Danko
Photographs by Jason Gardner (www.jasongardner.net)
Music Is My Occupation Blog Loves Nacional
Check out Music is My Occupation’s podcast channel [thanks Gabe!] featuring Senor Flavio and Todos Tus Muertos in his reggae/ska podcast this week called PRESSURE DROP.
Caption: Click the picture above to hear the podcast!
Also check out this super cool interview//feature about TTM and Flavio on the Music is My Occupation Blog.
Nacional Records is the featured label for the Latin page at Rhapsody.com
Nacional Records is the featured label for the Latin page at Rhapsody.com right now: CLICK HERE
Click above for Nacional Playlist!
Exclusive: “Fabuloso” Señor Flavio Q&A
Señor Flavio, aka Flavio Cianciarulo, is a founding member of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, one of the greatest rock bands on any continent, from any era. (Not that we’re biased.) With Los Cadis on long hiatus, the good Señor has taken to releasing solo albums under the name the Flavio Mandinga Project, and his latest, Supersaund 2012, is a blast from the same ska-reggae-rock furnace that made the Cadillacs so great. The veteran rocker took some time to answer a few questions about himself, his favorite songs and what the heck “mandinga” means.
Rhapsody: What inspired the new album?
Señor Flavio: The different styles on the album are a result of an eclectic mix of influences inspired by listening to music and just living life. Being Latin American and being mestizo, fusion is part of our continent, our folklore and our pride.
What’s your favorite song on Supersaund 2012?
“Polaroid 66.”
Did you feel you took risks on Supersaund?
Yes and no. In reality, I simply enjoy making songs, playing them and recording them and there they are on Supersaund 2012. I don’t think there’s anything risky in doing that! Risky is crossing the street (at least in my country).
Why do you use the name “Mandinga”?
In Argentina, people from the country call the devil “mandinga.”
What’s your all-time favorite band?
I learned about music through the University of The Clash. They taught me to listen to everything and to keep an open mind, somehow achieving a state of elegance and rawness at the same time. Who knows how many things Papa Strummer and his crazy crew taught me. Simply put, they taught me how to love rock.
What’s your all-time favorite song from any artist?
“Grey Day” from the band, Madness.
Are there any new rock bands that inspire you?
Now that I’m grown up, the classic punk rockers from 1979 still inspire me much more than any new bands. As always, new wave bands, reggae, The Clash and The Jam are my other favorites. Also, lots of Latin music …
Do you have any advice for aspiring rock musicians?
I really don’t like to give advice. But to aspiring rock musicians, I would only say: don’t aspire, just do it!
Senor Flavio Interview Here!
