I would like to know if there is any particular artist or genre that is popular
Not asking about specific songs but complete albums that resonate with Latin America.
By Latin American I mean either originated in Latin America (cumbia, salsa, etc) or genres influenced by other Latam genres (Latin rock, Latin indie, etc).
Personally I dislike:
- Reggaeton
- Latin Trap
- Cumbia
- and Regional Mexican
I have to say I tend to dislike mainstream genres anyway and all of the above are among the top genres (I can add bachata too, although it's not mainstream now). The first 3 tend to be obscene and sexist, which makes me dislike them (I find some exceptions with cumbia that are OK for me though), plus Reggaeton and Trap tend to have awful chantings and cumbia awful instrumental parts. I dislike Regional Mexican mainly because of its instrumental part (accordions, trombones, organs, etc), but usually also has awful lyrics about rancheros, narcos, etc. That's, again, my opinion. I'd like to know yours.
(Sorry for using "awful" a lot, I couldn't think on a similar adjective)
Edit: for Brazilians, do you dislike funk? Is it generally disliked?
SOLVED: The song was "Caraluna." Thank you to Fayi1 for the link! Also, kinda questioning now what about this freaked me out back then given I'd already seen worse, but whatever.
So back when I was, like, 8 or so, there was this bumper that would play sometimes on CN. I vividly remember it always starting with Blossom loudly beaming into the screen, then switching on the TV.
Best I can describe the effect is: it was like whenever someone put on Fish Bowl 2 in Ed, Edd, n' Eddy. Everything onscreen was all cartoony, with the TV showing this clip using a bunch of paper cutouts. This then transitioned into the music video.
The only details I remember for sure were:
- Because the video freaked me out as a kid, I actually memorized that first shot to immediately switch to Jetix for the day. So I vividly remember it: Camera facing the PPG's windows, Townsville visible outside, nighttime, and a TV was on the left end of the screen facing the right.
- It starred a dude with a (maybe) green, moon-shaped head. Think something like Mac at Night.
- The animation was in this painted collage style, think Twice Upon a Time with smoother, flash-like tweening on all the objects throughout the video. Imagery may or may not have been surreal by itself, and more the art style (moon heads included).
- Music was in Spanish (yes, yes, shocking I know), and was very smooth and calming. Think a significantly less nightmarish version of Yuugure no Tori from Attack on Titan for the kind of vibe.
- Ended with a cut to the Bagges from Courage the Cowardly Dog watching, then Eustace kicking the TV around the music video's last shot, cutting to black.
- I don't quite remember the instruments used, but I do remember two bits of the melody. The first two notes, and what MIGHT be the last vocal notes. (note: both are MIDI downloads)
Anyone else know or remember this?
Opposite question to one from two days ago. I have to say I'm not too knowledgeable about all Latin American genres and there may be some I don't know. I like salsa, Andean music (pan flutes) and other genres influenced by Latam genres, like rock and indie. Also I haven't listened to a lot of samba, but it looks like a cool genre.
Brazilians, what Brazilian genres would you recommend to non Brazilians?
I would like to know if anyone could tell me about good books regarding LA Music. The more focused in LA the better. Books can be in English, Spanish or French.
Thanks in advance !
Hey everyone, with permission of the admins I'm here to invite you to a chatroom me and some friends host in JQBX (Jukebox).
JQBX is website/phone app where you join rooms to play and listen to music with people online. The only thing you need is a Spotify premium account, which is used to play/save songs and log in.
Each room usually focus on different themes, moods and genres. Latin 101, focuses on latin american music: Merengue, rock, folk, hip-hop, bossa, cumbia... all is valid as long as it comes from the region.
The place is pretty friendly and has people from other regions too, similar to the vibe here to be honest.
To join, just sign up with spotify from here: https://app.jqbx.fm/room/latin101
I hope you enjoy your stay and feel free to ask any questions in the comments!
This very exciting episode, "Non Western Women in Electronic Music" is curated by theorist, collector/archivist and experimental artist C-drík aka Kirdec / Cedrik Fermont.
Cedrik writes:
"This mix took its inspiration from the documentary "Sisters With Transistors" (by Lisa Rovner), a film that raises awareness about female pioneers in electronic and electroacoustic music who have often been ignored or whose role in the advancement of electronic music has been minimised but unfortunately the film fails to include non-Westerners who were also active from the 1950s onwards.
In fact the film introduces the audience to some of the best known female composers from that time.
I understand that one cannot include every single pioneer but failing to include non-Westerners is to me an issue and comparable to when male's narrative excludes women. This is not the first time I notice this kind of behaviour and my guess is that it is not only about gender issues but ethnicity and sometimes social class issues too. This criticism doesn't mean that Sisters With Transistors is a bad film, nevertheless it is extremely incomplete".
The show is divided in two, the first part presents several pieces by pioneers Hilda Dianda (Argentina), Natela Svanidze (Georgia/Soviet Union), Jing Jing Luo (China), Mireille Kyrou (Palestine/Egypt/France). The second part presents pieces by young composers: Sofía Scheps (Uruguay), Sukitoa o Namau (Morocco), Mehrnaz Khorrami (Iran), Cao Thanh Lan (Vietnam), Kei Watanabe (Sri Lanka/Japan), Hibotep (Somalia/Ethiopia).
https://www.mixcloud.com/Underground_Institute/ui-picks-cedrik-fremont-non-western-women-in-electronic-music-year-zero-radio290521/
Just curious, I wonder what the opinions are on the subject.
