Mexico's Subcomandante Marcos came out of the woodwork recently at a four-day conference held in Chiapas called the Festival of Dignified Rage, which marked the 15th anniversary of his Zapatista National Liberation Army rebellion. More after the jump.
Colombian rockers Aterciopelados have gone into the shadows for me --sorry Rio lovers!-- but that doesnt mean they quit doing great stuff. In a effort to bring awareness to Human Rights issues, theyve re-recorded/re-written "Cancion Protesta," my favorite song from their Latin-grammy winning album Oye, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights.
"El Precio del Silencio" was produced by Andres Levin and features talent and singers from all over the world, including Mexican darling Julieta Venegas, Cucu Diamantes and Pedro Martinez of Yerba Buena, as well as Natalie Merchant, Stephen Marley, Jurassic 5s Chali 2na, and many more.
Argentinean poet, activist and ex-polical prisoner Alicia Partnoy wrote the words actor Laurence Fishburne uses to open the video. The EP is available for sale online and all proceeds benefit Amnesty International.
Time to stop downloading illegally and do some good. I must confess the video made me laugh a little, any thoughts on Andreas pancita peeking through?
Video after the jump.
Oliver Stone likes to stay busy chasing down the worlds most controversial figures while adding to President Bushs list of least favorite films. Remember Fidel in Commandante and more recently the biopic W? His next project features Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and the leftist movement in Latin America. Stone was present in February when Chavez mediated the release of hostages held by the FARC in Colombia and has been tagging along other Chavez functions as he continues to film for the documentary expected to premier next year. Word on the street is that Stone is also working on a docu of Irans president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
More after the jump.
Unfortunately, members of the Latino community have been the target of monstrous hate crimes this past month in
And now, just weeks later, news of two Ecuadorian brothers who were attacked on the way home from a bar in Bushwick,
Detailed information after the jump.
Attention Bunbury Fans!
Enrique Bunbury, aka frontman of Heroes del Silencio and cult leader/idol for millions, will be back in the US as part of his tour Hellville De Tour 08-09, which kicks off in Valencia next week and will end in Queretaro in April.
Dates and video after the jump.
The second annual Blip Festival is here, where ultra geek electronic music and visuals based on video games (the more archaic, the better), low-res technology and more is put on display. More than 40 artists from all over the world will converge for the 4-day festival, taking place at The Bell House in Park Slope.
Friday night will be particularly exciting with the New York debut of Barcelona-based duo Meneo, whose specialty is "gameboy reggaeton" with songs such as "amorrr" "papi" and "culo." Or, as they describe themselves (in the third person) on their homepage:
"The band members are Rigo Pex, who plays direct gameboy reggaetón and electro-dancehall, produced on stage with vocoders, keytars and lo-fi toys. Along comes VJ Fruity Booty, a liger (50% lion, 50% tiger) with a visual mission to flash your eyes with his made-to-measure vjing application thats been the envy of many on several video art festivals."
Meneo is performing a late show on Friday along with Nuyorker and Balun buddy) Minusbaby, aka Richard Caraballo (a buddy of Balun).
Video after the jump.
I just finished reading Dr. Maya Angelous new book, Letter To My Daughter, a collection of life lessons from Angelou to the daughter she never had (she had one son). In the book she dedicates a chapter to the great Celia Cruz, who she says taught her everything she knows about going on stage. More after the jump.
President-elect Obama declares New Mexico governor Bill Richardson the 'key strategist on all the issues we work on.' The former Energy Secretary and U.N. envoy is the first Latino named to the new Cabinet.
We can't help but wonder if Richardson will be the only Latino politician selected to rep team Obama, or if there are more to come.
Whatever the case, it was cool to hear Richardson's acceptance speech in both English and Spanish
Video clip after the jump.
Today is World AIDS Day, a date that each year painfully reminds us that the fight against this disease is far from over.Latinos are especially at risk in this country.
There are several events going on around town this week that are related to AIDS awareness such as Red. Hot + Rio 2. More info, after the jump.
Gael Garcia Bernal with an accordion.
HOT HOT HOT!!!
(For his upcoming film Rudo y Cursi.... video after the jump.)
N.B. We totally saw this video weeks ago, not realizing it was our dear Gael, which happens to change everything (funny how that works). Watch closely, chamaquitos....
Marcos Makes a Rare Appearance
El Precio del Silencio = Cancion Protesta for Human Rights
Oliver Stone Preps Documentary on Hugo Chavez
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