“Ser raka es la búsqueda como cualquier otra vanguardia, de un acontecer, hacia algo nuevo, hacia la evolución, pero particularmente a través de un estilo. Básicamente hablamos de un Raka, cuando hablamos de ese estilo atrevido, prendido y fresco. Consiste para nosotros, en la búsqueda de todo Raka, la absorción de todo tipo de cultura … Read More
Author: Nati
Outernational In Chicago: “Music has no borders”
“The purpose of the tour is to promote this album, travel to these places, and meet these people, speak with them, learn from them, let them know that, ‘Yeah, we’re a band in New York, but we see you, we’re watching, we see what’s happening,’” Leo Mintek said. “On the new record, we went deep … Read More
UPDATE: In The Jungle I Reside, It Will Still Be You & I
::WAVES+SMILES:: ¡¡¡lots going on, will keep it brief!!! ::NEWS:: Los Rakas prepare summer’s ‘Raka Party‘; ‘Enamorado De Ti‘ (off ‘Raka Love‘) new video on Univision! Zuzuka Poderosa new video ‘Pyar Baile‘. South American tour with DJ Rekha. Carioca Bass Mixtape on RCRDLBL! Outernational halfway ‘Todos Somos Ilegales: We Are All Illegals‘ – tour diary, make … Read More
Zuzuka Power: “It’s time to learn Portuspanglish!”
No Tan Listo: Latest News & Viene el #RakaParty!
Coming off a super productive SXSW (watch video recap), Raka Rich & Raka Dun worked on their single ‘Desorden‘ produced by Diplo and The Flexican at an Austin recording studio in between their showcases. Foto by Ivan Fernandez for LA Weekly Couple weekends back the guys rocked the Paid Dues Fest alongside Wu Tang, Odd … Read More
Estos Manes Ni Aguantan: SXSW 2012
PHEW. I looked back on my SXSW 2010 and 2011 to prepare for SXSW 2012, but nothing could prepare me for the madness. Looking back on the schedule I sent out to my industry list (laying it out below), I could not anticipate que locura the experience would be. Unlike the last 3 experiences at … Read More
Maybe They Gather Under Moonlit Skies: Ladies of the Night
I am going to do a series on this here blog where I highlight lyrics. It seems like people don’t sit down and really HEAR/FEEL lyrics anymore. Like Sean Carter says, “Do you fools listen to music or do you just skim through it?” First up, newest client, #FUTUREROCK band, Outernational and their song ‘Ladies … Read More
Remixing Notions: A Raka Rant
I may have gotten a bit carried away, but I am keeping it 100: “if you’re trying to say you want to remix/change culture, that is your actual mission and purpose, then support the shit remixing NOTIONS in our communities. this video features: black/brown love, Panamanian folk art (beautiful hand-made molas!), nature (sealions!), anti-materialisticness (esponja … Read More
‘Me tiene ignotisao ya casi enbrujao’: #RAKALOVE
Today I had a date with brand new music from LOS RAKAS who, always the perfectionists, turned in their brand new EP, the Valentine’s Day-themed or Love-themed – RAKA LOVE – in the very nick of time! In a haze of caffeine and a very long to-do list, I hit play and the reinforcement set … Read More
“Mirame A Los Ojos Para Que Leas Mi Acento”
Voto Latino‘s column, AMP (Art, Music, Politics) in the Huffington Post goes Rock + Roll. Read here about the band crossing the country, crossing bridges and sound, in search of a truth, NYC’s own, Outernational. From the article: “To say the revolution is breathing through music is an understatement. We’ve witnessed and walked with the … Read More