New LOS RAKAS Album “El Negrito Dun Dun & Ricardo” Debuts Today As The Top Latin Urban Album On iTunes, With The Powerful “Sueño Americano” (The American Dream) Also Chosen As This Week’s iTunes Latino Free Single of the Week! The Critically-Hailed/Multicultural Hip Hop Duo Also Unveil A Chilling New Video For “Sueño Americano” Today. … Read More
Los Rakas just got back from a press trip in NYC, where Sirius XM hosted Raka Rich & Raka Dun for an album listening event and live audience interview. The group also did some TV, press interviews and Hennessy VS hosted the band for a friends & family dinner at STK in the West Village. … Read More
Check this amazing live footage of Raka Rich and Raka Dun (with DJ Ethos) rock a Raka Party at UCLA‘s “Music Jam.” This was a nice piece that ran in UCLA’s paper, The Daily Bruin – shout out to writer Andrea Seikaly, who was then a student. #SoyRakaUniversity “Our music is very fresh and new, … Read More
I enjoy receiving emails from Ed Morales (“A blog about the global archipelago” and writer of the book “Living In Spanglish“). This is a special treat for those looking to hear some classic Salsa: “Mickey Meléndez graciously asked me to fill in for him and Nando Alvericci on this classic Sunday afternoon salsa show “Con … Read More
A Tribe Called Red brought World Hood on the road with them for their West Coast run! Tonight in Santa Cruz at The Catalyst Club, tomorrow in San Francisco Rickshaw Stop and Wednesday in Los Angeles at The Mint! Don’t miss it! #CollaborationStation #IndígenaLuxury
“You see, we need radicalism for radical times. (…) We have to name it to dismantle it.” – 2008 Vice Presidential Candidate for the Green Party, Rosa Clemente, who gave the Keynote to the White Privilege Conference (PS – I really want to attend this conference and see what it’s all about!) Topics include: Invisibility, … Read More
This post is way overdue. I was waiting for my past employer, Summerstage, to post it on their blog – but that never happened. So enjoy my coverage of my last trip to Cartagena, Colombia in December 2012. Also, if you’re interested, as a supplement you should read Chief Boima’s reflections on Gentrification and culture … Read More
I love Nisha K. Sembi and her work with Kalakari Collective. She did the amazing “Listen Global, Act Local” poster this year for the event we did in Austin during SXSW. Since then, I’ve been following her work! Last night, I decided to catch up on some Hard Knock Radio (loving Soundcloud these days) – an important … Read More
Los Rakas spoke to Complex Magazine after performing at the Green Label showcase at SXSW a couple of weeks back. Raka Rich and Raka Dun talked about their wide range of influences from Sade to Tupac to Salsa music and tell folks what’s next, their debut “El Negrito Dun Dun & Ricardo” – out on … Read More
Blitz Ambassador is one of my favorite hip-hop artists of today. I am fortunate to be part of his #AfropolitanDreams movement and know him. Watching him grow as a live performer (“Where my horns?”) rocking all over the world inspires me on the daily. As we work to bring this idea of #ThinkGlobal out there … Read More