Here you have yet another installment of our mixtape series dedicated to the sounds and rhythms of COLOMBIA!!! ¡¡¡QUE LO SUENE FUERTE Y QUE SE MUEVAN LAS CADERAS!!! Track Listing: 1.) 0:00 – Sidestepper, “Hoy Tenemos” from the album Continental Myspace Wikipedia Facebook Lastfm Itunes Store 2.) 3:25 – La Mojarra Electrica, “El Hueco” from […]
Foto del Día: ¡ESTALLA! Embracing Electro-Cumbia-Pycho-Dance-Funk with Colombia´s “Bomba Estéreo” (Bogotá, Colombia)
Embracing the “Psycho-Tropical-Electric-Cumbia-Dance-Party-Funk” of Colombia’s own, Bomba Estéreo, at Corferias in Bogotá… And to add a little “brío en tu brinco” (Pep in your step) and throw down with some most rockin’ colombian grooves, I says check out Bomba Estéreo and other música colombiana on the “Los Ritmos de Colombia” Mixtapes Vol. 1 & […]
TITMW.com Presents… Los Ritmos de Colombia Mixtape Vol. II
Here we are back again with the second installment of our Mixtape series dedicated to the sounds and rhythms of Colombia (If you missed Vol. 1, Check it out here). Within it, you’ll find a very eclectic selection of music that represents a wide variety of regions, styles and sounds throughout the country. Again, I didn’t stray too […]
TITMW.com Presents…Una Oda al Nach Scratch Mixtape
In honor of my favorite, I say, favorite Spanish language rapero, Nach Scratch, performing in Quito, Ecuador in 2 days — for the first time ever at latitud 0 — I’ve put together a mixtape composed with some of my favorite cuts, rimas and ritmos for all of you to enjoy, hopefully as much as […]
Hip Hop for Spanish Language Learners EXPLAINED: Calle, Cuerpo y Patrimonio en Bogotá, Colombia
It came to some in the form of a beat, a rhythm, a rhyme. It came to others in the form of a dance move, bubble letters blasted on colonial walls, or movies like Flashdance and Beat Street. It came to me in the form of the Wu-Tang Clan (but’s that’s another story). Hip Hop. […]
Dímelo Caminando 002: Y Entonces…More Colombian Spanish (con Santiago)
Right click here to download the conversation transcript for session 002 Dímelo Caminando Annnnnnnnnd we’re back! Estamos de vuelta acá para otro episodio de Dímelo Caminando. Les digo gracias por volver… Running a little behind schedule with today’s episode, but still — mejor un poco tarde que nunca, sabes… So in today’s session we’re going to […]
TITMW.com Presents… Los Ritmos de Colombia Mixtape
The music of Colombia is vast (just check out this wikipedia entry), ranges from all styles and genres. Here truly exists a culture that prides itself on movement and expression through rhythm and melody. And while living and traveling in this country over the past 6 months, I’ve truly had the pleasure of experiencing all of its […]