VIAJAR ES REGRESAR By Gabriel García Márquez (translated by me, Jamie Killen) Music by Nosaj Thing — Aquarium. Viajar es marcharse de casa (To travel is to leave home) es dejar los amigos (It’s to part from friends) es intentar volar (It’s to attempt to fly) volar conociendo otras ramas (Flying along new routes) recorriendo […]
TITMW.com Presents…The Sounds and Rhythms of Colombia Mixtape Vol. III
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]