Ozomatli’s New Single “It’s Only Paper” premieres on Spinner.com this Morning!!! “A socially-conscious message with a dance-heavy sonic mosaic of hip-hop, funk and Latin grooves.” - Spinner. Visit Spinner.com, listen to the song, and drop a comment! Don’t forget to add Ozo on their Official Site,  Facebook, and Myspace if you want to continue receiving updates on songs, tours, and more!

ADD THE DATE!: Their NEW album “Fire Away” is available in the U.S. April 20!

Uproot Andy is part of the infamous ZZK Crew. He is a co-founder of New York City’s digi-global party Que Bajo and a producer for the ZZK and Bersa Discos labels. This is a GREAT article written up by XLR8R. For all you California Residents — we’re in luck! Uproot Andy will be playing at the second anniversary of Tormenta Tropical this Saturday, December 12, in San Francisco. Can’t make it to San Francisco, don’t worry! Check him out at Silver Platter December 15 in Los Angeles!

Check out the article and listen to “El Botellon” — Good Stuff!

Uproot Andy’s track “Brooklyn Cumbia” is also featured on our “ZZK Sound Vol. 2″ release. Check it out!

We really enjoy reading user reviews like the one below. Have you checked out Nacional’s new 21 song mp3 sampler at Amazon? Pass it to friends and family as well!

“5.0 out of 5 stars

Amazon’s Best Free Music Offering, December 4, 2009

By     Gavin B. (St. Louis MO)

Being curious about all kinds of music I usually download most of the free sampler offerings on Amazon and let the chips fall where they may. In most cases I’m lucky to find two or three tracks I really like and end up dumping the filler tracks.

This Nacional 2009 Sampler of contemporary Latin music is one that deserves your attention because it’s far and away the best free offering I’ve found since Amazon started offering free MP3 downloads about a decade ago. The music is so good I feel guilty about not paying a dime for it. I will certainly be doing some follow up purchases of the following artists on the collection:

Bomba Estero
Fidel Nadal
Gonzalo Yañez
King Coya
Latin Bitman
Monareta
Sara Valenzuela
Señor Coconut
Tonino Carotone
Uproot Andy

I’m not an expert on Latin music but I already own music by Juana Molina, Pinker Tones and Los Fabulosos Cadillacs who are already established international stars, in their own right.

Don’t be a slave to your musical expectations about Latin music. The bands on this collection have plenty of attitude. This music is a far cry from Jose Feliciano, Herb Alpert or the Baja Marimba Band. These musicians are closer in substance to the electronica grooves of worldbeat post-modernists like Theivery Corporation, Chris Joss and Air. You don’t need to speak or understand Spanish to appreciate the music. For those who are North American provinicialists: there are even a few songs in English!

Download the entire album and give it a few spins to let the music sink in. I have yet to dump a single one of the 16 songs because every selection is outstanding. The Nacional offerig is everything a good music sampler should be. I’d pay the standard retail price of $8.99 to download the fine music on this Nacional sampler. “

Want to listen? It’s FREE! Download it and see for yourself!

Read about the album on All Music Guide.
Purchase on iTunes, eMusic, Amazon and other fine retail stores!

Read about the new album on All Music Guide.
Purchase on Amazon, eMusic, iTunes and other fine retailers!

Pacha Massive
If You Want It
September 19, 2009

New York-based Pacha Massive’s second album, “If You Want It,” satisfies from beginning to end. An inventive bilingual fusing of Latin rhythms with dancehall and electronica allow Dominican-born producer/guitarist/keyboardist Ramon Nova to play with many colorful moods. He captures these by featuring several female vocalists, like Zigmat’s Monica Rodriguez on the funky first single, “If You Want It,” and “Tonight,” which displays addicting production and sensual vocals. Love Grenades member Elizabeth Wight’s hypnotic vocal in English on “Take the Wheel” drives the drum-heavy track with Nova’s rapped-out Spanish, “For a While” stands out with horns and guitar at the core of the bouncy song, and pop friendly “To the Top” has hip-hop influences and woodwind melodies that complement Nova and Yasi Baby’s vocals. —Michael Menachem

Listen here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104880443
World Cafe, June 3, 2009 - Fusing rock with the musical traditions of its Colombian homeland, Aterciopelados has garnered a lot of international attention over the past 15 years. The band has won a Latin Grammy, not to mention honors from the U.N. for its socially conscious message.

Rio, the duo’s latest album, is inspired by the Bogota River’s polluted condition and stands as a call to action for its recovery. In a session with host David Dye, Aterciopelados performs and discusses the profound problems Colombia faces, while also describing its collective belief in music as a weapon for change.

Link: http://www.nochelatina.com/Articles/3333/Fresh-Beats-Fidel-Nadals-Crucial-Cuts

If you don’t know about Zizek, yet, [Under a rock?] - Check THIS site out.  It’s a must-see.

Link: http://experiencia.indigobrainmedia.com/web/treceveinte/edicion34/#3

“Um, well I would pick from my new record called Soy Sauce, I would pick “Cumbia” which is the opening track on it. Because I think Mexico City needs some positive energy, especially today that we’re suffering this terrible news. So I would say that would be a happy track.”
 

So here’s a little anti-swine flu music, from Mexico’s own Camilo Lara, better known as the Mexican Institute of Sound.
For The World, I’m Marco Werman.

Listen here: http://theworld.org/pod/glohit/04272009.mp3