Art by 4:20 Grafix
I didn’t get to hear as much Cumbia as I would have liked this week. With all the business I’ve been working on, but in Mexico everyone mostly just wants American music. So today I’m digging through the recent uploads online to get my fix, and boy do [...]
Art by 4:20 Grafix
Ahh so today is Easter! Last weekend I went on and on about the Christian celebration of death and resurrection thinking it was actually Easter. That goes to show you my commitment for up keeping the Christian calendar. It’s not entirely my fault though I must admit, [...]
Walking Shapes
Last week while attending the second official live performance by the band Senteons (featured on the last The Indie Leak) I met with another band currently on tour called Walking Shapes. Based out of Brooklyn, though they record in their studio in SOHO, Walking Sha [...]
We have two Beat Connections for you this weekend. The first one is a special mix of R.C.A.’s (Real Cumbia Activa) EP that they produced for Sello Regional Label.
I shared this EP on the last Funky Friday Cumbia but happily repost here with it as a mix by Beat Connection’s h [...]
Art by 4:20 Grafix
Yeah we killed him, and we’d do it again too if given the chance! Happy Easter everybody! Hey it’s just a joke, it’s not like any of it is true anyway. Sorry Christians, I’d feel guilty picking on your deity but you guys really made a me [...]
It was very cool of 4:20 Music Flavor to dedicate his latest episode of his Melody Makers mix show to my first collection of Nu Cumbia I wrote and produced a few years ago called Condición del Corazón.
When I first started getting involved with Nu Cumbia I quickly found my own voice wit [...]
Out of all of South America one country pops its head out with Cumbia from time to time. It’s a rarity to hear Cumbia from this massive and diverse Portuguese speaking country but the people are starting to branch out more from their own cultural sounds and embracing more music st [...]
Art by 4:20 Grafix
Tell me if this happens to you, if or when, this happens it ruins the moment. The person you are conversing with decides that the best way to tell you about something is to show you on their phone, but it’s not a picture (which is annoying enough), itR [...]
It’s been too long since we published The Indie Leak and I definitely want to keep it going. The cool thing about The Global Bass Experience is that we venture far outside of the mainstream hipsterdom of the U.S. to promote great talent from other countries involved in Indie music [...]
Art by 4:20 Grafix
I have this recurring problem. Every once in a while I head to the store with shampoo on my shopping list but commit the error of purchasing conditioner instead. The annoying thing is when I realize my error is the moment I attempt to wash my hair. This happens [...]