I keep hearing about these Puerto Rico gigs, I know my friend Toby from Miami
(Tea Farmer) went down there a few years back. I think all djs here will
be interested...how does one get hooked up with the Borinquen Connexion? Is
there a core group of promoters? If you're not a big name is it a lost cause?
broke, beat, and shivering in philly,
s99
On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Santiago Cevallos wrote:
> This past Friday I had the pleasure of taking Titonton Duvante down to
> Puerto Rico to play at a party down there. It was no ordinary party
> because it was held inside a cave that is 3 million years old. Well let
> me tell you the man was on fire. Despite one of the turntables being sort
> of fucked up, the man ripped it. He started off playing broken beat, and
> then techno. He wasn't just throwing records though, he was turntablizing
> both genre's with ninja stealth. He had everyone inside that cave with
> there jaws on the floor. I honestly as a resident of Miami, have never
> seen anyone spin broken beat (except myself, if that counts). I mean
> there was a dope party down here during Winter Music Conference, but that
> is it. It was a wake up call to Puerto Rico too. Many people down there
> don't have the oppurtunity to hear music that, crappy local promoters
> usually only bring trance and drum and bass artists. Not to put down drum
> and bass as a ! whole, but the genre is pretty stale right now, except
> for a handful of artists. So to me this was a delicious treat, and if
> Titonton comes around your way, I suggest you go see what real
> underground talent is.
>
>
> Santiago Cevallos
> Etihad Records
> Look out for Titonton Duvante's e.p.on Etihad Records coming out during
> Winter Music Conference.
> http://www.etihad.com
>
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