Re: gotan project and london

From: Dr. Axel Barcelo Aspeitia -- Investigador (abarcelo@minerva.filosoficas.unam.mx)
Date: Thu Oct 25 2001 - 18:13:27 CEST

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    > Also, a band called Los de Abajo are playing at Ronnie Scotts on Sunday
    > (apparently, signed to Luaka Bop label). Does anyone know what they're like
    > ?
    Yesp, I have know them since they started as a living room band back in
    the late eighties, here in Mexico City. Actually, a lot of their first
    (and, as far as I know only) album dates as back as those days. They were
    part of a huge wave of political bands that mixed punkish ska with Mexican
    music in those days. They were not by far the best of the movement, but
    they hold their own and have somehow managed to survive this far. They may
    be a little limited on their musical abilities (no virtuosos here), but
    they have a great live show. I saw them a few times during their US tour
    last year and they rocked everywhere they played, to a dominantly white
    anglo audience, which probably missed the whole political element, but
    danced and pogoed like I had never seen them in that part of the world.
    They start their show very latin and finish very punkish. Nice people,
    too.

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    On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Owen Carroll wrote:

    > Did anyone catch the Gotan Project on Worldwide last night ?
    >
    > La Revancha Del Tango sounds like a fantastic album, and, as Gilles said, a
    > fusion that actually works.
    > Really brought back some fond memories of Summer 2000, some of which I spent
    > in Buenos Aires (which has a fantastic club life, by the way).
    > BTW, believe that the word play mentioned last night, and used to form the
    > group's name (Gotan) is known as lunfardo. Can any portenos/portenas out
    > there confirm this ?
    >
    > Looking forward to seeing them if/when they come to London.
    > Speaking of which, looks like a fantastic week ahead, gig wise.
    > Coldcut and DJ Food at Cargo tonight, Oneness of JuJu at Jazz Cafe tomorrow
    > night, DJ Shadow on Sunday at the Scala, and Ozomatli on Thursday at the
    > Astoria.
    > Am going to try to get to Coldcut/DJ Food tonight (depends on my resolve and
    > the queue length), and Ozomatli on Thursday.

    >
    > cheers,
    >
    > OwenC
    >
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