SUMMARY: Intro to Colombia’s folk music, vallenato, and a playlist including Diomedes Diaz, Carlos Vives, Silvestre Dangond, Jorge Celedon, and more.
Tag: music
Reggaeton Roundup 2012
SUMMARY: My 2012 reggaeton playlist featuring Los Wachiturros, Cosculluela, Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, Prince Royce, Speedy, Plan B, Farruko, and more.
My Pseudo-Deportation from Colombia
Describing how I was pseudo-deported from Colombia for this blog.
Horrorcore: Music’s Strangest Subgenre
SUMMARY: Horrorcore playlist including songs from Geto Boys, Gravediggaz, Brotha Lynch Hung, Insane Clown Posse, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
Economics of a Bogota Drug Dealer
A glimpse at the economics of a drug dealer’s business in Bogota, Colombia.
Listen to Old Music
SUMMARY: My favorite hits from at least 50 years ago.
Canciones para hacer amor
SUMMARY: ‘Sex’ playlist from my iTunes.
Eagle Gym in St. Louis, MO
SUMMARY: I describe my St. Louis gym and its hardcore powerlifting and strongman culture.
Reggaeton Roundup 2011
SUMMARY: Embedded videos and analysis of my favorite reggaeton songs this year from J Alvarez, Sandy y Papo, Shako Yostin y Yandar, Plan B, Don Omar, and more.
My Reggaeton Picks
SUMMARY: My top reggaeton pics from Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Wisin y Yandel, Nigga, Khriz y Angel, Luny Tunes, La Fabri-K, DJ Warner, Calle 13, Control Machete, Vakero, and ChocQuibTown.
A Gringo’s Guide to Salsa
SUMMARY: An intro to salsa with videos by Angel Canales, Ismael Rivera, Henry Fiol, Hector Lavoe, Ismael Miranda, Joe Arroyo, Grupo Niche, and Luis Enrique.
Sin Nombre: Relevant, Intense, Heart-Wrenching
SUMMARY: Review of Mexican film Sin Nombre, which focuses on a Mexican gang member trying to escape his past and help an innocent Honduran girl safely enter the United States. Themes discussed include MS-13, immigration and human rights, love, and more.
