Here's an excerpt of my latest article for Remezcla. This time it was a song review on the latest single for one of my favorite L.A. bands, La Santa Cecilia beautiful new single, El Hielo (Ice).
from the article published in Remezcla on 2/7/13: There are an estimated 2.8 million immigrants living in the U.S. Many
left their home countries in hopes of a better future and in pursuit of
the illusive “American Dream.” These
immigrants are part of a shadow workforce that faces daily barriers,
live under persecution and with constant fear of being deported just to
provide for their families. On their moving new single, “El Hielo
(Ice),” La Santa Ceciliabrings
into the limelight some of the people that strive to survive, day in
and day out. The tragically beautiful and melancholic track uses some of
these stories as inspiration to address this poignant issue in a
melodious way.
You can read the rest of the article and hear El Hielo (Ice)here:
I am a fan of covers especially when done right. Today, I've decided to highlight one of my favorite renditions of a classic song:
Los Angeles based, Latin-Grammy nominated genre-fusing band, La Santa Ceciliahas been known to make some brave and bold covers. Their ingenious takeonU2's One moved me so much from the first time I heard it. The arrangements & vocals are spot on. They made this song sound so different by augmenting in a way that made sense to their style. With a powerful voice like La Marisoul's they can pretty much cover anything and do it justice.
For the better part of 2012, I kept tweeting to U2 with the hopes that they would hear this version, but Bono is too busy trying to save the world. One day soon he will hear it.
This is one of my top Latino bands to watch in 2013.They are currently working on their first full length under the production of Sebastian Krys whose worked with several top Latino acts. I am looking forward to hearing new musicfrom this gem of a band.
I played this song out and sung this lyrics over and over like a mantra. When the video came out I was so happy to see how creative it was. We all have been trapped in the mundane and dream of escaping one day and follow your heart.
Esta canción la esuche tantas veces que las letras se convirtieron en mi mantra. Cuando salio el video estaba muy contento de ver que tan creativo era. Todos hemos sidos atrapados por lo mundano y deseamos escapar algun día y seguir nuestro corazón.
La Santa Cecilia - Tainted Love:
The simplicity of this video is what makes it magical. It's very well executed and goes to show that you don't need to have a big budget to be effective and imaginative. DIY all the way!
La magia de este video esta en su simplicidad. Muy bien ejecutado y demuestra que no se necesita un gran presupuesto para ser eficaz solo falta usar la imaginación. Todo es mejor hecho en casa!
Fiona Apple - Every Single Night:
Such odd imagery, but effective nonetheless. Although, I feel like Fiona looks a little unhealthy I was thrilled to see her back in full effect.
Unas imagenes muy raras pero efectivas a la vez. Aunque pienso que Fiona se ve un poco desnutrida estaba muy emocionado de verla de regreso en efecto completo.
