Cumbia, Poder y Porro: Trino de Cumbia en la Nieve

Cumbia, Poder y Porro: Trino de Cumbia en la Nieve

https://soundcloud.com/hayleymusic-1/la-mancha-the-stain

La Mancha (The Stain)

En la esquina y en el bus...lo saben

Lo comentan los medios sociales

el 'feizbuk' y el 'tuiter' están llenos

todos saben de tus actos poco buenos

Tus amigos están en la cárcel

tus compinches son investigados

cada día se descubren nuevas cosas

y son cosas bastante vergonzosas

Y te lavas las manos, pero queda la mancha

te defiendes cuál gato boca arriba

Y te lavas las manos, pero queda la mancha

la semilla de la paz quieres matar!

En la esquina y en el bus...lo saben

Lo comentan los medios sociales

cada día se descubren nuevas cosas

y son cosas bastante vergonzosas

Y te lavas las manos, pero queda la mancha

te defiendes cuál gato boca arriba

Y te lavas las manos, pero queda la mancha

la semilla de la paz quieres matar!

Y te lavas las manos, pero queda la mancha

la semilla de la paz no matarás!

Y te lavas las manos, pero queda la mancha

la semilla de la paz no matarás!

la semilla de la paz no matarás!

la semilla de la paz no matarás!

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In the street corner and on the bus ... people know about it

It is discussed in the social media

Facebook and Twitter are full of it

everyone knows about your not very good actions

Your friends are in jail (in jail!!)

your buddies are investigated (and accused!)

every day new things are discovered

and these are quite shameful things

And you wash your hands, but the stain remains

And you defend yourself as an upside down cat

And yo wash your hands, but the stain remains

the seed of peace you want to kill!

do not stop ---- investigate!

do not be afraid ---- go and denounce!

do not lie ---- (uribe's voice: "make no mistake with me, I am absolutely honest")

do stop ---- clogging

do not plant the seeds of ---- discord

stop ---- your interference

do not poison! (uribe's voice: "these peace agreements are risky for Colombia")

In the street corner and on the bus ... people know about it

It is discussed in the social media

every day new things are discovered

and these are quite shameful things

And you wash your hands, but the stain remains

And you defend yourself as an upside down cat

And you wash your hands, but the stain remains

the seed of peace you want to kill!

And wash your hands, but the stain remains

the seed of peace you shall not kill!

And wash your hands, but the stain remains

the seed of peace you shall not kill!

the seed of peace you shall not kill!

the seed of peace you shall not kill!

First song for a new project

The first song "Hija del Chandé" for my new 'modern cumbia' project is now up. It is not finished, a proper 'verse' is missing but it is a start. The sound file can be listen to directly in the mamaCumbia site:

MamaCumbia

A 'side' business...

I have completed the design and publication of a website for British painter Zil Hoque.

It was a demanding but fulfilling experience, the resulting website is good. I think I will try and get more of this type of jobs, designing simple, clean and functional sites for artists and musicians.

Have a look at it here:

Zil Hoque

Updated website for Los Musicos

Well our 'Los Musicos' website (about 6 years old) has given us great results. The 'elegant' black and orange look was our image for all those years.

But times change and so we have launched a brand new website, brighter and more 'tropical' colours to carry across our Latin and salsa music message.

We welcome any comments about our new look, please check it out here:

Los Musicos

Last night we had the 'Music police'

Last night in our monthly gig at "The Dog House" we had a visit by an inspector from the "Performance Rights Society" (www.prsformusic.com).

It was a 'first' for me in the years I have been playing with bands in the UK.

The inspector was a lovely guy, but seeing him taking notes and asking for tunes names during the break was a bit scary!.

I am sure it is a good thing, and Guillermo and myself should get into it to get our own music registered.

 

Nukak Makuk

Estan desapareciendo. Que dolor y que impotencia. Algunos piensan
que es inevitable la desaparición al encontrarse con una cultura tan fuerte y numerosa como la occidental.
Estimaban que los Nukak eran 1500 individuos en los 1980s,
parece que hoy quedan alrededor de 400.

Como valorar a una cultura y tipo de vida totalmente diferente
a la cultura en que vivimos?.
Existió alguna opción de que no desaparecieran?.
En los 90s se creo un gran area de reserva para
proteger su habitat, pero los colonos, guerrilleros
y paramilitares no "ven" esas fronteras
trazadas en el mapa de una oficina de funcionario en Bogotá.

Que pensar?, que sentir? 

Lo dicho

Quando uno se queja de falta de tiempo, pues vean...nada que escribir

Taking your body from A to B and back

Playing gigs is fun (most of the time). It is the right thing to do to keep the traditions of the troubadours.
We get the gig, the address, timings and fee and off you go. Put your best donkey face and load yourself with instruments, amplifiers, stands and to the road. The problem is to mix this "vida de juglar" with a day time job.