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Let’s Call It “Alternativo,” Instead of “Latin Alternative”

The emerging genre, "Latin Alternative," is a label to more or less separate some of the newer artists that have arrived on the scene over the last few years that don't exactly fit in some of the various Latin styles that many of us have come to know. Artists such as Ximena Sariñana, Café Tacuba and Zoé have been tagged with the Latin Alternative name, but the name isn't quite right.In an interview with Jasmine Garsd and Felix Contreras, who host NPR's "Alt.Latino," for About.com, Contreras brings up a good point: "Latin Alternative" is only used among those in the music industry. From [...]

Jan Seedman2017-09-05T04:34:54+00:00December 20th, 2011|Alt.Latino, Alternativo, Austria, Cadium Music Publishing, Cadium Recordings, Cisco DeLuna, Felix Contreras, Jasmine Garsd, Latin Alternative, Ximena Sariñana|0 Comments

Are Austria’s Lyrics Any Good?

Someone pointed out to me that Austria’s lyrics aren’t very sophisticated when translated into English. I told her that is why the songs were written in Spanish; it sounds and reads a whole lot better in the native tongue. This individual, who was trying to poke holes in Austria’s artistic reputation, then came back with, “but if you don’t speak Spanish, you won’t like the song because you don’t know what they’re saying!” I took my time formulating my answer, trying really hard not to make this person sound like a fool. “What about La Bamba?” I asked slowly. “Isn’t that song in [...]

Jan Seedman2017-09-06T22:28:02+00:00March 1st, 2011|Alt.Latino, Austria, Austria from Argentina, Cadium Recordings, Lyrics in Spanish, Nada, The Latin Alternative|0 Comments