cumbia

CABALLO presents STREET CUMBIA

28 Apr 2024 — Leave a comment

Everybody who has followed Latino Resiste knows we have been at the forefront of the digital cumbia game since 2005.

So, it is no surprise we keep dropping newer ways to approach the genre, and since there is a vital new fron of cumbia-corridos coming from Mexico, we believe it becomes imperative to counter-balance it with less pop centered feelings.

Caballo presents STREET CUMBIA which is not just a remix album; it is about looking outward, expanding the pool of collaborators, and dropping rappers with different POVs to reimagine their addition to the ever-expanding cumbia diaspora. Whether it is ICE CUBE, Dr Dre, Snoop Dog, Tego Calderon, Drake or Bad Bunny, to more obscure rappers like Ragga Twins, or completely original tracks like People wanna look at me.

STREET CUMBIA trains that focus squarely on Latin America sounds, drawing artists from across the “so-called gangsta game”. The musicians featured here live on the cutting edge while flirting with the mainstream—with one notable exception of course, QUANTIC who is a king in the underground scene.

STREET CUMBIA tries to put some of the more exciting cumbia bass beats which keep working in the margins, but it doesn’t really work as a coherent album. With wildly different sounds, the sequence doesn’t need to follow a cohesive pattern. it’s as if one attempted to reassemble a puzzle in the same way, even after all the pieces changed shape. Since the only connective tissue outside of the original material is the amorphous “CUMBIA” category—a commerce-driven catch-all that places often disparate genres under the same umbrella—that inconsistency is somewhat inevitable.

CABALLO presents STREET CUMBIA is available on our BANDCAMP

MELTING POT: SPAIN

17 Dec 2023 — Leave a comment

The creative and commercial construction of a white Latino image by European artists who produce reggaetón is more than simply whitewashing. The shared language might impart a sense of authority and authenticity to these Spaniards. But we must remember that this language is shared precisely because of Spanish colonization.

Bailando allowed Enrique Iglesias to reinvent himself as a hip Latin urban singer by relying on Afro-Latino cultural markers – in this case, reggaetón – while simultaneously embodying Latino whiteness”.

So, we, at Latino Resiste, truly believe that we can embrace Spanish Culture as well without having to worry about misappropriation.

We bring a MELTING POT with a mix of some of the Most well known and Underground stuff from Spain.

If you know mestizo Music, then you know who Joxe Ripiau are, and their impact in the Euskarria scene, as well as Paul de Swardt’s input in making ragga-fusion accessible as part of Macaco.

But no one has brought more highlight to Spain’s music than Rosalia.. so we grab 2 tracks and gave them our treatment.

Of course there are many more things, like Major Lazer in a flamenco, or Ragga Twins with some tios!!

Anyways, GRAB THIS ONE HERE!!

Los Medicados – CHULOS

4 Nov 2023 — Leave a comment

Latino Resiste is very proud to unveil a new Mexican cumbia EP straight up from Puebla’s streets.

Los Medicados is a musical project created in 2021 (Puebla, Mexico) by Gilberto Castro and Mich Boleaga, who together brought together different musical knowledge to achieve this fusion that triggered a fun digital cumbia also named by them as “Cumbia Realidad”.

The project is based mainly on experiences and Mexican folklore giving these color and flavor that can be felt while listening to this cumbia rebajada with “electro-digital” dyes.

In this first Ep Debut called “Chulos” they want to open this window to the beloved “barrio” and memory of figures that have been iconic in popular culture.

DOWNLOAD IT VIA BANDCAMP

Los Medicados es un proyecto musical creado en 2021 (Puebla, México) por Gilberto Castro y Mich Boleaga quienes en conjunto plasmaron diferentes conocimientos musicales para lograr esta fusión que desencadeno en una divertida cumbia digital también nombrada por ellos como “Cumbia Realidad” El proyecto esta basado principalmente en vivencias y folklor mexicano dando estos color y sabor que se puede sentir al escuchar esta cumbia rebajada con tintes “electrodigitales” . En este primer Ep Debut denominado “Chulos” queremos abrir esta ventana a nuestro querido “barrio” y recuerdo de figuras que han sido icónicas en la cultura popular.

CABALLO & CARNNIBAL – BADMAN TALKIN’

2 Sep 2022 — Leave a comment

Cumbia never dies. It evolves.

After a huge wave of cumbia in the late 2000s the genre got steady and went back to their original roots in most of the countries that the genre is still alive.

Argentina, Colombia and Mexico kept evolving the genre without losing its cultural impact and it’s very much alive and well in the underground scene, although there is an obvious disconnect between the playlists on the digital streamers and what really people listen on parties, especially street based parties.

Latino Resiste’s Carnnibal who has dropped 3 dancehall albums with the label goes Mestizo with the head honcho Caballo to release BADMAN TALKIN’.

A truly mestizo sound that will remind you why Cumbia and Ragga Dancehall are cousins, and when they both are on the same page.. IT’S STRAIGHT FLAMES.

DOWNLOAD IT FOR ZERO PESOS (Or pay what you can option)

Loki Da Trixta- How about Dembow

23 Jul 2019 — Leave a comment

In the celebration of our 10 years, we had to get one of our most beloved producers from the global bass scene, Loki da Trixta, who has a knack for assembling and remixing star-studded, surefire gems .  Just check this NYC homeboy’s resume and you will find hit after hit after hit wheteher as a dj, producer or singing.

Once more, the good ole DJ delivers the goods with “HOW ABOUT DEMBOW,” which brings eclectic taste like Rihana, Childish Gambino, or Ghetto kids together on one solid 5 track EP.  How about dembow has a darkish sound, perfectly suited for the reggaetón-tinged vibe.  Naturally the production is utterly superb, with Loki’s choice of synths, drum programming, and an infectious groove making this a must grab whether for a party or personal abuse.

Grab it for #zeropesos or pay what you can option

Andres Digital- Bienvenidos a Cumbialandia

7 Apr 2019 — 1 Comment

Germany is not necessarily the first place that comes to mind when talking about Digital Cumbia. However; it is home of one of the most well known cumbieros from Europe of the last decade, Jaky Tuff aka Andres Digital.

Andres Digital has practically been on each digital cumbia-related label whether as a remixer or with his own tracks. And he comes back to Latino Resiste with his latest EP called Bienvenidos a Cumbialandia.

This EP is exactly intended for party purposes, djing in mind as each track has a solid cumbia base, perfect to mix it up on any set whether as transition between genres or simply as a kick ass track.

First track is a mega mashup called Lamento, then we move towards a full OG track which also is the name of the EP, and last but not least a really nice remix of Lisandro Meza’s anthem EL AMOR

Album is set for FREE DOWNLOAD on the label’s Bandcamp

You can also access a DIRECT 320’s DOWNLOAD at ANDRES DIGITAL.COM

About “Banana Sound Cartel”, formerly known as “Los Transatlanticos”, is a worldwide artist collective known for mixing Colombian Cumbia, Afrotropical and Electronic Music. “Banana Sound Cartel” refers, with a twist of irony, to the well known concept of “Banana Republics” and the unfortunate stigma of the Colombian drug cartels; building on the Colombian diverse heritage to revisit and recall its creative future.

Angeles Azules – Entrega de tu Amor (RoleFranco RMX)

28 Feb 2019 — Leave a comment

Cumbia and Tresillo is always a maximum flavor upgrade to any track.
Angeles Azules are without any doubt heavy weight players in the Regional Mexican scene, and our newest addition coming straight up from Guatemala via the homeboy RoleFranco is exactly the kind of stuff we are super proud to support.
The Song also comes with an Edit with a Moombah vibe for those who are into DJING..
Both tunes can be grabbed for #zeropesos

DJ TAMALERO & DJ JUICE- I’m an Albatraoz

12 Feb 2019 — Leave a comment

Being one of the pioneers of the 3ball scene in United States, Emmanuel Tamalero brought a whole new game to the latin genre, making a great counterpoint to what Monterrey’s scene had already created with Tetris, Alan Gonzalez and 3ballMTY, and at the same time, began a new chapter for the expansion of 3ball in the chicano underground scene in the south of the USA with massive parties, and weekly showrooms, until trap and EDM began flirting with banda music, and slowly 3ball found its niche and somehow stood away from the public highlight.
Now in 2019, DJ TAMALERO joins DJ JUICE to bring back a rendition to Aronchupa’s epic track.
Flirting with Jazz, and f course bringing the whole 3ball game to full throttle, we can get our hands to this flume for #zeropesos!

Gux Swadharma & The Candela Machine

25 Jan 2019 — Leave a comment

Around 25 years ago, Colombia was at the verge of creating a whole new chapter in terms of its musical expansion, they called it “fusion”.

Fusion was blending rock with afro-cumbia patterns in order to reaffirm the collective sentiment of authenticity most of bands were looking for, starting from Bloque de Busqueda, Aterciopelados, Ekhimosis it went really fast to the underground acts like Morphonia, Shai, and so on..

From all the acts of those times, the first band that went blending cumbia, with ragga and nu-metal was H.U.M.O. , and let me tell you, this band was visionary, and everything you’d like to have at the time.. awesome music, great lyrics, massive live appeal. They had one thing that wasn’t on their favor, tho. They were “poor” as in coming from a conflicting neighborhood where social scrutiny and prejudice would not allow fellow bands to go to, or allow them to open up to other scenes within the city which eventually caused the band to dismantle and each member to go on different routes.

The brain behind the fusion part in H.U.M.O was a producer who had made waves in the underground as a guitarist, vocalist and overall a pioneer in foreseeing the value of adding cultural value to existing genres.

Gux Swadharma, whose real name is Gustavo Torres, became an underground cumbia fusion pioneer in the same ranks of Pernett, Dragao, or Simon Mejia (from Bomba Estereo) although his personal choice went towards academy becoming a University/College professor rather than an active musician which explains why we didn’t really hear from him as much as we would like to.

Fast forward to 2019, Gux Swadharma gets The Candela Machine on full power to unveils his latest track called Cienaga Song in which we find ourselves listening to a mature futuristic roots track that keeps tight relation to the iconic cumbia cienagera.

Download Cienaga Song for #zeropesos or pay what you can option on Bandcamp

Kumbia Kings – SHHH! (Lazer Wolff & Joey Funk Bootleg)

26 Jun 2018 — Leave a comment

The latest political turmoil in the United States has shifted the Chicano community towards a higher sense of identity.
Needless to say music is easily one of the principal connectors for this junction and that is why releasing the highliy anticipated comeback from Lazer Wolff is a sort of big deal for Latino Resiste.

Our beloved producer had a production hiatus although he kept himself relevant by playing and connection both, the bass scene and the chicano cumbia lovers..

This time he joins the famous Joey Funk to unveil an epic bootleg of Kumbia Kings’ SHHH!! which embraces exactly the way it is intended..
Right on the spot of those who love Latino Music… it has everything you love in a song.. and the best part is you can support it via pay what you can or #ZEROPESOS