Who doesn’t love the feeling of discovering a new band(especially when you haven’t heard their music on a car commercial or an Apple ad)? Somehow you feel like they are yours and yours alone and it is your responsibility to share this band with everyone you know. It can seem like your evangelism of this band is the thing that is going to lead to their success. Of course realistically, you know that plenty of other people are discovering this band at the same time. One podcast I turn to for new discoveries is Alt.Latino on NPR. Alt Latino features artists from all over Latin America and Latino artists in the U.S. They feature rock, rap, cumbia, singer-songwriters and other things.
A few bands I have recently “discovered”. I have included links where you can hear some tracks.
Los Rakas-Panamanian-American Hip Hop Duo based in East Oakland. They make you want to get out and shake it. Not to mention that they have a song with a gun noise which I have a secret weakness for (see Tupac and Bone Thugs song, Thug Luv).
Holger-Brazilian band with fun, pop-y sound. They kind of remind me of Ra Ra Riot. I love that their album is called Sunga, which is Portuguese for speedo. When I listen to their music I feel that they must be adorable and that we should be friends.
Bomba Estereo-Columbian electro-tropical group. I think they sound like what would happen if M.I.A. went to Columbia and listened to a lot of cumbia then got an electronic dj to be her partner.
Diego Garcia-An Argentinian-American singer-songwriter with a super melancholy album that would be good to stay in your room and cry to but is still really enjoyable.
DJ Geko Jones-Brooklyn based DJ who takes old tracks from South American artists and mixes them with a beat to make extremely danceable mixes.
PS Who knew you could go to MySpace to listen to music?! I just assumed it was only used by people still enjoying 2006.
Alt.Latino also has a blog where you can read about the podcasts.
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