¡Ay! Cuando te veo...

Great new video from Colombian cumbia rockers Palenke Soultribe

Te Veo - Palenke Soultribe (featuring Sr. Mendez) from ANDRES ERAZO on Vimeo.

Viene el Toy

Toy Selectah from Monterrey is coming to DC and we are sure he will be bringing some tasty cumbia, raverton and guacharachero sounds. July 17 at U Street Music Hall.

Carnival come back again

Ruling cooler

A pretty much unmissable performance at Zanzibar next month

Bomb a drop

Quality beat purveyors Turntablelab are taking over DC tonight with a great lineup:


































When this globaltropical favorite drops, you'll know why you went...


...Vybz Kartel "Yuh Love" on Dre Skull's Smoke Machine riddim.

Mo' Wax

DC Record Fair
Sunday May 23
Noon to 6 PM
@ Black Cat
1811 14th St. NW

DJ set times [courtesy of Brightest Young Things]
Noon to 1: Alec MacKaye
1-2: Cobruhhh (Windian)
2-3: Emily/Susan from Exit Clov
3-4: DJ Dredd
4-5: Fort Knox Five
5-6: John Foster

Celebrate Haiti! redux

A few more photos of last Thursday's Celebrate Haiti! party courtesy of Eric Hudson.

Celebrate Haiti!

Some pictures from last night's Celebrate Haiti! party at Station 9.

Thanks to Nichole for inviting us to support the effort and (as always) Jorge for hooking us up, thanks James et merci bien Jude for getting us there and back and big up to all the dancers for their positive energy.

Damas Gratis en DC

[via Pogofilms]
Los reyes de la cumbia villera, Damas Gratis, estarán en el Black Cat DC el día sábado 22 de mayo. Entradas a $20 aquí.

Damas Gratis, the kings of cumbia villera (shantytown cumbia), will be at DC's Black Cat on Saturday May 22. Tickets are $20 here.


Yo tengo una piedra or how Pablito gets told by his doctor that the rock in his kidney came in by his nose.

Encore une fois pour Haiti

On Thursday May 13th, Station 9 will open it's doors to anyone with a love of music, dancing, and drinking for one of the biggest parties in Washington DC this Spring. FaiBien*, a DC-based non-profit dedicated to the people of Haiti, will throw a fundraiser for over 600 people to help rebuild schools and jump start education in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. With two full floors of live bands, DJs, and great drink specials, this party is one you won't want to miss!

Tickets purchased in advance are $15/$20 at the door (every $1 goes directly to the cause). A silent auction will take place on the upper level.

Music provided by CODR** includes a stellar performance on the main floor by DC Mambo, a 9-piece band from the DR preforming salsa, merengue, and bachata, and Haitian music upstairs followed by DJ RBI (Ill St. Grooves WPFW 89.3FM) on the 1st floor spinning RnB & hip hop and the Globaltropical DJs (www.globaltropical.blogspot.com) on the 2nd floor pumping tropical bass music.

*FaiBien builds schools in Haiti for children who would not otherwise receive education and offers skills and trade training to adults. More info. can be found at www.faibien.org. FaiBien was featured by local News Channel 8: http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0110/698774.html.

**CODR is DC-based non-profit supporting higher education for rural students in the Dominican Republic, showing support for their neighbors on the island of Hispanola!

21 and over w/ID.

Tickets available here.

Please come and show your support for the ongoing relief efforts in Haiti.