the flip side of auto-tune’s robo-correction is bad/out-of-tune singing, as timeless at auto-tune is new. (I find both performance styles quite compelling, to be honest.) Cumbia Sonidera is filled with folks who just can’t hit those notes – and sing anyway! How can you not appreciate that?
I posted a version of this song a few months ago, by Grupo Ginnsu. This is the Kumbia Sonicos’ pitch-imperfect rendition (debe ser guapo dice R!):
[audio:Cumbia de los Patos.mp3]Kumbia Sonicos – Cumbia de los Patos
one of my favorite cumbia sonidera subgenres is the injured lover jam. You hurt my heart, she sings (in-tune).
[audio:Tu Heriste Mi Corazon.mp3]Majeza – Tu Herista Mi Corazon
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on today’s radio show – “Latin/Caribbean music expert & DJ Geko Jones will be joining Rupture. The Colombian-Puerto Rican digger will share with us some of his latest finds from the cutting edge of tropical soundsystem and street music culture, from Mexican tribal guarachero to freshly made ragga-bass mutations and Afro-Colombian soul gems. A deep live mix from Geko Jones — ¡¡No te lo pierdas!!”
if yr in NYC, catch Mr Geko Jones (Que Cojones) live @ APT tomorrow – FREE – holding it down w/ Uproot Andy:
This is what it sounds like when someone who’s grown up on Acid House do a cumbia version of a Franz Ferdinand track:
http://www.beatportal.com/remix/detail/ul/
..I did’t win but it had to be done anyway