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Colectro from Colombia: 27.10.2009
A mix of rock and electronic sounds comes from the strings and beats of Colectro, a Colombian band born in 2005 and self-categorised as a ‘humanly electronic band’, as their electronic music comes from artist performing with the song, instead of using pre-recorded samples.
Camilo Gomez speaks with the members of Colectro for Gente Joven on SBS Radio
www.colectro.com
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Social activism: 19.10.2009
Social activism can be defined as a sustained activity performed to produce social or political changes, and is usually in favor of a particular posture in a dispute or controversy. Press sometimes associates activism with manifestation and protest. In politic sciences it can also be related with militancy for a particular cause.
But, how are youth people in our society getting involved and offering solutions to cyclical problems around the world?
The Argentinean born Australian activist, Walter Yoia, tells us how.
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Boris Larramendi: 11.8.2009
Boris Larramendi is a Cuban singer-songwriter living in Spain. After touring and recording with the likes of Habana Abierta and Habana Blues since 1998, he went solo to launch Yo no tengo la culpa in 2005. He now brings us Libre, of which he spoke to Daniela Lopez for Gente Joven.
www.borislarramendi.com
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La Bruja: 10.8.2009
Caridad De La Luz, aka La Bruja is an artist that wears many hats: poetry, theatre and music, to name a few. Every four years since 1997, coinciding with Halloween, she’s released albums that bring together all these genres for an explosive taste of life in the Puerto Rican barrios of New York, or Nuyorico.
www.labrujamusic.com
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Purppura : 2.8.2009
Purppura began to jam in 2002 with the idea of exploring the classic sounds of blues, country and rock & roll. This group of Colombians are now preparing to launch their first album Cadencia Rota, and Camilo Gomez spoke with Purppura for Gente Joven.
http://www.myspace.com/purppuramusic
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Alejandro Florez: 2.8.2009
Latin American music is more present in Australia than one would think. In fact, the musical notes of the Americas can be heard on the streets of Melbourne like Bourke St, where a long-haired Colombian plays guitar. It’s Alejandro Florez, one of the characters of the city, who has just launched his first album, Solquemia.
http://solquemia.ning.com/
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The Barons of Tang: 7.7.2009
The Barons of Tang are an Australian band that mixes Dutch pop, heavy metal and folk with tango and other Latin rhythms. The Barons’ singer and accordion player, Don Carlos Párraga, son of Colombian migrants in Melbourne, chatted with Silvia Rosas about the beginnings of the band and how these diverse roots create the sound that now takes them to the recording studio.
www.myspace.com/thebaronsoftang
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Mi Jardin Secreto : 30.6.2009
Mi Jardín Secreto (My Secret Garden) are a Peruvian rock band formed in 2004 with a sound influenced by band from the indie scene of the 80s. This year, they recorded their first album, La Ciencia y el Arte de la Falsificación. Luis Gonzalez Serrano spoke with singer Victor Hugo, for Gente Joven.
www.myspace.com/mijardinsecreto
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Los Chavos: 22.6.2009
Los Chavos are a Canberra-based, seven piece band that play Latin rock, cumbia, ska, reggae, and samba. Lead singer Andy Jauregui brings his experience as a Latin rock singer from Cochabamba in Bolivia, to this new music project in the Australian capital.
www.myspace.com/loschavos
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Mauricio & Palodeagua : 18.5.2009
Mauricio & Palodeagua take influences from colombian rhythms such as cumbia and champeta, mixing them with more modern styles such as reggae and pop, in a style they call Caribbean Fusion. The band has produced three albums, and their most recent work, Viernes (Friday), has had wide distribution throughout Latin America. Camilo Gomez spoke with the founder of Palodeagua, Mauricio Rodriguez in Gente Joven.
www.mauricioypalodeagua.com
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