Los Amigos Invisibles - Mal Bicho

The Invisible Friends add an anti-war message on their version of this classic song by Argentina's Los Fabulosos Cadillacs.

As soon as I get a video with better sound I'll put it up.

Tres Dueños - Fiera Salvaje

Venezuelan hip-hop trio Tres Dueños keep it light and frothy on "Fiera Salvaje", a track from their 2005 album Grandes Lexicos.

Here's a taste of their lyrical flow:

Mami vamos pa' la playa
Ponte el hilo.
Yo llevo la calle y tengo kilos
Hasta las seis de la mañana
Solos en la orilla
Tomando caipirinha.
Lirica con piña niña
Y mira este tumbao
Que vengo arrecostao
Soy como el cacao
Con mi song… choun
Coca cola y ron
Pa rompe el colchon
Tengo el don
Asi que "Give me, give me"
Me gusta tu bikini mini
Y baila pa tú papi
Que te pone happy
Soy tu triki-traki
Muevete despacio
Morena, sirena
Ahora echate en la arena
Y hazlo asi,
Asi, asi como fiera salvaje
Asi, asi como fiera salvaje

Solares - Antonin Artaud - Live

Sorry for the distortion on the live recording but my favourite Venezuelan rock band Zapato 3 are back with a bang under their new name Solares and have embarked on a major tour of Venezuelan cities in the run up to Christmas.

The tour will take them to:
PUERTO ORDAZ: PALADIUM CLUB ITALO THURS 26 NOV.
MARACAY : FIVE BAR FRI 27 NOV.
CARACAS. EL TEATRO BAR SAT 28 NOV.
MARGARITA. BRITISH BULLDOG THURS 3 DEC.
MERIDA: LA PLAZA DE TOROS FRI 4 DEC.
MARACAIBO: RASTA BAR SAT 5 DEC.
CARACAS: MOULIN ROUGE SUN 6 DEC

Solares, like Zapato 3, is led by singer Carlos Segura with his brother Alvaro on guitar, Hugo Valbuena on bass and Jaime Verdaguer on keyboards.

"Antonin Artaud" - named after the eccentric French poet, actor and playwright - is a classic Zapato 3 song from the old days.

I have included the words so you can sing along.

Antonin Artaud
Soy metafisica violenta
Soy surealista apocaliptico
Soy la encarnacion de Napoleon
y estoy condenado a un manicomio

Esperando en la tarde la dosis que calma el miedo

Soy distorcion intelectual
Soy verborrea visceral
Estoy negado y encerrado

Esperando en la tarde la dosis que calma el miedo
Esperando en la tarde la dosis que calma el miedo

Soy el organo motor
Soy el rojo saturado
Soy metafisica violenta

Estoy loco e ignorado

Esperando en la tarde la dosis que calma el miedo
Esperando en la tarde la dosis que calma el miedo

Adolescent's Orquesta - Persona Ideal

Some smooth salsa romantica from Adolescent's Orquesta with their song "Persona Ideal" performed live in Medellin, Colombia.

The song appears on the group's greatest hits album: "La Historia: Los Exitos".

To hear preview tracks from "La Historia: Los Exitos" click here:

Oscar D'Leon - Ni Frio, Ni Calor

Oscar D'Leon didn't win a gong at the recent Latin Grammy Awards for his latest album "Tranquilamente... Tranquilo", but it's still a triumphant return to top form.

The video shows the first single off the album "Ni Frio, Ni Calor" ("Not cold, Not Hot").

Tranquilamente... Tranquilo
Track Listing:
1. Ni Frío Ni Calor
2. Hasta Que Vuelvas
3. Tienes Uno, Tengo Otra
4. El Papelito
5. Tranquilamente...Tranquilo
6. Esta Ausencia
7. Quiéreme
8. Yo Me Siento Como En Casa
9. La Cocaleca

To hear tracks from "Tranquilamente... Tranquilo" click here:



Click here for a video of Oscar D'Leon performing "Lloraras" in Cali:

Click here for a video of Oscar D'Leon and Wladimir Lozano performing "Que Cosa Tan Linda" back in the days of the Salsa Mayor:

Click here for a video of Oscar D'Leon and Zona 7 performing "Mirala":

Los Amigos Invisibles win Latin Grammy

Los Amigos Invisibles win Latin Grammy

Venezuelan artists were lauded, applauded and showered with victory on Thursday night at the 10th Latin Grammy Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

First, Jose Antonio Abreu, the man who started the youth orchestra system picked up a Grammy for his work with shanty town and underprivileged kids.

Then, Los Amigos Invisibles picked up the gong for "Best Alternative Music Album" for their latest Cd "Comercial" - beating the other artists in the category, Babasonicos, with the album “Mucho”, Kinky with “Barracuda”, Novalima with “Coba Coba” and Zoé with “Reptiletric”.

The first single from the album, "Mentiras", has been a massive hit for the band across Latin America and the USA.

Los Amigos were still walking the green carpet when their award was presented. “We thought they would give it to another band,” a band member joked backstage.

"Comercial" was produced by Cachorro Lopez and Dimitri from Paris and features guest vocals by Natalia lafourcade. It was recorded in New York studio The Magic Shop and mastered at Stearling studios.

This is the Venezuelan band's first Latin Grammy and will bring their work to a much wider audience.

To preview "Commercial" and get songs in MP3 format click here:

To buy Los Amigos latest CD "Commercial" click here:

Los Telecaster - Todo Muerto

"Todo Muerto" - the latest single by Venezuelan rock band Los Telecaster - has just been released with a video set in Mexico City directed by the L.A.-based Venezuelan filmmaker David Ramos and his brother Saul.

The song comes from the band's new EP, also called "Todo Muerto", which includes the tracks "Taxi", "Toronja", "Siete Cueros" and "Buen Doctor".

The new tracks were recorded at Grabaciones Jamaica in Mexico City, produced by Santiago “Chango” Gonzalez and David Francis O. Gorman and released on the Discos Tamarindo record label.

Video: Los Telecaster - Dandy Boy