Cup O' Mambo » Latino http://www.mercurymambo.com/blog Hispanic Marketing & Culture Blog Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:49:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Se ha convertido Austin: en la capital mundial de la cumbia? http://www.mercurymambo.com/blog/2009/03/se-ha-convertido-austin-en-la-capital-mundial-de-la-cumbia/ http://www.mercurymambo.com/blog/2009/03/se-ha-convertido-austin-en-la-capital-mundial-de-la-cumbia/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:28:08 +0000 Lynn Currie http://www.mercurymambo.com/blog/?p=332 Peligrosa All-Stars

FOM (Friend of Mambo)’s Paul Saucido of the Saucido Slant posted his first great article (of many to come) for LaBandaElastica.com.

Friday night in Austin. Downtown Red River, with my buddy Matt, we hit Creekside Lounge for Peligrosa All-Star’s monthly set. Creekside, a rundown punk, waste-iod bar got lit up that night with the sounds of hip-hop, Latin boogalo, Reggaeton and Cumbia. Cumbia, latin music made simple for gringos and the rhythmly challenged. The outdoor deck turned into dance-love fest with hipsters bumping into Chicanos/Tejanos, all sweaty, all devouring the fusion mixes of DJ Orion, Manolo Black, Hobo D and Pagame. Then it hit me, I think between my 6th or 7th beer, Austin is the Cumbia capital of the States!

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