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Entrevista Con Dr. Ring Ding número 01 Colaboradores ilustraciones: juan pablo !ores diseño editorial: mónica jiménez reseñas / entrevistas: izak rivera / pavel zayas / ricardo guzmán correción de estilo: andrea cañon / valentina roldán editor: a no es decepción. Es nuestra emergen- de aves de rapiña disfrazadas de autoridades con cia a la desesperación de los tiempos. políticas culturales que nos roban el tiempo a los ricardo guzmán Tanto se habla, se comenta y se analiza jóvenes en empleos siempre mal pagados, donde Ya partir de una ruptura con lo que antes su cinismo ha rebasado a la agachada y confor- no creíamos posible. Hemos visto pasar ante mista clase media. Fanzine Afrikana nuestros ojos la angustia que representan los Publicación Mensual sobre Cultura Afroamericana. tiempos presentes repletos de odio. Es por ello Y de aquí es donde venimos; reforzados con [email protected] que surge esa emergencia por resucitar un pro- creencias que nos han hecho ver el mundo de www.fanzineafrikana.wordpress.com yecto en el que algún día creímos. Y eso es lo otra forma, preferimos ofrecerles entrevistas, Hecho en Puebla que falta: CREER. recomendaciones, reseñas, playlist de lo que nos Febrero / Marzo 2010 gusta y disfrutamos, hasta ahora el compartir Cuando este fanzine salió a las calles Poblanas nos ha llevado a no lucrar con la música ... con el nombre de Estación Engrudo, las angus- tias por la subsistencia artística no pesaban ¡Afrikana! será un espacio “textual y grá"co” tanto, ahora vemos con fortaleza que haberse para que converjan las ideas y pasiones de Agradecemos a: subido a este barco es una tarea que requiere aquel que las comparta. Y he aquí el primer nú- paciencia y arriesgue ante un lugar cada vez mero de Afrikana! Con nuevas letras, oídos y más carente de sensibilidad social y en el que energías para soportar la catarsis de México. aparentemente no ocurren muchas cosas. El Internet hasta cierto punto ha brindado una apertura laboral a las pasiones artísticas y Puebla va cambiando, pero creemos que es ne- cesario brindar estas hojas de papel para que- dar por lo menos en el estante de recuerdos como libros, revistas y discos cada vez más ob- Encuentranos en: soletos para nuestra generación. ¡Bienvenidos y apoya la Y es en la música, los discos y el fetiche cultu- ôTODOROCK: Calle 7 Norte 204 ôDON APOLONIO: 2 Norte. 1205 A ral donde hemos emprendido nuevamente el cultura afroamericana! Col. Centro, Puebla San Andrés, Cholula, Puebla. aporte a una ciudad aislada y opresiva, repleta ô LIBRERÍA IBERO: ôCOCHI SKATE: 12 Oriente. 209 Dentro de la Universidad Ibero, Puebla San Andrés Cholula, Puebla ô TINTA ELEKTRIKA: 16 Septiembre 4318 ôSUITE 3: Morelos 929 Oriente Col. Huexotitla, Puebla. Barrio Antiguo, Monterrey No. 01 Año 2010 Publicacioón Mensual sobre Cultura Afroamericana. $10 Entrevista por: Izak Rivera Traducción: Valentina Ruíz Gayol Sirene the Soul shakers Uno de los grandes de la música contemporánea. Al escuchar me encantó la vieja escuela de músicos como Toots & the Ma- Por supuesto que nosotros hicimos el álbum para grabar blico como para la disquera en la que editas tu trabajo. Playlist su voz y la cadencia que posee este personaje alemán, que ytals, The Paragons, etc. algo, jamás imaginamos que el público lo iba a considerar como ¿Cómo percibes el escenario internacional de la música Pavel Zayas expresa ese flow que parece único de la gente negra, que da algo nuevo ni mucho menos como “un disco de culto”. jamaiquina en estos momentos? 1.Olatunji - Akiwowo, Drums of Passion. 1960 cuenta que no se necesita haber nacido en Jamaica para en- Además de ser cantante, eres un trombonista excepcio- Antes que nada quisiera aclarar que en este momento la tender y revivir tanto la vieja escuela del ska y el rocks- El movimiento del Reggae-Ska y ritmos caribeños está gente escucha más mi trabajo con el dancehall, pero nunca dejé nal. ¿Por qué te sientes tan atraído a este instrumento de 2. Bunzu Soundz - Zinabu, Bunzu Sounds. 1974 teady, hasta las nuevas corrientes del dancehall más gangs- viento típico del ska? en un buen momento en Europa. ¿Cómo era percibido de tocar ska (y otros estilos). He lanzado dos discos de dance- Desde las profundidades marítimas con un gran sa- el espíritu que la música les contagia, más ta y sexual de este nuevo siglo. Dr. Ring Ding, un músico que Cuando empiezas tu preparación musical en Alemania, de- en la década de los noventa, cuando los All Stars se for- hall, así como el álbum “Nice Again”, pero también otras graba- bor, muchas sonrisas acuosas y la mera vibra pa- allá de asumirse como mujeres dentro de 3. Joe Mensah - Afrika is Home, Ghana Soundz. 1975 puede tocar el trombón al estilo de Don Drummond y Rico bes iniciar a tocar el recorder (una especie de "auta). Yo tam- maron? ciones anteriores y más raras de ska en la compilación “Back changuera, me encontré con un combo musical de una escena que ha sido primordialmente ges- Rodríguez, puede cantar jazz como Louis Amstrong así como bién lo hice cuando tenía 6 años. Hasta cierto punto quería de- El ska ha tenido siempre algo de “música underground” en And Forth”, un disco de mi grupo de ska “Kingston Kitchen”, un primera mano “Sirene the Soul shakers”. Diez si- tada en círculos masculinos y la voz femeni- 4. Quantic Soul Orchestra - West Pier Getdown, Pushing On. 2005 remitirnos al toasting jamaiquino y el ragga más agresivo. jar de tocar música, pero mis padres insistieron en que siguiera Alemania, pero también ha tenido un escenario dinámico y de- DVD en vivo del reencuentro de “El Bosso & die Ping Pongs” y renas que traen la intención de destrozar todas las na como un instrumento más, el trabajo de Un músico completo que merece ser difundido dentro del tocando un instrumento, así que empecé a tocar la trompeta que dicado. De ahí es también de donde vengo. El reggae era cono- también giras con “Rock Steady Revue” –un proyecto que tengo pistas de baile que les pongan enfrente por medio esta banda es bien hecho y se demuestra en 5. Maceo Parker - Soul Power, Stop and Listen Vol. 2. 1994 reggae latinoamericano en ocasiones bastante falto de idea es un instrumento mucho más interesante para un niño de diez cido principalmente por música de Bob Marley y Peter Tosh por con el grupo “Soulfood International”-. Así que todo eso es ska, de sus melodias que remiten a ritmos creados entre los procesos de composición. y originalidad. Habría que echarle oído a toda la obra reali- supuesto. Cuando empecé a comprar mis primeros discos de y a veces me da curiosidad porque la gente me pregunta que por la década de los sesentas y setentas. años. Medio año después, cambié de la trompeta al trombón 6. Funkadelic - Smokey, Hardcore Jollies. 1976 zada con su banda anterior los Senior All Stars y escuchar porque mi maestro dijo que me quedaría mejor, y así fue como Burning Spear, LKJ, Mutabaruka, Alpha Blondy y Third World, qué ya “solo” toco dancehall. Con una vasta sección de metales y una base esa !nura y potencia que a mi juicio representaría una de las pasó. Se convirtió en uno de mis instrumentos favoritos también creo que era el único en mi clase en conocer ese tipo de música. La música jamaiquina ha sido siempre popular -algunas Ellas aparecen en la escena musical poblana tras la rítmica bien amarrada, van haciendo sonar 7. Steve Wonder - Baby don´t you do it, I was made to love her. 1967 mejores bandas contemporáneas de música caribeña, pues para escuchar -sea jazz, pop o música clásica. Y por supuesto Solo los miembros de mi banda la conocían y les gustaba. veces con más gente, otras con menos-. La in"uencia de la mú- ruptura y desaparición de “Las Blueberries” banda su poder femenino, transmitiendo ese dolor, siempre arriesgaron con otros ritmos como el calypso y el que me hace muy feliz el hecho de que el trombón sea un instru- La revelación más grande vino a !nales de los noventa sica jamaiquina es muy fuerte en la música pop actual, puedes que experimentaba con un sonido más rugoso, más esa alegría y esos momentos que todo ser hu- 8. BT Express - Peace Pipe, Non-Stop. 1975 mento sin olvidar la base jazzística y ese soul de los ritmos mento típico del ska, – así puedo disfrutar las dos cosas al mis- cuando un artista local de hip-hop muy popular, comenzó a fu- encontrar elementos de reggae, Hip Hop, R’n’B, Disco-Dance- estridente, más Garage. Una vez que ese proceso mano ha experimentado. Sin duda alguna caribeños. Les presento una entrevista realizada por internet mo tiempo. sionar elementos del reggae y del dancehall con su música –lo "oor y muchos más, y bastantes artistas jamaiquinos han logra- no "uyó como ellas quisieran, es que dan cuenta de con ellas podemos cerrar los ojos y sentir a la 9. The JB’s - Taurus, Aries & Leo, Hustle with speed. 1975 a la que Richie Alexander asistió sin reparo. Un ejemplo de que despertó cada vez más el interés de la gente (joven) por los do “cruzar” por diferentes escenarios. su interés y fascinación por la música latina; y es el Reyna del Latin Soul “La Lupe”, o al maes- que la música no se etiqueta ni tiene que ver con el color de estilos de música caribeña-. Pero también siento que el número de seguidores del reggae Soul, el Blues, la Salsa y primordialmente “El Bo- tro del piano Pete Rodríguez o bien a la or- ¿Cómo se formaron Dr.
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