Proyecto Luz @ L.A.

Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl
An introduction to Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico through the vision of its youth

January 3, 2009
6-10pm
CompactSpace Gallery
105 E. 6th Street
Downtown Los Angeles

Art / Food / Music / Wine:

Latin sounds:
DomingoSiete
DJs:
Coleman & B+

Live painting:
Vyal One

$10 donation



Article about Project. We're on pg. 7:
http://insidemex.com/downloads/issues/imx22-issue.pdf

Balance aka The Bay Area Mixtape King

Awesome track with some dope anime. I was checking out the rapper Balance aka The Bay Area Mixtape King and I came across this video. He just dropped, a new album, Golden State Warriorz, with a bunch of great West Coast artists.

Willie Colón

I spent the Holidays listening to the new Willie Colón album,EL MALO Vol II: Prisioneros del Mambo, so you know all is well. This is one of those albums that is a pleasure to own. Colon writes a great essay for the album explaining why fans had to wait 10 years for a new album. Go check out his website and for the time being enjoy some classic Willie Colón.

Charles Hamilton ‘Brooklyn Girls’

I recently found this video of Charles Hamilton over at uptownflavor.com. If you like what u hear go check him out on myspace

JOIN THE CALL TO RELEASE MUNTADAR AL-ZAIDI

You can join the growing international call for the release of al-Zaidi! Click here to sign a petition: http://www.iraqsnuclearmirage.com/articles/Zaydi.html

By now, you've all seen the footage of the Iraqi journalist hurling his shoes at George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad this past Sunday. Click here to see a YouTube video of the event.

What has not been so widely reported are the words Muntadar al-Zaidi, a correspondent for Cairo-based al-Baghdadiya TV, shouted out. As the first shoe was thrown at Bush, he said: "This is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog." And with his second shoe, which the president also dodged,  al-Zaidi said: "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq."

This bold statement also has to be understood in its cultural context. Showing the soles of your shoes to someone, let alone tossing your shoes at them, is a sign of contempt in Arab culture.

After throwing his shoes, al-Zaidi was wrestled to the ground by security personnel and hauled away. According to Democracy Now! this morning, "Muntadar al-Zaidi has been held without charge for over twenty-four hours and has been reportedly beaten in jail. His brother said al-Zaidi has suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury. Earlier today, al-Zaidi was handed over to the Iraqi military command in Baghdad."

We urge you to join the growing international call for the release of al-Zaidi! Click here to sign a petition: http://www.iraqsnuclearmirage.com/articles/Zaydi.html

ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION EN MEXICO, PRIMERA LLAMADA!

Asian Dub Foundation se estará presentando en México en Marzo del próximo año. ADF acaba de lanzar su nuevo disco "Punkara".

Marzo 25 - Teatro Metropolitan

Marzo 29 - Zocalo de la Ciudad de México

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Asian Dub Foundation will be playing in Mexico next year (March). ADF just released their new album "Punkara".

March 25 - Teatro Metropolitan

March 29 - Zocalo de la Ciudad de Mexico

Puto Cosa - Ho Je é Dia Iefe Discos

A friend sent me this video and when I googled the group I came up empty...
Anyone have any information about them?

LA FAMILY DUB AT THE COLOMBIAN PICNIC NIGHT @ MAS - THURS. 12/11

La Family Dub will be spinning traditional, rare and fresh Colombian tunes at the Colombian Picnic Night @ MAS.

"En Colombia hasta las piedras bailan."

LEe ScRatcH PeRry

Faltaba este

we're missin' this one...

Guiness

Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Guiness Beer
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Mónica Leyva

Chequen la página de Mónica Leyva, artista primordialmente textil experimental, altamente recomendable. Trabaja con germinados, bordados, tejidos y otras aplicaciones bastante interesante.

Check out the web page of artist Mónica Leyva, experimental textil artist, highly worthly to look out. She works with germinated, sewed and weaved pieces among other interesting stuff.

www.monicaleyva.com

Help Wanted!

Hi Everybody,

I'm looking for some old speakers for an art project i'm working on, if you happen to be in NYC and have any or know someone that has any, let me know!

by the way, they don't need to work.

carlos@alvarezmontero.com

www.alvarezmontero.com