Apr 14, 2008
Los Orishas!
I read about these guys in a Time ( Maybe Newseek?...whatever) Magazine Article. I couldn't find their music to buy, but on a trip to London, my homeboy had a burn, so I took it and since then I've been a fan. My favorite song to date is 357 with a tribute to Compay Segundo of the Buena Vista Social Club: R.I.P. Compay! ...but this is one of their most appealing videos.
Ahem, from Wikipedia: Orishas is a hip-hop group whose members had emigrated from Cuba. They were first called the “Amenaza” [1] meaning "menace" and appealed to the Cuban youth who were hungry for American pop culture which consisted of hip hop and rap. The Orishas delved into a realm of music in which they challenged “Castro’s ideal of a colorless society” and created a black identity that the younger generations could relate to. They tackled important and obvious issues that dark skinned Cubans faced everyday though the government refused to recognize. [2] Their music describes social problems on the peripheries of Havana which were largely a result of the end of Soviet subsidies to Cuba in the early 1990s.[3]
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Hey Khia Rocks!! That's a great pic. of you in your profile!
-Jazz Kitty
Gurl, I saw this video on Mun2, lol. I told you that's all Mr. Chris watches, lol. This was actually the only episode I watched all the way through. The video is dope but they looked Miami cheesy on the show, lol.
You should take your burned copy and toss it out the window. I never want to hear that song again.
wow, now that's hate.lol
WE LOVE THE ORISHAS
so do the babies...
if i recall, when i tutored you in spanish, i offered a cd of their's to you as well.
again, Dan Tres OMi doesn't know what he is talking about...
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