Serenity In Sound........check it out!!

[Jose Marquez]

Hey everyone, I just wanted to invite you to checkout my blogsite where I have uploaded a variety of free music mixes ready for download! Here you will find many styles from Afro-Latin House Music, African Rumba, Brazilian, Latin Jazz and more..

I've been DJ'ing here in LA for many years and this site is representative of the music I've been playing and love. As a DJ I enjoy sharing my musical world with people. So open up your ears and soul and enjoy! Let me know what you think


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[Jose Marquez]

And who ever thought that the Afro-Latin sounds of our ancestry could co-exist with today's youth and electronic/dance music scene??

Check the music and dancers in this trailer we put together for my party I do called "Inspiration"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W5k9xXRMDc

[Congadelica]

Jose.

Im diggin this hermano . thanks for sharing . Dance music is a genre I like ,I grew up here in the uk early 80`s House music hit our shores from US Chicago frankie knuckles and the likes .
Now in my 40`s I have moved now to only listening to Afrocuban Folkloric music which I had never been exposed to before I visited Cuba and then Here on this forum . it very rare I listen to dance music your stuff is a breath f fresh air , thanks again bro
nice work .


Suave

Marco

[Jose Marquez]

Yo Marco thanks, I'm glad you're diggin the music. I can relate to you as well. I'm 31 and grew up in LA during the birth of hip and housemusic. More recently though I've been listening to more Afro-Latin/World Music. But housemusic has a special place in my heart

Dancemusic has a bad reputation because of all the commercial junk that is being played out in the world, but if you search hard enough you will find quality dance music, and more appropriately Afro-Latin dance music that people on this message board can appreciate & enjoy.

I used to wonder why there was so much familair sounding chants and drumming in the afro-latin genre of housemusic records that I was buying. Now that I know more about African/Afro-Cuban music, it turns out these chants were praises to Orishas and ritual drumming that were being recorded/sampled on these records!!!

For example there is a well know DJ/Producer that goes by the name Osunlade. He has a record label called Yoruba Records, but what most people don't know is that he is an actual ordained Ifa priest. Many elements of Yoruba culture is relevant in his music.

Most popular of all would probably be DJ Louie Vega. He's been making housemusic hits since the early 90's. But what most people don't know is that he is Hector Lavoe's nephew! His most famous record was Love & Happiness. It featured salsa singer La India on vocals and he sample Hector's jungle intro from the song Aguanile. On top of that Louie has had many of latin jazz's greats on his housemusic records, from Tito Puente, to Milton Cardona, Luisito Quintero & more!

Whew!! Sorry guys, I didn't mean to write so much, haha! I'm just very passionate about afro-cuban music and intrigued by it's influence on housemusic. I hope I sparked the interest of some you non-housemusic fans out there

[Light Seeker]

I'm a bit intrigued. And I like that you sampled Saul Williams. Thumbs up.

[debbie]

nice thread! thanks for the music josé, am listening right now and like what i hear

Dance music is a genre I like ,I grew up here in the uk early 80`s House music hit our shores from US Chicago frankie knuckles and the likes .

same for me funnily enough! still listen to any good stuff that comes along as all my friends are still into it, but since i started learning congas a few years back i'm becoming more and more intrigued with the afro-cuban music that i'd never heard before.