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La Otrabanda New Music Video
in support of our new studio recording
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Created by :la otrabanda



http://www.myspace.com/otrabandamusic
Date of creation :07/10/2009
Description

Microfundo Project: New Music Video We grew up in a part of the world where there are two things that keep you from sleeping until late in the mornings: the roosters and the omnipresent melodies usually coming from all directions, even in the early morning hours. It’s this music that provides some relief from the tough and unpleasant routine of poverty. Music provides respite: at least everyone has the power to choose the radio station they hear during lunch, even when for some people their plate of food looks the same every day. Music makes up a fundamental part of daily life in Venezuela, and, in our experience, throughout Latin America. When we say “music”, we don’t mean just salsa, merengue and local folk music. We mean all the music that the process of globalization and the strong influence of the so-called “first world” have brought to us: rock, pop, jazz, etc… There is a consequence of globalization and cultural colonization that to us feels somewhat like a sweet revenge. In the same way that huge, transnational companies have taken our local riches and transformed them for their own interests, we took their music, transformed it to also make it our own. This serves as the basis for new, exciting musical experimentation. Our musical journey is inspired by the endurance and hope of the Venezuelan people, especially indigenous people of our country. They always stuck in the middle of political discourses but they still believe that a deserved positive change is coming for them. Our songs are intended for encouragement, goodwill and hope for all of us but they are specially dedicated to them. We want to celebrate and promote the notion of respect and understanding that indigenous cultures have with respect to our planet. La Otrabanda (the other band) is a collective that was originally formed by childhood friends from Cabudare, a small town in Venezuela. Although the members of the collective reside in different countries (Spain, Venezuela), we have joined efforts to share our Venezuelan-folk inspired music that portrays the idiosyncrasy of our vibrant country in a very fresh and optimistic way. We are in the process of finalizing our first record entitled Pueblo Vivo/ Vibrant people and we need your support to complete a video for the song Salida to support the release of the upcoming album. Your support would mean a lot to us and will help our music to reach more people with our positive message that is ultimately what our collective is about. Love, Peace And Music, La Otrabanda
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Written by: atlas soul
(08/06/2009 07:29 PM)

Wonderful music and vibes here! Best of luck with your project.

Jacques from Atlas Soul









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