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Bosque
Artist: Hábitat
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Dávila 666, originally uploaded by kx0101.

Very intimate set with Davila 666 who played a couple of songs from their unreleased material as well as some b sides from their albums. Pretty cool stuff you don’t get to hear often.

Mimi Maura, originally uploaded by kx0101.

Charisma, took the form of a woman last night at La Respuesta as singer songwriter Mimi Maura took the stage along with an all-star line up of musicians ranging from the likes of Sergio Rotman sax player for Los Fabulosos Cadillacs to Boris Bilbraut drummer from Puerto Rican reggae band Cultura Profetica. The audience enjoyed 2 fiery sets of REGGAE, ROCKSTEADY and SKA that kept them dancing throughout the night. Covering classics such as Bob Marley’s “Concrete Jungle” as well as showcasing Maura’s impressive work with her original songs from her “very hard to find albums” as she said humorously joking with the audience.

Special guests during the show included rock singer Fofe who performed a spell binding duet with Maura and Kianí Medina known for her work as back up singer for Cultura Profética. Also the brass section was completed with the participation of Johnny Boy Trombone player for Ska band La Fundación. Furthermore and to top the celebrations of the night the band surprised Maura with a very puerto rican version of the Happy Birthday song that fused the band and the audience together to congratulate Maura on her special day.

The show ended with two encores and very special a cappella rendition of an old cult classic “El Apartamento” dating from her years as lead singer from local band Alarma back in the early 90’s.

Mimi Maura currently resides between Puerto Rico and Argentina and has been awarded throughout her career recognitions such as PREMIO GARDEL 2002 for Best Solo Rock Performer. She has also toured Europe extensively being a veteran of such important festivals like the Actual Logroño Festival in Spain.

You can find more of her music at Mimimaura.com

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As hard as it is to differentiate your sound among the vast music cloud that populates the internet these days. Some artists have managed to stay true to their vision and keep struggling during the hardships and perils of making music these days. That’s the case of Celestina Robot whose latest efforts have placed them as a premiere band among the electronic music crowd.

Celestina, as the fans called it have made a strong impression via their live shows which currently incorporate 3d visuals, a move very in tune with today’s entertainment technology. Celestina’s music has a strong electronic core which gets topped with a rock and roll attitude and heavy guitars riffs. As Wilfre Carrasquillo, guitarist and band founder tells us “The way we work is different from other bands in the island. Others may start as a rock band and then add the electronic elements as if it was frosting to a cake. With us is different Celestina Robot is electro and rock”.

Celestina Robot’s lattest effort Beautiful Accidents (2008) is available via a FREE digital download through their profile at Reverb Nation Currently the band is working on their next album Ultimatum which will feature a more aggressive and sound as the band tries to find the perfect mix between the machine and man.

Celestina Robot Myspace page

snikersurbaniabayamon-3580, originally uploaded by kx0101.

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Habitat, originally uploaded by kx0101.

Wow! how time flies. It was just last year when I shot these guys for the first time. cool info for the gear heads i got a new camera!!. Got myself a canon 5dmark2 and I’m the process of selling my old equipment (d90)because of the upgrade.

What a great excuse to go out there and shoot than to test some new equipment in the field. Just a couple of heads up for those interested in this new cam. What i found really hard in this camera is to focus because it doesn’t have a AF assist beam on camera you have to buy the proprietary flash or as i did find someone close or with the band to point a flashlight to where you want to focus. Nevertheless once you got it is all bliss and beauty.

negros vivos-6, originally uploaded by kx0101.

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joseechevarria-5, originally uploaded by kx0101.

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