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María del Pilar premieres music video for “Huaso de los Angelitos” featuring Gepe

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María del Pilar released her music video for ""Huaso de los Angelitos". Courtesy photo by Marina Chavez.

María del Pilar has just premiered the music video to “Huaso de los Angelitos” off her debut solo album Songs + Canciones I. The video also features Chilean indie-pop star Gepe—who is known for his unique style of electropop infused with Chilean folk. The new video also includes a separate mini introduction video (see below) where María del Pilar talks about the inspiration behind the song and video.

You may remember María del Pilar as the front woman for Los Angeles alternative spanglish rock band Los Abandoned. Now that she’s a solo artist she has been described as a “Latin-influenced Bjork”. After going back to her roots in Chile’s cultural scene, the Chilena-Angelena songstress began writing the album Songs + Canciones I—which has become the first installment of a musical trilogy inspired by her soul-searching.  María del Pilar is currently working on her next music video for the catchy dance single “En el Dancefloor” which will premiere next month.

Be on the lookout for that but in the meantime enjoy “Huaso de los Angelitos”.

Las Cafeteras release music video for “Luna Lovers”

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Las Cafeteras fuse traditional and modern beats with timely stories from LA’s streets. Promo photo by Piero F. Giunti.

LA-based Son Jarocho collective Las Cafeteras released their new music video for their song “Luna Lovers” officially today for all after premiering it via LA Weekly last week. The English language track from their album It’s Time, which was released in October of 2012. The sound of “Luna Lovers” is representative of their signature bilingual twist on traditional Son Jarocho in which the group fuses with elements of hip hop, folk, Native American sounds.

Description of the “Luna Lovers” music video by Director, John Cantú

“Luna Lovers” is a magical, mysterious vision from the imaginations of the band, Las Cafeteras, and filmmaker John Cantú. Inspired equally by silent film master Georges Méliès and the Eastside community, it is a love story both unique and universal. In this video, Las Cafeteras are reimagined as “lovers”, magicians, troubadours, a cyclist, and a boatman. For one night, the moon guides them all on a musical journey that will surprise and transform, both their surroundings and themselves. With sumptuous cinematography, beautiful costumes and whimsical production design, “Luna Lovers” is a grand visualization of the ballad that Las Cafeteras fans across the country know and love.

Watch the music video for “Luna Lovers” below.

Piñata Protest release new video for “La Cucaracha”

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San Antonio punkeros Piñata Protest. Photo by Josh Huskin.

San Antonio-based punk band Piñata Protest is celebrating the release of their second full length album, El Valiente. The group had their Austin CD release show last week at Antone’s and those of us that went are still hungover. Their live show always leaves us wanting more and always seem to be over too quickly.

Speaking over over too quickly, Piñata Protest released a cool one minute music video for their rendition of the Mexican classic, “La Cucaracha.” One of ten tracks you can find on El Valiente, the music video was shot and directed by award winning filmmaker Jim Mendiola. The video features over 1,000 still photographs and 144 rubber cucarachas in a one minute tour through San Antonio’s West Side barrio.

Zuzuka Poderosa releases music video for “Seda”

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Brooklyn-based "Carioca Bass" artist Zuzuka Poderosa (courtesy photo)

Brooklyn-based Zuzuka Poderosa released new music video for single “Seda,” from her debut EP Carioca Bass. “Seda,” produced by DJ Kush Arora, is a pro-pot, anti-criminalizing song full of party beats impossible to resist. The level of energy in this video directed by Arthur Kummer, is just too contagious. Not only do we see Zuzuka dancing to the song’s hypnotic beats, going from a high-level South Bronx mansion to a medium-level netherworld, but we also see some b-boy crazy moves.

Brazil-native Zuzuka Poderosa is known for bringing the baile funk or ‘Carioca Bass’ style from the underground scene to the streets of Brooklyn, New York. Her style has often been compared to M.I.A.’s, who brought baile funk to the mainstream with her song “Bucky Done Gun” in 2005. Zuzuka released her debut EP Carioca Bass last month through Little Owl Records. She has performed at several showcases during South by Southwest (SXSW) in the past, including a performance at our Austin Vida unofficial day party in March last year. This year she will be coming back to Austin for the festival and will be performing at various SXSW showcases from Mar.14-17.

You can now watch Zuzuka Poderosa’s new video “Seda” below.

Bajofondo release “Pide Piso” video

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Latin Grammy award winning band Bajofondo released their new music video for “Pide Piso,” the lead single of their upcoming album Presente, out on Mar. 5 through Sony Masterworks. “Pide Piso” tells a romance based on the heart of Latin America through an 80’s 8-bit video game. This animated video, directed by Bajofondo’s founder Gustavo Santaolalla, makes allusion to Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker, Gene Kelly’s Singing in the Rain, and even Gangnam Style! This dynamic story for their new track makes of this a very entertaining video to watch.

The eight-member group Bajofondo, originally founded by multi-award-winner Gustavo Santaolalla, has been around for about 10 years now. The group’s electrotango fusion sound comes from its members Argentinian-Uruguayian backgrounds. In 2003, their debut album Bajofondo Tango Club got them a Latin Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Bajofondo has performed next to stars like Elvis Costello, Julieta Venegas, and Nelly Furtado, among others. They have performed on stages all over the world, including Brazil, Portugal, Singapore and the U.S. This year they will be coming to Austin to perform at three showcases during South by Southwest.

Watch the video for “Pide Piso” below.

Madame Récamier releases music video for “Luz Verde”

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Mexico City-based singer-songwriter Madame Récamier releases video for her latest single “Luz Verde” (Green Light) from her recently released new album ImaGina. The video features Madame Récamier telling a story in reverse mode, a really cool visual effect that will keep you staring at the screen and following every movement she makes. The dark and bright green lights used in the video make you get into the mood of the song, which after all is titled “Luz Verde.” There is a little bit of dancing, kissing and things flying all over the place, just enough to catch your attention.

Madame Récamier, whose real name is Gina Récamier, is one of the indie-pop artists representing the Mexican indie music scene of the moment. The combination of songs with catchy beats and her ability to write songs in both English and Spanish set her apart from the bunch. She recently released her second full-length album ImaGina, produced by Mexico, Monterrey-based artist Chetes. This new album features songs “Luz Verde,” “Quiero” and “Arriba Las Manos,” among others. Once hired as the backup singer and guitarist for Aleks Syntek, Madame Récamier has managed to put her name out there and build a loyal fan base. She has performed at the Vive Latino and Corona Capital festivals in Mexico City, as well as at South By Southwest in 2010.

Watch “Luz Verde” by Madame Récamier below.

Silvana Kane releases new music video for “Cruces”

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Pacifika frontwoman Silvana Kane release new music video for "Cruces" (promo photo by Rebecca Blissett)

Silvana Kane recently released her new music video for “Cruces,” the newest single from her solo debut album La Jardinera. In “Cruces,” Kane talks about human-to-human interaction and questions people’s behavior and lack of love for each other. The video shows her singing to the camera throughout the whole song, making you feel as if she were asking you for the answers to her questions. La Jardinera features new tracks “Vida Llena,” “Todo Cambia” and “La Jardinera,” among others. According to the singer all of the songs in La Jardinera contribute to the theme of the album: nature and hope. La Jardinera was released last year on Nov. 13 through the Six Degrees Records.

Originally from Lima, Peru, Kane has set herself as a world music artist. Better known as the vocalist of Vancouver-based award winning trio Pacifika, Kane gets her unique style from combining beautiful melodies with sincere, meaningful lyrics. Her inspiration comes from writing about her own experiences as well as from paying tribute to some of her biggest music idols. Among those idols are singer-songwriter Chabuca Granda, folk singer Mercedes Sosa, and Chilean folklorist and ethnomusicologist Violeta Parra. Throughout her career as an artist, she has traveled all over the world and performed at festivals featuring big names such as Adele, Feist, The Black Keys, Paramore and Beck, among others.

Watch Silvana Kane’s new video “Cruces” below.

Watch: “Just Give Me Bichola” by COSMOPOLiTAN

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Mexican electro rockers COSMOPOLiTAN (courtesy photo)

Mexico-based band COSMOPOLiTAN ends 2012 with their music video for “Just Give Me Bichola” in MTV’s popular video hits list Raizonica. “Give Me Bichola” was filmed at The Conga Room in Los Angeles and was successfully widespread throughout Mexico and South America upon release. This year COSMOPOLiTAN has already been considered for the Indie Music Awards because of their punk, rock and psychedelic influence. Their music is now being distributed throughout America and Europe, and is also available on iTunes Japan through SourPop Records.

COSMOPOLiTAN is an electro-rock trio from Hermosillo, Sonora. They are known for wearing a mask and sunglasses to hide their identity.This way people will focus more on what the music is about rather than on who the musicians are. Their EP Machine, produced by Diego Solozano, was released through SourPop Records in 2011. EP Machine features popular hits “Hands Stereo Disco” and “Miss HTML.” In 2012, COSMOPOLiTAN was part of SourPop Records’ Las 12 Primaveras, an album containing new musical proposals from rock, punk, funk bands and more. COSMOPOLiTAN has performed all over the world and the U.S., including South By Southwest in 2009, gaining new fans and opening new doors.