U subotu sam u dragom klubu Hafen2 slušala mistični psihodelični rok iz Arizone, uz mnogo folklora i kumbije - XIXA. Čita se čiča, da, da, kao ona čiča morada o kojoj smo Basti i ja svima pričali posle povratka iz Perua! Čiča je pivo od ljubičastog kukuruza a mi smo kao mala deca pili čiča moradu - sok od ljubičastog kukuruza skuvanog sa koricama ananasa i nekim začinima (osetih karanfilić npr.). Ali čiča** (Cumbia Peruana) je i vrsta muzike odande, koja spaja peruanski folklor sa Anda, kumbiju (koja dolazi iz Kolumbije) i psihodeliju, dok ovaj bend daje svoju nešto mračniju i pustinjsku varijantu iste.
Žao mi je što sam ih tek ove godine prvi put slušala (hvala Hafen2!) - bend ima iza sebe nekoliko albuma i EP-jeva i uz probrane pesme sa njih trenutno promovišu posledni album Xolo, koji govori o mističnom putovanju jedne osobe u pratnji psa (El Čolo, pas bez dlake tipičan za Meksiko (i generalno celu Južnu Ameriku)), mitskog pratioca duša na putovanju kroz majansko/astečko podzemlje. Pesme su na španskom i na engleskom; razigrane, plesne i ponekad mračne. Uživanje je i gledati četverac pred nama: u prvom redu su tu Brajan Lopez u šljokičastoj košulji (moja deca pogotovo odobravaju i žele istu) i Gabrijel Saliven koji se smenjuju na akustičnim i električnim gitarama i vokalima u širem rasponu (i koji su, kako sam posle pročitala, članovi i bendova Calexico i Giant Sand), dok su iza njih basista Hikit Korbel i bubnjar Vinston Votson. Sve ovo pruža mnogo varijacija unutar samih pesama i čini ih veoma zavodljivim. Moram da pohvalim malobrojnu publiku koja, premda nemačka, izgleda nije mogla da odoli te smo se svi prepustili na milost bendu.
Do sledećeg gledanja evo kratkih uspomena sa ove večeri:
Cumbia del paletero* (samo delić)
*Paletero je sladoledžija pa je ovo Sladoledžijina kumbija:
Imaju sladoled na štapiću
Imaju papaju i limun
Imaju sladoled na štapiću
Imaju i jagode i kokos
Ako želiš ananas ili limun
Imaju sladoled na štapiću
Pojedi jedan od manga
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Paletas hay
Paletas trae
Tiene papaya y de limon
Paletas hay
Paletas trae
También de fresa y de coco
Paletas hay
Paletas trae
Si quieres piña o limón
Paletas hay
Paletas trae
Cómete una de mango
La cumbia de paletero
**Imali smo prilike da čujemo mnoge čiča-pesme po ulicama, kafanama i, najviše, dok smo se vozili kombijima i ostalim javnim prevozom po peruanskim predelima. Pomalo je i teško odoleti joj, pa sam ja verovatno od tad pomalo zaražena zvucima iz Perua i Južne Amerike generalno. Posle sam uz Shika Shika kolektiv otkrila mnogo kumbija umetnika/sastava koje i dalje relativno često slušam.
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On last Saturday evening I listened to mystical psychedelic rock from Arizona, with a lot of folklore and cumbia - XIXA, in the dear club Hafen2. It reads chicha, yes, yes, like that chicha morada that Basti and I told everyone about after returning from Peru! Chicha is a beer made from purple corn, but we actually loved and drank chicha morada - purple corn juice boiled with pineapple skins and some spices (I felt cloves, I think). But chicha** (Cumbia Peruana) is also a type of music from Peru, which combines Peruvian folklore from the Andes, cumbia (which comes originally from Colombia) and psychedelia, while this band gives its somewhat darker and desert version of the same.
I'm sorry I only listened to them for the first time this year (thanks Hafen2!) - the band has several albums and EPs behind them and with selected songs from them they are currently promoting their last album Xolo, which tells about the mystical journey of one person accompanied by a dog (El Cholo, a hairless dog typical of Mexico (and in general the whole of South America)), a mythical companion of souls on a journey through the Mayan/Aztec underworld. The songs are in Spanish and English; playful, dancing and sometimes dark. It's also a pleasure to watch the foursome in front of us: in the front row there's Brian Lopez in a glittery shirt (my kids especially approve and want one) and Gabriel Sullivan who take turns on acoustic and electric guitars and vocals in a wide range (and who, as I later read, are members of both the bands Calexico and Giant Sand), while behind them are bassist Hickit Korbel and drummer Winston Watson. All this provides a lot of variation within the songs and makes them very seductive. I have to praise the small audience who, although German, could not resist and we all danced and surrendered to the mercy of the band.
Until the next viewing, here are some brief memories from the evening.
**We had the opportunity to hear many chicha-songs in the streets, bars and, most of all, while we were driving in vans and other public transport in the Peruvian countryside. It's a bit hard to resist them, so I've probably been somewhat infected with sounds from Peru and South America in general since then. Afterwards, with the Shika Shika collective, I discovered a lot of cumbia artists/groups that I still listen to relatively often.
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