new Jewish Hip Hop band

[Ari Davidow <ari...>]

I thought this new band listing was fascinating, and might be of interest to 
several members of this list. Haven't heard the album, but the band description 
reminds me of points that Anthony Coleman brought up in the liner notes of his 
first Tzadik release about growing up closer to Latino sounds than to klezmer. 
If someone attends the album release, or knows more about the band, I'd be 
fascinated to hear more:

>Name: Josue Noriega ( Brooklyn, NY, USA)
>E-mail: <a href="mailto:hiphophoodios (at) yahoo(dot)com">hiphophoodios (at) 
>yahoo(dot)com</a>
>Name to go with description: Hip Hop Hoodios
>About_You: HIP HOP HOODIOS is an allstar Latino-Jewish rap project 
>based in Brooklyn that features members of major Latin-
>alternative groups including Caifanes/La Barranca, Orixa, 
>and Los Mocosos.  Many of the members come from mixed 
>Latino-Jewish backgrounds, with heritage from Puerto Rico, 
>Mexico, and Uruguay.  The band's multiethnic background is 
>reflected in the music, which includes a merengue hiphop 
>version of "Hava Nagila" reworked as "Havana Nagilah", as 
>well as a reggae/punk version of the sephardic Hanukkah 
>song "Ocho Kandelikas".
>
>TOUR DATES
>JANUARY 26 - New York, NY -  Makor  (35 W. 67th St.)
>MARCH 29 - San Francisco, CA - Justice League 
>MARCH 31 - Los Angeles, CA ­ Conga Room 
>APRIL 1 - San Diego, CA ­ Cafe Seville  
>APRIL 6 - New York, NY - Makor
>APRIL 7 - Philadelphia, PA - TBA
>
>Web_page: http://www.Hoodios.com
>Reach_You: HEAR THE MUSIC
>You can hear tracks from their new "Raza Hoodia" EP at:
>http://www.mp3.com/hip_hop_hoodios
>
>OFFICIAL WEBSITE
>http://www.Hoodios.com
>
>BUY THE ALBUM
>The album can be purchased from Amazon.com at:
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005V3FG/qid%3D1011592769/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F0%5F1/104-6748440-0551947

ari


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