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Very Be Careful

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El culto de VERY BE CAREFUL es algo inexplicable. Desde sus raíces humildes, tocando en los trenes de Nueva York, los cafés de Los Angeles y cualquier rumba que se les apareciera, sus audientes quedaban asombrados de la buena onda que immediatamente los convertirían en fanáticos. Los BE CAREFUL rápidamente se crearon una reputación de parranderos y animadores, y los que no conocen, pronto aprenden que la rumba BE CAREFUL no es simplemente un chance para bailar y gozar, es un DESPLIEGUE la BERRAQUERA, orquestado por cinco jovenes con un celo incontrolable por la música vallenata y el furor que inspira.Han alegrado el pueblo desde California a Nueva York, Europa, México y el Japón, tocando en las calles, los trenes, festivales, bodas y fiestas, tanto como los gran escenarios del Copacabana, Chibcha, SOB’s, el House of Blues, y Central Park Summerstage, junto con estrellas internacionales como Carlos Vives, Grupo Niche, Alfredo Gutierrez, y Fruko y sus Tesos.De sus cinco previos discos - El Niño (1998 Pinto Records), Cheap Chillin (1999 De Volada Records), The Rose (2001 Downtown Pijao), El Grizz (2002 Downtown Pijao), Ñacas (2005 Downtown Pijao) - se escuchan varios exitos cumbiamberos en las emisoras sonideras El Sonido y La Cumbia Caliente (California) y en discotecas Argentinas y Mexicanas. Fuera de eso, tambien se ven actuando los integrantes BE CAREFUL en la pelicula experimental, The Tooth (2003 Downtown Pijao).Ahora con el estreno del CD, Salad Buey (2007 Downtown Pijao), Los VBC se encuentran de nuevo proliferando el amor vallenato por todo el planeta e introduciendo nuevos clásicos para disfrutar de costa a costa. Siguen dedicados al rescate de la cultura Colombiana con un aire de alegría y un estilo sinceramente respetuoso al vallenato de tradición. VERY BE CAREFUL garantiza algo refrescante y aun nostálgico, con pasión costeña y la vulnerabilidad de los enamorados.
Adventure has never been a task for VBC. A Caribbean soul and a California heart have sustained a decade of ceaseless romp-downs and raucous times for L.A.’s vallenato veteranos, inciting 10s of 1000s of men, women, children, and even some wild animals, to boogie to the Colombian coastal beat. From the debaucherous streets of: Austin’s SXSW, and Germany’s WorldCupTour ’06; to the cultural pinnacles of: Chicago’s SummerDanceSeries, New York’s CentralParkSummerstage, Los Angeles’ GrandPerformances, Silver Lake’s SunsetJunctionStreetFair; colossal concerts: L.A. Sports Arena CumbiaFest, GlastonburyMusicFestival UK, and FujiRockFestival Japan; clubs and hubs: N.Y.’s SOBs, L.A.’s HOBs, backyard BBQs, VeryBeCareful has tamed the beasts within or unleashed the ones without.Bootlegged across Latin America, pumped at the clubs, and ripped on the radio and satellite stations of Japan, Argentina, Mexico, England, Belgium, Australia, Canada and the USA, VeryBeCareful forges ahead globetrotting alongside legends and antiheros: JoeStrummer, AlfredoGutierrez, Antibalas, CarlosVives, DubTrio, GrupoNiche, KronosQuartet, GogolBordello. Their infamous ten year traditions hosting old school “dances” for Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve, Halloween and the legendary July 4th Brooklyn “Cumbia Under The Sparks” rooftop affair, has brought together people from around the globe itchin’ for those early roots sounds that prove a stripped down parranda is sometimes fiercer, and funner, than a bleedin’ riot.Their newest cd, Salad Buey, is an urban jungle story of wild beasts and wilder beauties. It is a raw tale of L.A.’s gritty streets as told through the sweet and savory sounds of accordion, bass, and percussion under the same palm tree sway as on the steamy coast of Colombia. From the 1998 Pinto Records’ El Niño (produced by Money Mark), 1999 De Volada Records’ Cheap Chillin, Downtown Pijao’s 2001 The Rose, 2002 El Grizz, 2003 film The Tooth (which stars the band), and the classic 2005 Ñacas… to the new savage sounds of Salad Buey, VBC flies that “booty-shakin’ firestorm” flag higher than ever!!
*For Booking please contact Arturo at [email protected]*

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Member Since: 9/15/2004
Band Website: verybecareful.com
Band Members: Ricky G: Accordion

Brickems: Bajo

Peabody: Guacharaca

The Rip: Campana

Mil Caras: Caja Vallenata

Influences: Alejo Duran, Los Hermanos Zuleta, Alfredo Gutierrez, Juancho Polo Valencia, Los Corraleros De Majagual, Andres Landero, Mongo Santamaria, Echo Dub Sound System, Team Scrub, Toto La Momposina, Polvo, Funkadelic, Gregory Isaacs, Prong, Residente Calle 13, She Say Doe, Frozen Zombie, Militant Children's Hour, Chromeo, Le Flange Du Mal, Triclops, Dub Trio, The Fucking Champs, and RON PEARLMAN!
Sounds Like: Biological Speculation
from Funkadelic's America Eats It's Young
1972
{G Clinton, Ernie Harris}

We're just a biological speculation
Sittin' here, vibratin'
And we don't know what we're vibratin' about

And the animal instinct in me
Makes me wanna defend me
It makes me want to live when it's time to die

Y'all see my point?
I don't mean to come on strong but I am concerned

I believe in god
Though I know that law and order must prevail
Oh, if and when the laws of man
Is not just, equal and fair
Then the laws of nature will come and do her thing

Oh, she does not think
She just rectifies
She comes and balances the book
Y'all see my point?
Y'all see my point?

We're just a biological speculation
Sittin' here, vibratin'
And we don't know what we're vibratin' about

And the animal instinct in me
It makes me wanna defend me
It makes me want to live when it's time to die

Y'all see my point? (y'all see my point?)
Some of you, you might not be aware
That some of us don't eat
Some of you don't, you don't even care

Oh, if and when the system
Creates hunger and hate
Then the laws of nature will come and do her thing
Oh, yes, oh!

She does not think
She works by instinct
Survival is her thing
Do y'all see my point? (ohh!)
Y'all see my point?

Record Label: Downtown Pijao
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

DAILY BRUIN REVIEW OUR TEMPLE BAR SHOW

Very Be Careful at Temple BarFriday, July 27After spending about 20 minutes in the dark, thumping expanses of Santa Monica's Temple Bar, one simple conclusion can be agreed upon: This place seems unca...
Posted by Very Be Careful on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:29:00 PST

Mp3.com Write Up on VBC

Up and Coming: Very Be CarefulBy Chris Rolls February 6, 2007 at 09:00:00 PM Very Be Careful kick out vallenato-rooted war cries that represent one agenda--DANCE, DANCE, DANCE!!!   Very Be Care...
Posted by Very Be Careful on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:06:00 PST

R.I.P. GODFATHER

Music I know it's a little late, but I really liked this article/writer and his musings on someone who changed my musical life.  It's also the first blog here on our page and I thought it wo...
Posted by Very Be Careful on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 03:00:00 PST