Gente,
What a show! Much love to Buyepongo for throwin' it down back yard party-sytle, with their dance-your-booty-off set!
To all the beautiful people who packed the Echo on November 8th, GRACIAS!! Your energy illuminated the space...if you have photos, post 'em on our page! ;)
So, speaking of movin'...we've decided to take our 2nd Saturday soiree to a new location next month. We'll announce the new spot soon, so stay connected for details!
Have questions? Write us at [email protected].
Want to book your band? Email [email protected]
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e the dates and please spread the word...
We are proud to be a sponsor of the "Colombian Cinema Showcase". The series will take place in downtown L.A. ~ it's FREE Nov. 21-25, 2008!
Check out: www.colombiancinema.com
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Much love to AZUL 213* for brining the Peace In Iraq photo project to Descarga this fall...peep the photos
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VE YOU HAD A GREAT TIME @ DESCARGA..SHARE YOUR PICS SO WE CAN POSTE 'EM!
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¡DESCARGA!IN LOVING MEMORY OF LEGENDARY DJ DUSK!
DJ DUSK: DJ, Emcee, Producer, Educator, Activist, Promoter y mucho más...always in spirit with us!
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ABOUT THE DJS IN THE MIX EVERY MONTH....
Loslito is one of the Founder’s of Descarga, a monthly underground salsa night that he created alongside DJ’s Sloe Poke and legendary DJ DUSK* in 2002. An avid collector of classic 70’s salsa records, Loslito, spins Fania classics and serves up some salsa rarities for the crowd. He also accredited for Co-Founding the legendary underground hip-hop night, The Root Down (Little Temple) and the monthly soul-funk night, “Bounce, Rock, Skateâ€. In addition, he’s the brainchild behind L.A.-based soul band, The Rebirth.
Sloe Poke is an all-around, party rockin' DJ and is one of the Founders of this east side underground salsa night. At Descarga, he's known for dropping the classic salsa sounds, some contagious Colombian cumbias, roots-reggae, reggaeton, merengue and the classic 80s Latin freestyle hits. He's also the Co-Founder of Sonido Sundays and spins all over Southern Cali weekly.
Bobby Soul is Mr. Boogaloo! He’ll drop those rare salsa cuts, some cool cumbias and that classic boogaloo that will get ya’ll dancin’! Rare Latin soul and funk cuts are his specialty. He’s the voice behind O.C. based-band, Soul Hustlers, performs in a the salsa group Boogaloo Assassins and is responsible for bringing some of the region’s best groups to his Tuesday-night-spot “Behind the Orange Curtain†at Fullerton’s Continental Room.
Mando holds it down with his funky Brazilian, Latin and soulful house mixes. He's one of L.A.'s best-kept secrets...but not for long!
Check out his new online radio show "A Deeper Soul" on BigShowRadioLA.com.
Take a listen to Mando Fever's latest "A Deeper Soul" on BigShowRadioLA.com......
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Mexican Dubwiser hails from Monterrey, Mexico and is the cumbia mashup extraordinaire. His all-digital, live mixes coalesce American hip hop and rock with Latin American cumbias that keep the crowd pumped. He is also the Co-Producer of two popular late-night parties, "Chicle" and "Dubwise Sessions".
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TU CIUDAD MAGAZINE GIVES A NOD TO ¡DESCARGA!....
Did you hear? We received the pick for“Best Club Night†in Tu Ciudad Magazine's “Best of Latino L.A.†issue.
As printed in June/July 2008 edition: "On the 2nd Saturday of every month, the Echoplex is taken over by Descarga, which features some of L.A.'s top Latino bands and Djs. Show up prepared to dance."
But on the heels of this good news last month, we also we recently informed that Tu Ciudad Magazine was cut from its publisher, Emmis Publishing. Here's a link with more info: http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2008/06/tu_ciudad_goes_dar
k.php.
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