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Los Pikadientes de Caborca vs. Huichol Musical

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tue 12/16/2008

A collage of Los Pikadientes de Caborca and Huichol Musical.

name	Los Pikadientes de Caborca.	Huichol Musical.
founded	2006.	2005.
birthplace	Caborca, Sonora.	Sta. Catarina Mezquitic, Jalisco. Now based in Fresnillo, Zacatecas.
style	Cumbia raza.	Cumbia Huichola.
the look	The Village People.	Huichol villagers.
breakthrough track	Cumbia Del Río.	Cumbia Cusinela.
signature line	"Vamonos a bailar bonito, moviendo bien el culito."	"Que cuerpo, que cara, que ojitos bonitos, ojitos que provocan el juego del amor."
instruments	Clarinet, saxophone, tuba and guitar.	Guitar, vigüela, double bass and violin.
the dance	La cumbia del rio.	El pasito atrevido.
bragging rights	Nominated for a Grammy for Best Regional Music Album of 2008.	Nominated for a Grammy for Best Regional Music Album of 2008.
in their own words	"We love that our songs have a lot of good humor. Our songs are for heavy drinkers…" - Pancho.	"We sing and give respect to our women, who do a lot of hard work to make our clothes and food." - Huichol Musical.
most recent release	Vámonos Pa'l Río (Let's Go to the River).	Desde México... "Cumbia Cusinela".
the critics	iTunes: "Quick, catchy, and a little bit goofy. The nasal-toned Spanish vocals invite listeners to relax and dance by the river, while accompanying horns and a low wind instrument give Los Pikadientes de Caborca a jug-band aesthetic."	Epinions Fan Review: “This CD is historically significant – as much as if the Aztecs released a CD today, but it is a lot more than that. It is good music which comforts the soul and gives one a feeling of a real lift inside."
webprops	1,997 friends on official MySpace.	1,437 friends on official MySpace.
best video moment	Filming a gringo Mariachi while he dances to Cumbia Del Río.	Admiring the women they love in Que Chulada De Mujer.

taking the plunge

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thu 4/3/2008

You've heard Obama Reggaetón and Viva Obama. Now there's La Cumbia De Obama. (via Vivir Latino)

Intocable vs. Control

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wed 9/5/2007

name	Intocable.	Control.
founders	Ricky Muñoz and René Martínez in 1990.	The Degollado brothers, Sergio and José Guadalupe, in 1999.
birthplace	Zapata, Texas.	Tamaulipas México.
signature look	Black tejanas, white vaquero shirts and denim jeans.	Black vaquero hats, western shirts and jackets.
estilo	Norteño-influenced Tex-Mex power ballads.	Norteño-influenced Tex-Mex cumbias.
influenced by	Ramón Ayala.	Rigo Tovar.
members	Ricky, René, Félix, Juan, Johnny Lee, José Angel, Silvestre and Sergio.	Sergio, José Guadalupe, Iván, Alejandro, Daniel and Sergio Alberto.
the dance	Sit and play.	Jump and spin.
most recent studio album	Crossroads: Cruce De Caminos.	Controlmania.
tributes and covers	Covered by Tego Calderón, Jumbo, Kinky, DJ Kane, Pepe Aguilar and others in Tributo a Intocable.	Released an album of Rigo Tovar songs and covered Sonora Dinamita's Mi Cucu.
the critics	Allmusic.com: "In an era when norteño continues to stagnate with record sales tapering off, yesterday's heroes playing smaller venues, and huge numbers of knockoff groups glutting the market with disappointingly uncreative material, Intocable continue to raise the bar."	Guidelive.com: "Control is the cumbia lovers' dream. Here's a Mexican group that dared to take the cumbia out of the requisite Tejano genre, where it flourished for years, and away from its Colombian roots. The results? Dance music for the sheer joy of dancing."
webprops	25,172 on official MySpace.	775 friends on new official MySpace.
best video moment	Dressing up in SWAT gear and saving damsels in distress from bombs.	Barging into a classroom and flirting with the teacher while kids dance.

New York City-based Pistolera channel the spirit of the Mexican Revolution with their picante mix of old-school rancheras, cumbias and rock. Their independent debut album Siempre hay salida (There's always an exit) sounds like El Gran Silencio's smart polkas crossed with Los Lobos' mariachi-influenced Americana. Alongside fellow newyorkers Chicha Libre, Las Rubias del Norte and The Cuban Cowboys, Pistolera are part of a new wave of traditionalists who combine a strongly-felt Latin identity with modern world music tendencies. These modern-day Adelitas and Sargentos are currently playing around the U.S. before a European tour in May.