CarolinaCamacho

"This week on Alt.Latino, we share the musical treasures we uncovered during our stay, from a hypnotic Dominican singer to a dramatic Chilean pianist and a Cuban crooner who is gracefully coming into her own." - Alt. Latino, NPR.

" El nuevo video de la virtuosa Carolina Camacho, originaria de República Dominicana, salió hace apenas unos días bajo una estética oscura, misteriosa y mágica para su sencillo “Ninfa De Las Aguas”. Ante las enormes cualidades vocales e interpretativas de Carolina, el recurso de loopear un montón de capas para lograr un sonido bastante particular suele ser la guía para generar su música. "
(keep reading on link) - Red Bull Panamerika

A nymph doesn’t need anything more than the ocean she lives in to display her voluptuous femininity. Carolina Camacho channels the force, the spirituality, the ethereal, and the uncommon beauty of a magical sea creature through the power of dance. She embraces Caribbean-rooted sounds like no one else these days, making “Ninfa de las Aguas” a true pleasure for the senses. –Gabriela Aguirre - Remezcla

"Su trabajo se apoya en un Loop Station y músicos en vivo. Tiene varias vertientes en donde las voces secuenciadas son importantes, con influencias del jazz vocal, palos y la electrónica. Identidad. Una versión contemporánea de ritmos autóctonos caribeños con letras propias que tienen mucho contenido social." - Diario Libre

Pagan and magical, and worthy to touch elbows with Fever Ray and FKA Twigs. Fernando Rivas directs dominican singer Carolina Camacho in "Ninfa de las Aguas." - Club Fonograma

Carolina Camacho drops the video for her lead single “Ninfa de las Aguas”exclusively on Remezcla, depicting her musical vision while exploring Dominican raíces. The track combines traditional elements born from los bateyes of the DR, processed through minimalist electronic sequences and Camacho’s stunning, almost extraterrestrial vocals to create what she’s described as a “palo electrónico”– influenced unquestionably by the African heritage of the island.

http://music.remezcla.com/2014/latin/exclusive-premiere-carolina-camacho’s-palo-electronico-in-“ninfa-de-las-aguas”-video/
(Keep reading on link) - Remezcla

La primera vez que vi un vídeo de Rita Indiana me quede confundido, hipnotizado y con ganas de ver mas de esa vaina.Quedé jukiao.
Hoy digo lo mismo sobre Carolina Camacho. “¿Pero Queseto?..dame mas!”. - Remolacha.Net

"Pero si algo ha llamado la atención en este nuevo videoclip, es su capacidad histriónica, tan convincente como seductora, a través de la cual interpreta a una "ninfa de las aguas", mitad bruja, mitad maga, que baila en una superficie marina pintada de blanco y negro.
Desde su lanzamiento, hace apenas unos días, el video ha alcanzado más de 13,000 visitas, suscitando opiniones divergentes entre fanáticos y curiosos." - - La banda elástica

“Aire Libertad” was born one afternoon during an improvisation with the Loop Station. I created the whole song without a pause. First the voices. Then the main melody. And the lyrics that turned out to be about detachment from the material world and a re-union with nature throughout the most pure and ancestral roots of our culture: Taíno. - Beehype

"We don’t know a lot about Carolina Camacho still, however that’s not an excuse to share her music with you already. She is a yoga’s addict, singer and songwriter with an awesome vocal capability, beautiful wild attitude on the stage -in a similar strip of Maluca or Rita Indiana. C.C. comes from Dominican Republic to show us the way that the Hispanic musicians should take to make music without prejudices, from their roots ..." - New Hispanic Music

Back in 2013, December that is, we raved about Carolina Camacho, the earthy Dominican singer compiling her Afro-Caribbean roots into a collage of modern-day whim. If “Ninfa de las aguas” was any indication, she is definitely one to watch out for in 2014. Atabey, her new EP, dropped this week and below you’ll find her second single: the equally beautiful, equally meditative, equally swoony “Congo.” Carolina Camacho, you’re alright. - Remezcla

Nombrando su primera producción solista “Atabey”, nombre de deidad taína que significaba “el origen femenino” y también una divinidad representativa de la Luna, el mar, la fertilidad y la madre de los demás dioses taínos. En esta producción Carolina Camacho nos muestra un proyecto que enlaza la sensualidad con el talento vocal, una producción con la difícil labor de mezclar dos mundos: la modernidad en el uso de la electrónica, loopers o repetidores manteniendo lo orgánico del folclore y la música raíz. - La Casetera

"Sin dudas, Carolina es ese tipo de artista rebelde, que prefiere crear su propio universo, a partir de lo ya establecido y de algún imaginario latente en su interior." - Música Maestro

Latinas are badass by nature, but you can see them showcase their talent at SXSW 2015. South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of music, interactive, and film conferences that occurs annually in Austin, TX, and this year Latinas are most definitely showing off their power in numbers.

Within SXSAmericas, a platform to network, share innovative ideas, and create new partnerships across all creative industries from North America, South America, Spain and Central America, Latinas are taking over the headlines and are targeted in many conference panels. There are panels such as “Hold the Queso: Marketing to Latinas” given that they are currently perceived as the “holy grail of marketers”. Another panel focuses on how Latinas are natural entrepreneurs and focuses on the developing relationship they have with technology. There is even a panel targeting Latina moms in “How Latina Moms Are Raising NextGen Coders”. As Latinas are the growing market of technology, they are also leading headlines at both official and unofficial SXSW music events.

So here are our pick of the badass Latinas to check out at SXSW, those set to redefine the festival with their talent, culture, and creativity (see the bottom of the page for a playlist featuring some of our favourite songs by these artists):

1. Hailing from the DR, Carolina Camacho (pictured top of page) is presenting her Afro Caribbean and electronic sounds through empowering women in her lyrics.
2. MPeach, born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, is a an audiovisual artist inspired by Venzuelan folklore and Afro Carribean electro beats, dancehall, dembow and reagge.
3. Singer-songwriter L.A. native Irene Diaz of Mexican descent is performing this year showcasing her dreamy voice and romantic ballads at this year’s SXSW.
4. Raquel Sofia is a trilingual Puerto Rican singer who is making her own path after performing alongside with stars such as Juanes and Shakira.
5. Danay Suarez, from Havana, is a prominent leader in the Cuban underground rap movement where she mixes hip hop, reggae, jazz, and Cuban traditional music in her performances.
6. Born in Colombia and raised in Virginia, Kali Uchis is described as a “neo-chola” with impeccable style and a melodic voice that will have you swooning over her before you finish her album Por Vida
7. Snow tha Product is definition of badass. California native of Mexican descent, Snow is a witty hardcore bilingual rapper with banger songs for a party or just riding around in your whip
8. Karla da Silva hails from a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has a silky voice reminiscent of samba, choro, and American funk influences.
9. Breakthrough French-Cuban twin sisters Ibeyi are creatively using English, Spanish and Yoruba fusing jazz, Afro-Cuban beats and French influences.
10. DJ Rat of the Maracuyeah! DJ collective is a Peruvian-descent badass Latina spinner from Washington D.C. Reflecting immigrant experiences, Maracuyeah describe themselves having a Pan-Latin-to-the-Future sound with tropical bass influence.
11. Bomba Estéreo, a Colombian electro tropical band, headed by Liliana Samuet and will be showcasing at SXSAmericas this year
Last but not least, SXSW is also showcasing a documentary short following a Cubana defying Castro’s ban on female boxing to follow her dreams to become Cuba’s first female boxer in Boxeadora. - Sounds and Colors

Dominicana, cantautora y fascinante, ella es Carolina Camacho. La música del Caribe y la herencia afro son sus tarjetas de presentación, las cuales se revelan sin desconocer un mundo sonoro abierto a las diversidades técnicas y creativas del presente. Vendrá a México al Festival Marvin y es por eso que les traemos por Panamérika algunos rasgos imperdibles de su música.

1. Las imágenes y las aguas. Su gran golpe de opinión lo dio (al menos entre nosostros) hace nueve meses cuando presentó su videoclip de "Ninfa de las aguas". Loops electrónicos pero que sólo pueden salir de las calientes aguas del Caribe; una modesta pre contundente producción donde, literalmente, emerge una diosa de las aguas; una poderosa coreografía que supo conjugar muy bien el toque tropical, identitario, pero también muy moderno. Todo un viaje multicultural, no obstante las imágenes que permanecen quietas en un mismo lugar.




2. El embeleso. En su sonido pueden encontrarse experimentos con el jazz, el folclor afro de las Antillas y una muy pulida educación vocal que deambula por ese par de mundos bravos. Su sencillo "Embeleso" da prueba de esa capacidad, la cual sorprende aún más en vivo (tal como se oirá en el Marvin). Cinco minutos de un canto negro, tan ancestral como vanguardista. Un auténtico arrebato, una cautivación, tal como define el diccionario a la palabra que usaron como título para este tema. Un embeleso que suena a mar, a bosque y a memoria...




3. Una marcada herencia africana. Unas dosis de lo que podríamos llamar "folk contemporáneo", pero que también cabe dentro de los múltiples e inclasificables rostros de la africanía en el Caribe. Esto es "Congo", un tema de Atabey (Self Released, 2014), el EP con el que Carolina debutó como solista y del que se nos ha transmitido (por ahora) su talento. Un tema que lleva la experimentación a un lado mucho más intimista y exploratario de las tradiciones musicales de su país. Y claro, su vozarrón también demuestra aquí de lo que está hecho.




4. El futuro. La herencia y el experimento, evidentemente, no cesan. Así lo atestiguan "Los tambores", un sencillo estrenado online el mes pasado, donde la africanía y la electrónica toman un nuevo aire. Como lo canta su coro, ahí va subiendo la marea. Es decir, va demostrándose que esta fórmula (si así, con respeto, podemos llamarla) está lejos de agotarse creativamente. Carolina Camacho es aquí otra vez folclor, pero no es folclor; es otra posibilidad de lo que se logra enriqueciendo el patrimonio sonoro de su pueblo.




Toda una lección de herencias musicales (y sobre qué hacer bueno con ellas) tendremos en el Festival Marvin con Carolina Camacho. Vale la pena escucharla.

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La ninfa musical Carolina Camacho tiene nuevo video
Music Alliance Pact: octubre 2013
Music Alliance Pact: abril 2014 - Red Bull Panamerika

Carolina Camacho‘s exploration of Afro-Caribbean sounds won our hearts ever since the release of “Ninfa de las aguas.” On “Los Tambores,” she dives deep into the percussive sounds that are the heartbeat of this music. Tambora, congas, and other forms of Afro-Latin percussion drive the whole song until the end, and definitely feel like they’re the protagonists, right up there with the Dominican singer’s voice. Her unrestrained vocals go from a dramatic, operatic delivery, to almost rapping. Additional guitar arpeggios and woozy synths round the song out, crawling up your veins and making you move to the beat. This track is too good.

Carolina Camacho will be performing this May 16th at Mexico’s Festival Marvin. - Remezcla

There was nothing quite like Latin music in 2015. Fifty years ago, we were on the verge of a salsa revolution. Boogaloo was in its prime, LA Chicanos were sneaking their way into rock music, the seeds of punk were sprouting, and bachata was still rocking campos back on the island. It’s safe to say that we had no idea what Latin music would look like in 2015, or the fact that the term itself no longer does justice to a musical landscape that encompasses 20 countries, hundreds of languages, and millions of people. Who could have predicted the radiant, skygazing pop of Marineros, the fractured apocalypse of Rizzla’s beats, or the future folklore of Bomba Estéreo? Not us, but no matter – this year, we relished them all.

Like last year, this list sketches a portrait of the sounds and scenes leading the pack, cutting across region and genre. We hope that these 50 songs match the reality of what it’s like to make music in 2015, and represent the tastes of a writing team that hails from every corner of the globe. Here’s hoping Latin music continues to challenge us in 2016. –Isabelia Herrera - Remezcla