SXSW 2005 Showcasing Artists
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Very Be Careful
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Very Be Careful is a vallenato band. Vallenato music is a region specific style that emerged in Colombia in the early 1900s. It uses indigenous melodies played on a German accordion over African rhythms played on native percussion and an African drum. The singing and lyrics are strong heartfelt laments of social strife, heartbreak and drinking, plus a few shoutouts to the homies.
Scouring the Los Angeles and New York underground has been their M.O. for seven years. From the “legit”: S.O.B.s, Copacabana, House of Blues, El Rey, Colombian festivals in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and New York, playing with international and local stars like Alfredo Gutierrez, Antibalas, Grupo Niche, Joe Strummer, Carlos Vives, Fruko y sus Tesos, Kronos Quartet to cultural meccas: Luna Sol Café, La Peña, Sunset Junction, Central Park Summer Stage, Fuji Rock Festival (Japan) to Dionysian dens of self-realization, Very Be Careful hauls their trademark “INSTANT DANCE PARTY” down into the Koreatown underworld or up onto Greenpoint rooftops to mingle with fireworks and shoot their rhythms across the East River or deep into Echo Lake, no one left sitting. Releases: 1.Pinto Records seven inch vinyl “El Niño” produced by Money Mark 1998 2.DeVolada Records EP “Cheap Chillin” 1999 3.Downtown Pijao full length cd “The Rose” 2001, and “El Grizz” 2002 cd and double lp, featuring songs from Downtown Pijao’s new film “The Tooth”. |
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