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Post by strong4PMB! on Dec 2, 2006 5:25:58 GMT -5
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Post by kinglouiexviii on Dec 2, 2006 14:03:02 GMT -5
I actually got a chance to see Kalimba in concert (please don't ask) and while I would never buy one of his albums, I realized he's a talented pop performer. He can sing well, dance, and he even played the piano. He has crossover written all over him.
I was wondering about him and his sister though, are they Mexicans? I mean, were they born in Mexico or did they move there from somewhere else...? Just curious.
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Post by strong4PMB! on Dec 2, 2006 18:00:59 GMT -5
They are African Mexicans! There are a lot of them. The slave trade didn't skip Mexico during the colonial era. It's just not as many natives dies in the Mexican conquest, so they didn't need to ship as many. But there are lots of black Mexicans on the Gulf Coast and down in the Yucatan. One of them was preisdent in the 1800s and...one of them made it all the way to Cali and served as governor! Pio Pico! LoL I love his name, since 1 of my nicknames is Pio. But yeah I read on Univision or somewhere that Kalimba is 1/2 black Mexican, 1/2 Spanish Mexican. Hecho en Mexico!  |
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Post by kinglouiexviii on Dec 3, 2006 16:06:39 GMT -5
Of course I know there are Mexicans of African descent in Mexico. I just wasn't sure if he and his sister were actually born there or they moved there from somewhere else. They speak great english.
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Post by strong4PMB! on Dec 4, 2006 21:28:18 GMT -5
Puros mexicanos! |
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Post by kinglouiexviii on Dec 18, 2006 9:58:24 GMT -5
This video is awful! Really, really bad. But, the song is good. It's a lot more soulful than any of his previous material that I've heard. I can't remember the title of the album, but it's really terrible also. I remember it has "negro" in the title.
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Post by strong4PMB! on Dec 18, 2006 19:56:21 GMT -5
Negroklaro or something. Lol
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Post by kinglouiexviii on Apr 17, 2007 14:15:21 GMT -5
I have to admit this song is growing on me. All of a sudden, I've noticed it's getting tons of airplay on my local Spanish pop station. I find it weird b/c this album has been out for a while. Anybody know how it's doing in Mexico where his first solo album did excellent? I know think it's living up to its predecessor...  |
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Post by strong4PMB! on Apr 17, 2007 23:22:42 GMT -5
Album out in May here! I might get it. I really liked his debut!
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Post by kinglouiexviii on Apr 25, 2007 17:49:21 GMT -5
Album out in May here! I might get it. I really liked his debut! Mmmm... I thought this came out a while back. |
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Post by strong4PMB! on Apr 26, 2007 4:17:57 GMT -5
It's been out since like October in Mexico, if that's what you're thinking of.
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Post by kinglouiexviii on May 8, 2007 20:11:11 GMT -5
It's been out since like October in Mexico, if that's what you're thinking of. Damn! Why the delay? I mean, not that I actually care... just wondering. ??? |
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