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THE SWARM ZUZUKU CUMBIA KLASH REMIX
Recently linked up with 77Klash and he gave us Noble Society's killer acapellas from his hit riddim "The Swarm" for some cumbia-fying remixification.the result is our newest big tune! "The Swarm Cumbia Klash Remix" (by Zuzuku/Blonde Phantom)
-Zuzuku
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BIO
Venezuelan born New Yorker. Age 37. Producer of Supersonic Sounds, Quantum Beat Mechanic, Style Mashificator, Graphicalistic Designer, Versatile Vocalista, Kamikaze Freestyler, Third-Degree Blackbelt of Mental and Martial Arts, Spontaneous Spanglish Slangificator and Generous Giver of Uku Uku
Zuzuku a.k.a. Blanquito Man, a.k.a Jose Andres Blanco is a Venezuelan-born New Yorker, of many names and many talents.
Most well known as founder and lead singer of the NY band King Changó, signed by David Byrne of The Talking Heads to his Luaka Bop label in 1996, King Changó's legendary sound, a melting pot fusion of "every single genre ever invented (or at least ska, salsa, reggae, cumbia, dub, hip hop, mariachi and rock"), helped to pave the way for the success and mainstream takeova of the Latin cross-over movement seen today in the U.S. and abroad
Currently working on producing another music project entitled "Zuzuku & Blonde Phantom", which features Blanquito Man and Candice Cannabis, a project which is rumored to be secretly conspiring a plan of musical world domination sometime very soon, Zuzuku has also been mysteriously collaborating with other music projects and popping up in all sorts of unexpected places around el mundo every now and then. He has also been designing killer graphics and branding for other artists like Dimitri from Paris, Claude Monnet, Black Chiney, Up, Bustle & Out, Candice Cannabis and more for his company Bigmama Industries. All of this is soon to be featured and explained on the new site coming 2009 at www.bigmamaindustries.com. In the meantime, watch this page for updates and new tunes
REVIEWS
".Venezuelan-born New Yorker Blanquito Man, aka Andrew Blanco, is the blond-dreadlocked leader of King Chango, the main outdoor event at this years Jazz Fest. His arsenal of talents includes soccer, political activism, graphic design (hes done logos for world-leading sports branding company SME Inc, i.e. the Toronto Raptors, New York Islanders and Rangers, Florida Panthers, etc.) and visual coordination for their outdoor performancenot to mention the specially created photo-illustration work that graces the cover of this very paper.Then theres his music. As zingy as pabellon criollo, Venezuelas national dish, the songs are a fusion of every single genre ever invented (or at least ska, salsa, reggae, cumbia, dub, hip hop, mariachi and rock)." - Adam Gollner, Montreal Mirror Cover Story - June 2002
"Latin music is given its hardest edge by New York based band King Chango. Combining dancehall chants, deep space dub, straight up skanking and Latin rhythms, King Chango creates some of contemporary music's most intense dance music. According to Spin magazine, the band combines "Gen-X irony with the street energy of classic salsa and a hyperactive horn section." King Chango.was formed by Venezuela born lead vocalist Andrew "Blanquito Man" Blanco, a second degree blackbelt and graphic designer who designed the logos for professional soccer teams, the Toronto Raptors and the Florida Panthers.King Chango's self-titled debut album, released in 1996, was described by - Dirty Linen as "a truly subversive release with tons of positive energy". The group's lyrics, mostly written by Blanco, take an anti-drug, anti-violence and pro-revolution stance." ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide
"Chango has always been the kind of band that makes critics send out for extra hyphens, and the syntactical struggle continues with El Santo.Blanco (known to his song publisher as Jose Andres Blanco and to his fans as Blanquito-Man) attributes Chango's chemistry to the cultural collisions found in their New York City homebase, as well as their (fluctuating) Latin/Asian/American membership." - Adam McGovern - Sonicnet
"Rock 'n' roll has always thrived on its ability to scramble musical ingredients from different races, classes and regions into something unprecedented. By adding the smorgasbord of Latin musics to the menu, the rock en espanol movement has exponentially expanded the possible combinations. No band has taken better advantage of this opportunity than King Chango" - Geoffrey Himes, Washington Times
"The neon-anime/carnival/wrestling-ring graphics and genre-fissioning music of King Chango (Luaka Bop, 1996, prod. Jose Andres Blanco, King Chango) marks one of those historic pop moments when you don't know what hit you and are too dazzled to care." - MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide, Visible Ink Press, 2000.
"Too much stale music got you on the ropes? King Chango is here to save the day." - CMJ album review
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