Radio El Nopal

La musica mas interesante y las noticias mas impactantes. Hosted by Miguel Alejandro, Thursday afternoons, 2-4 pm locally on KUCI 88.9 FM and streaming worldwide 24/7 on kuci.org

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Entry No. 142 - April 19th, 2018

Some psychedelic tunes for today’s playlist :) If you plan to take a trip this weekend, stay safe and good luck!

Aguaturbia - Crimson & Clover - Aguaturbia

Os Mutantes - Meu Refrigerador Nao Funciona - A Divina Comedia Ou

Fumaca Preta - La Trampa - Impuros Fanaticos

Tom Ze - Jummy, Rende-Se - Jimmy, Rende-Se/Irene EP

Gilberto Gil - Back in Bahia - Expreso 2222

Los Cafres - Esta Puerta - Barrilete

Chicano Batman - Itotiani - Chicano Batman

Prettiest Eyes - Mire Nena - Pools

Nonpalidece - En El Aire - Activistas

Mint Field - Quiero Otoño de Nuevo - Pasar de las Luces*

Las Piñas - Velero - Burger Records Latam, Vol. 1

Viv and the Sect - No Tengo Miedo - Burger Records Latam, Vol. 2

Brownout - Hand of Doom feat. Alex Maas - Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath

Manal - Jugo de Tomate - YouTube

Antibalas - Gold Rush - Where the Gods are in Peace

Aguaturbia - Rolling and Tumbling - Aguaturbia

Thee Commons - Sueño Psicodelico - Loteria Tribal

Los Saicos - Fugitivo de Alcatraz - Demolicion!

Los Jaivas - Hijos de la Tierra - Hijos de la Tierra

Levitation Room - Reasons Why - Minds of Our Own

Kali Uchis - Tomorrow - Isolation*

* denotes new music

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Entry No. 141 - April 12th, 2018

A late posting is better than a nonexistent one! Here’s my playlist from last week. Tomorrow is strictly a psychedelic show in honor of this Friday’s national, secular holiday ;)

Juana Molina - Paraguaya - Halo

Combo Chimbita - Frio Severo - El Corredor Del Jaguar

El Buho - Tecolotin - CenotesPalenke Soultribe - Versus (EP)

Fakuta - Abrazandote - Abrazandote (single)

Empress Of - Trust Me Baby - Trust Me Baby/In My Dreams*

Tei Shi - Say You Do (Bee's Knees Remix) - Say You Do (Remixes)

Diego Adrian - Jungle Love feat. Adrianigual - D.a.

Astro - Warrior - Chicos de Luz

Chancha via Circuito - Sueño en Paraguay (El Buho Remix) - Amansara (Remixed)

Erica Alves - Teco no Rape - Real Rio

Ela Minus - Ok - Ok*

Bomba Estereo - El Alma y el Cuerpo - Elegancia Tropical

Kali Uchis - Miami feat. BIA - Isolation*

Teleradio Donoso - Cama de Clavos - La Historia

Los Yegros - Viene de Mi - Viene de Mi

Mariaxibit - Hasta La Playa - Hasta La Playa (single)*

Pau y Amigos - Fiesta Permanente - El Bar de Peter Pan

Mexican Institute of Sound - Temblando - Disco Popular

Qechuaboi - Iseecumbiapeopleagain - Peru BOOM!

Cholita Sound - Choquechinchay - Ponte Free

Helado Negro - Come Be Me - Island Universe Story Four*

* denotes new music

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Show #140

Hello Tumblr...it’s been a minute. 

Anyways, I haven’t updated the site in a while with playlists, but now, I got my old timeslot, playing some new tracks, and the universe is in balance now <3

Here’s last week’s playlist:

The Chamanas - Feel It Still - NEA

Young Tender - No Me Hables de Amor - Necios

Tetas Lazzer - 2000 a.C. - Tetas LazzerZoe - Azul - Azul (single)*

Communion - Soltando Fantasmas - Soltando Fantasmas

Marcela Viejo - Desde mi Imaginación - Desde mi Imaginacion

Farmacos - Lento - Los Dias Mas Largos

Comisario Pantera - Cuarto Obscuro - Cosmovisiones

Los Romanticos de Zacatecas - Los Deportes - Parques

Dromedarios Mágicos - Pistache - Bosque de San Marcos

Young Tender - Lo Que Quieras - Lo Que Quieras (single)*

Silvana Estrada - Te Guardo - Te Guardo (single)

Okills - Asesina - America Supersonica

Odisseo - Los Imanes - Los Imanes (single)*

Delay Lay Lay - Maria - Maria (single)

Hinds - The Club - The Club (single)*

Sotomayor - A Mi Lado - Peligrosa - 10 Year Anniversary Collection

Little Jesus - Mal (Bonus) - Norte (Japanese Version)

Bienñeros - Los Haces Tan Bien - Los Haces Tan Bien (single)*

Señor Kino - Verde Pastel - Limonada Rosa

The Marias - Dejate Llevar - Superclean Vol. 1

Aladin Fox - Fredy - Dancing on the Lights*

Wet Baes - Guess - Changes

Buscabulla - Tartaro - EP II

Rubytates - Ciudades de Noche - Ciudades de Noche (single)*

* denotes new music

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Entry No. 114 - Nuevo Alternativo

Long time, no see amigos! 

It’s busy being a student, DJ, and mastermind to your life, but now that schools out I have way more time on my hands! So here’s to new projects, new music, and new attitudes! Here’s our playlist from last week:

Alex Cuba - Eco - Lo Unico Constante*

Natalia Lafourcade - Soledad y el Mar - Musas*

Caloncho - Mango Taco - Fruta (Vol. II)

The Chamanas - 11:11 - Once Once

Siddhartha - Camuflaje - Unicos

Devendra Banhart - Santa Maria de Feira - Cripple Crow

Carla Morrison - Te Regalo - Te Regalo (single)*

Churupaca - No Se Vive Feliz Comiendo Perdiz - Churupaca

Rodrigo Amarante - Tuyo - Narcos OST

Lila Downs - Palabras de Mujer - Salon Lagrimas y Deseo*

Mon Laferte - Que Si - La Trenza*

Cafe Tacvba - 1-2-3 - Jei Beibei*

Camilo Sesto - Fresa Salvaje - YouTube

Flavia Coelho - Na Favela - Sonho Real

Os Mutantes - Baby - Os Mutantes

Natalia Doco - Mucho Chino - Mucho Chino

Cafe Tacvba - Olita de Altamar - El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco

Jeites - Distancia - Ciudadano del Mundo

Diana Fuentes - La Fortuna feat. Tommy Torres - La Fortuna (single)

Siddhartha - El Chico - Unicos

Kali Uchis - Tyrant feat. Jorja Smith - Tyrant (single)*

Perota Chingo - Ines - Perota Chingo

Lila Downs - Son de Juarez feat. Banda Tierra Mojada - Salon Lagrimas y Deseo*

Caloncho - Los Animales - Fruta (Vol. II)

* denotes new music

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I did an interview with the homies Thee Commons a few weeks ago. Listen here!

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Entry No. 105 - April 6th, 2017

Here is last week’s playlist, with a little bit of tropical spunk and sabor for the warming weather here in the OC!

Ondatropica - La Naranja Madura - Baile Bucanero*

Orquesta de la Luz - Salsa es mi Energia - Mis Favoritas 

Djavan - Serrado - Djavan

Romperayo - Descarga Pintoresca y Cosas Cheveres - Demencia Tropical

Buena Vista Social Club - Candela - Buena Vista Social Club

Sonia Lopez - Lo Pollera Amarilla - Serie de Coleccion 15

Eliades Ochoa & Maria Ochoa - Oye Ya - Guajira Mas Guajira

Ondatropica - Bogota - Baile Bucanero*

Uproot Andy - Brooklyn Cumbia - ZZK Sound, Vol. 2

Quantic and his Combo - Un Canto a Mi Tierra - Tradition in Transition

Cesaria Evora - Angola - Miss Perfumado (20th Anniversary Edition)

Afrosound - Caliventura - Narcos, Vol. 2

La-33 - La Pantera Mambo - La-33

Sierra Maestra - Donde va Chichi? - Tibiri Tabara

Eliades Ochoa - Pena - Cubacuba2

Tropical Panama - Mariposa Tracionera - Pa' Mana

Ondatropica - Cumbia Espacial - Ondatropica

Cumbia Cosmonauts - Colombia - YouTube

Omara Portuondo - Donde Estabas Tu? - YouTube

Taalbi Brothers - Freestyle - Freestyle (single)

* denotes new releases

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Entry No. 102 - Rockin’ in Week 10

Hello all, it’s been a minute since I’ve posted a playlist but lifes been loca. Anyways, here’s yesterday’s track listing. Cheers!

Oh, and Feliz Dia de San Patricio!

Chicano Batman - Run - Freedom is Free*

Brainstory - The First Yesterday - Brainstory Presents: A Natural Phantasm

Valentin y Los Volcanes - Tantas Flores - Una Comedia Romantica

Cafe Tacvba - Disolviendonos - Disolviendonos (single)*

La Magdalena - Eres - Parche Rock

Julieta Venegas - Buenas Noches, Desolacion - Algo Sucede

Los Makenzy - Fantasmas en Kuwait - Los Makenzy

Los Natas - Patas de Elefante - Corsario Negro

Danicattack - No Nos Matan - Volar Lejos y Lento

Hermano - Señor Moreno's Plan - YouTube

Riel - No Se Puede Morir de Insomnia - Sueño Electrico

Diamente Electrico - Nada (Florecer) - La Gran Oscilacion

Cuchillazo - Maquina - Cuchillazo

Ni Voz Ni Voto - Limbo - Limbo

La Sociedad de la Sombrilla - Devocion - Parche Rock

The Mills - Amor Depredador - Babel

Ekhymosis - De Madrugado - Amor Bilingue

Alaska y Dinarama - Ni Tu Ni Nadie - Deseo Carnal

El Otro Grupo - Balada Pop - El Otro Grupo

Traffic Sound - Chicama Way - Eternal Hits

* denotes new releases

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México critica a Trump mientras coarta los derechos humanos en casa

En medidas que han desatado alarma entre expertos, las autoridades han propuesto cambios sustanciales al sistema jurídico, así como la posibilidad de que las fuerzas armadas, señaladas por varios abusos, se incorporen a labores civiles de seguridad pública.

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO — Mientras México protesta por las declaraciones agresivas de Trump en su contra, las autoridades mexicanas han comenzado, de manera sigilosa, a desmantelar protecciones legales para su población y otros esfuerzos para fortalecer el frágil Estado de derecho.

Expertos temen que eso deshaga décadas de avances en la defensa de los derechos humanos en la nación.

Los cambios se darían a través de una iniciativa legislativa, aparentemente inofensiva, presentada por un aliado del presidente Enrique Peña Nieto apenas un día después de que el canciller Luis Videgaray pidiera al gobierno de Trump que los connacionales en Estados Unidos sean tratados con “absoluto respeto a sus derechos civiles, a sus derechos humanos y al debido proceso”.

El Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) dice que la iniciativa, que es presentada como una reforma al código penal y a los procedimientos penales, “mejorará” el nuevo sistema jurídico, un eje de la cooperación entre México y Estados Unidos que terminó de entrar en vigor el año pasado gracias a la ayuda estadounidense de más de 300 millones de dólares y es considerado el principal avance procesal del siglo en México.

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Interview with Louis DeSipio now live!

This week I had the chance to sit down with Louis DeSipio, PhD, a UCI faculty member from the School of Social Sciences and professor of Chicano/Latino Studies and Political Science, for an interview on immigration, Trump’s first week in office, and the future of our borders. Listen in here! 

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Santa Ana Artwalk tonight!

If anyone’s in the OC area and has a free Saturday night, Downtown Santa Ana is hosting their monthly artwalk tonight! Check here for more info!

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“La Pura Sabrosura” Lomas de Casablanca #Querétaro #muertitosdehambre

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My kinda street art!

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the white ally we need

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Entry No. 95 - January 26th, 2017

An acoustic set for this week! Mostly indie and lo-fi this week, so enjoy!

Josean Log - Beso - Hablate de Mi

Jenny and the Mexicats - Llueve en el Mar - Jenny and the Mexicats

Sara Valenzuela - Cereza feat. Uko Trio Bs - En la Cocina

Vicente Garcia - Dulcito e Coco - A la Mar

Devendra Banhart - Theme for a Taiwanese Woman in Lime Green - Ape in Pink Marble

Buscabulla - Tartaro - EP II*

Carla Morrison - Tierra Ajena - Amor Supremo

Manu Chao - Desaparecido - Clandestino

Mi Sobrino Memo - El Queso y el Raton - Superheroes y Villanos

Yo La Tengo - You Can Have it All - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

Javiera Mena - Camara Lenta - Esquemas Juveniles

Devendra Banhart - Quedate Luna - Cripple Crow

Elsa y Elmar - La Ventana (Reymixes) - Reymixes

Helado Negro - Circulo - Island Universe Story Two

Los Walters - Amanecio - Isla Disco

The Chamanas - Inadvertida - Once Once (Deluxe Edition)

Carla Morrison - Hasta La Piel - Dejenme Llorar

Mon Laferte - La Visita - Mon Laferte (Vol. 1)

Ely Guerra - Voy Por Su Amor - Sueños y Deseos

Juan Pablo Vega - Nada Personal feat. Carolina Garcia - Nada Personal

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Devendra Banhart Concert Review

Devendra Banhart Concert Review

By Sophie Prettyman-Beauchamp (DJ Owen Chillson)

“Where is he?” a friend asked me somewhat anxiously as we waited amongst a sea of people in front of a stage void of human life. The rest of the crowd was also getting a little rambunctious from waiting; it was only about 8:15, but the band was supposed to have started at 8:00. Fifteen more minutes of standing, nothing ridiculous, yet the room buzzed with impatient anticipation as we waited to witness beloved Venezuelan singer-songwriter (and perhaps indie’s answer to Michael Bublé, with his relaxing discography and the love he garners from the ladies) Devendra Banhart grace the stage of Santa Ana’s Observatory.

To soothe the crowd and prepare them for what was to come, members of Banhart’s backing band came on stage to play mini-sets, which drew attention to their individual talents. However, right after they set the calm mood, Banhart came on stage and the crowd filled the room with a fervor of screams and hollers of adoration. For being a musician who plays laid-back tunes with soft-spoken vocals for the most part, his mere presence summoned a great deal of energy from the audience.

Banhart’s performance was well worth the wait. He simultaneously exuded suavness and unabashed fun as he crooned songs like “Celebration” and “Middle Names”, or danced in a carefree, flouncy manor while performing “Fancy Man” as he embodied the song’s name. In short, his stage presence was captivating. Banhart acknowledged the dark times the U.S. has entered, with some crowd members shouting to denounce the new president, but the singer/guitarist encouraged joy and unity in the face of it all. He brought exactly that to everyone in The Observatory that night. When he performed “Fig in Leather”, he warmly summoned the crowd to come disco with him onstage for his encore. With about one-third of the audience dancing up there with him, he and his band ended the night with “Carmensita”, a fan favorite. The room was filled with love as he sang, beaming, swarmed by fans singing along, dancing, taking pictures, and even giving him kisses and hugs. I thought that finally seeing Devendra live would help me quell my great admiration of him, but it only made it worse.

This January 29th show was only one stop in Banhart’s extensive 2017 tour (with dates in not only the U.S. but also in Canada, Europe, and Japan) supporting his 2016 release and ninth album overall, Ape in Pink Marble.