Mukele

Lan, Argentina

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Guitarrista argentino nacido y criado al sur del conurbano bonaerense comenz ó a tocar a los 6 añ os y a los 15, ya influenciado por el blues, incursiono en la música afroamericana; mas tarde esa busqueda se vio potenciada en los sonidos " afrolatinoamericanos " indagando tambien en sus conceptos espirituales.

Esas voces y ritmos lo llevaron a resonar con las palabras de Nicomedes Santacruz (poeta afro-peruano) aclarando t é rminos e historia, aportando luz a la matriz de la conciencia autentica: " somos Indoblanquinegros... " y se transformaron finalmente en una lucha exploratoria y creativa que definir í a los pasos de Mukele y de todos los que se nutren en su nombre.

Luego de formar Standar en el 2000 junto a Cotthu, Barry y Taty, primer banda de mixtura y de sonido duro, sali ó del pa í s rumbo a Estados Unidos donde fueron miembros de la " Black Rock Coalition " participando del compilado " The bronze Buckaroo Rides Again " junto a artistas como Vernon Reid (Living Color) y Dave Fiuczinsky (Scraming Headless Torsos).

Pero los pasos de Mukele decidir í an volver a Amé rica latina y hacer un alto en Brasil, en la ciudad de Rio de Janeiro " a cidade maravilhosa " .Capturado por la atmósfera de sus calles, por la calidez y el sentir de su gente y sobre todo por el colorido de su música es que se fueron materializando las canciones que hoy componen su primer disco Ubuntu. En é l Mukele intenta transportar yreproducirdesde la inspiración sonora los múltiples sentidos de esta palabra africana que nombra la creencia en un enlace universal de compartir que conecta a toda la humanidad: " soy porque todos somos " es el porque y el para que de esta afirmaci ó n de " humanidad hacia otros " .

"Una persona con ubuntu es abierta y est á disponible para los dem á s, afirma de los dem á s, no se siente amenazado cuando otros son capaces y est á n bien porque es seguro de s í mismo ya que sabe que pertenece a una gran totalidad, que se disminuye cuando otras personas son humilladas o menospreciadas, cuando otros son torturados u oprimidos." palabras del arzobispo Desmond Tutu.

Mukele constantemente evoluciona mientras trabaja en los espacios del hip hop, el funk y el soul (soulfood), fundiendo elementos provenientes del universo urbano y del jazz moderno, pero se expande tambi é n con los ancestrales sonidos de los cueros de las congas y los batas en busca de sus propias ra í ces y mas all á de ellas, en un juego intimo y verdadero de notas distintivas con aires afrolatinoamericanos.

"De alguna forma u otra estas personas me influenciaron e iluminaron , algo de lo que hicieron o dijeron toco alguna fibra dentro de mi , produciendo emociones y despertando conciencia y haciendome pensar en que la tribu esta despertando...
"One form or another these people have influenced and iluminated me, something they did or said touched a fiber within me, producing emotions and awakening consciousness and making me think in the tribe that is waking up...

Living Colour , Fishbone, Santana, Biko, Nicomedes Santacruz, Jorge Amado, Lauryn Hill, CEE-LO , Common , Ketama,Paco de Lucia,Camaron, Erikah Badu, Maceo Parker, Osvaldo Soriano, Eduardo Galeano, Frank Zappa, Muñequitos de Matanzas, Public Enemy, Prince, Spike Lee, Coltrane, Malcom X, Me¨shell Ndegeocelo , Gabriel o Pensador, Soungarden, Ronny Jordan, Vernon Reid , Screaming Headless Torsos, Umberto Eco, Miles Davis, ...

Argentine guitarist born and raised in the southern suburbs of Buenos Aires began to play at 6 and at 15, already influenced by the blues, raided other forms of Afro-American music; because of this incursion he saw the potential of "Afro-LatinAmerican" sounds especially by investigating spiritual concepts present in the music. These voices and rhythms resonate the words of Nicomedes Santacruz (Afro-Peruvian poet) clearing up terms in history, supporting the light of the matrix of authentic consciousness "we are Indoblaquinegros.." and transforms finally in a exploratory and creative fight that defines the parts of Mukele and all of those who have nurtured his name. Later to form Standar in 2000 together with Cotthu, Barry, and Taty, his first band characterized by its hard sound, he left the country and went to the United States where they became members of the "Black Rock Coalition" participating in the compilation "The Bronze Buckaroo Rides Again" together with artists like Vernon Reid (Living Colour) and Dave Fiuczinsky (Screaming Headless Torsos). But Mukele decided to return to Latin America and stopped off in Brazil, in the city of Rio de Janeiro "a cidade maravilhosa." Captured by the atmosphere of the streets, and the warmth and feeling of the people and above all else the colorful music, he materialized these influences into the songs that today comprise of his first disc Ubuntu. Mukele tries to transport and reproduce a resounding inspiration that creates multiple feelings for this noted African word. It is the belief of a universal link connects of all humanity: "I am because we are" or he is who he is because of others, and thus it affirms the saying "humanity makes others." A person with ubuntu is open and available for others, affirms others, does not feel threaten by others abilities because he is secure in himself because he knows he belongs to something bigger, weakens when others are humiliated or scorned, tortured or oppressed." (Desmond Tutu)

Mukele constantly evolves within the realms hip-hop, funk, and soul (soul food), founded in the elements from an urban universe and modern jazz, but also reaches back to the ancestral sounds of the congas and batas in an intimate game of distinctive notes that hint to Afro-LatinAmerican influences.

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