AmericanPupusa Show - Tropical Bass 1st and 3rd Fridays (9-11) on Radio CPR!!

The tropical boom boom you know and love has moved to 1st and 3rd Friday Nights on the mighty mighty Radio CPR!!

Stream It, Love It, Hump It!

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DJ Selecciones/Mezkla is playing Tropical Bass near you!!

4.9.13 - !!!Bomba Estereo con Maracuyeah, Empresarios, y Selecciones!!

See you there D.C.!!! I got two songs for you!!

Music and chat with Journalist and "Resistencia" creator, Jesse Freeston on "The AmericanPupusa Show" Thursday, April 4, 5pm on Radio CPR 97.5

Tune to Radio CPR, 97.5fm, or catch on USTREAM this Thursday at 5pm!!!

This week will feature our first guest to the AmericanPupusa Show! Documentary filmmaker Jesse Freeston will stop by to share stories, talk about his work, and give us his "Top 5 Selected" (I'm sure there will be more than 5) of songs and tunes picked up along his travels!

Jesse has been a key historian of the forgotten voices and change agents in Latin America! He has covered events such as the coup in Honduras, the G-20 summit and the exploitative ways of the Pacific Rim Mining Company in El Salvador. His has also completed the documentary "Resistencia" about the farmer-led land occupation movement in Honduras. More of his work can be found here.

Send questions or comments to hnajera@gmail.com, @juicenajera, or text our station number (TBA). 

The AmericanPupusa Show - Thursdays 5-7 on Radio CPR!!

Roadhouse!!!

"The AmericanPupusa Show" on Radio CPR (97.5) - every Thursday from 5-7

I'm too lazy to retype this... so here you go!! Please tune in!!

A call for artists - for the new "AmericanPupusa" show on Radio CPR!!!!

Later this month, the mighty Radio CPR will present The AmericanPupusa show, hosted by Hugo Najera aka “Selecta.” The weekly show will feature the latest riddims and beats in Tropical and Global Bass; a hybrid of classic riddims, samples, technology, and current dance culture outside of the Western margins. As part of a family of musical genres rooted in Dub Soundsystem culture such as Hip Hop, Kuduro, Jungle, Tropical, House, Baile Funk, etc., each can trace their origins to the mobile sound systems of 50s and 60s Jamaica. It was in these soundsystems where music, wordplay, bass, and technology began to synergize and create a culture that strove for escapism, liberation, and celebration – achieved by manipulating music production with the echo, rewind, scratch, juggle, delay, and bass; creating fashion and language that we see with B-Boys and B-Girls; competition among chatters/MCs/toasters who lively up the crowd on day-to-day issues that speak directly to the community. It’s musical futurism for us workers, strivers, sufferers, and survivors.

A Call for Features:

A strong part of the AmericanPupusa show is creating a space for others to highlight and provoke along these same lines of futurism. One of my biggest frustrations with our cultures is how we tend to get stuck in formerly-outsider art, thinking it is still provocative, but in fact has been co-opted by society and given back to us as a Trojan horse. What hurts is how we make icons of our heroes, removing their life and spirit, and turn them into museum pieces that we can no longer touch. It is great to celebrate our past; I have all the love for Kahlo, Guevarra, Chavez, ATCQ, Basquiat, and Dondi – but where are our new code-breakers, innovative thinkers, and our new provocateurs?

The AmericanPupusa Show is calling for all artists (words, visual, sound, and performance) to submit their name/website/sample for future interviews or features on Radio CPR. Please send an email to hnajera@gmail.com, tweet @juicenajera, or inbox me on Facebook. I can include you on a list for potential artists to feature. This is open all year, so please feel free to drop a line anytime.

2.21.13 @Zeba Bar & Grill - I'm doing the "Global Takeover"

The party DUZ NAUGHT STAUGHP!! I'm going on a transnational mix n' blen for the Columbia Heights Massv! Please come through and see how the world dances under one roof!!! My favorite bar in this burg of mine!!

2.23.13 - I'm spinning 50s-60s dance @ "Wine & Chocolate"

if you are in the MD - just outside of D.C.- area... come check me play out some cool cool Rhythm & Blues at a swagged out Wine and Choco event! To get a taste of what's good for you, here is a sample mix of what I'm about to hurt on this crowd! Love and dance!

Event Gallery!

 
A showcase of shows, flyers, and events I was a part of! Pass it around!

Pics and shouts from "Inauguration Celebreation 2013!"

 
A small set of pics from our event January 19th, "Inauguration Celebration 2013!" Fundraiser and Happy Hour for the YMCA DC Youth and Government Program and UC Merced Alumni Association of Washington DC. Big shouts to DJ Soyo of WuTang DJs and DJ APER of Apuesta Por El Rock! for bringing in classic Hip Hop and the best Rock en Espanol! Also big respect goes to the nice folks at Chief Ike's Mambo Room and GreenLine Initiatives for coordinating. Of course last to all of you donated and danced the night away.. it was a fantastic evening of Tropical, Hip Hop, and Rock! 

Also big shout to all volunteers! I'm not trying to make you vicitims of online stalking, so I won't list you... but you know who you are! 

If any other pics, send them my way at hnajera@gmail.com

 

Inauguration Celebration 2013! 20 Min Preview Mix!

A quick teaser of styles for the upcoming "Inauguration Celebration 2013!" event I'm putting together for the weekend. Enjoy!

ill.selecta & Apuesta Por El Rock - "Inauguration Celebration 2013" Happy Hour and Fundraiser 1.19.13!!!

I'm putting my first event together for a good cause. I'll be spinning a wide range of styles to raise funds for the YMCA DC Youth and Government Program. If you are in the area, please come through and show love to the kiddies trying to make a difference. The event is posted on FB or you can contact me directly @juicenajera or hnajera@gmail.com for more info!

Good times with Paso Nuevo!

I had a great time spinning some Cumbia Electronica, Ballroom, and Tropical Beats for the Paso Nuevo show this weekend! I'm glad to see folks dancing and getting down after the show! I'll probably make a "tribute" set that captures the mood of the night! Until then, check out my later shows in January 19th at Chief Ike's and March (TBA).

3 gigs!!! Come see me!

I'm very happy to announce three events I'll be djing for in Washington D.C. First gig is over at Gala Theater in Columbia Heights on December 14th, part of a celebration of Paso Nuevo youth theater group. I'll be dropping some Merengue, Bachata, Salsa, Tropical, and Cumbia riddims. Next is an "Inauguration Celebration" event at Chief Ike's Mambo Room on January 19th. Last is a birthday/fundraiser in March for International Women's Day. Keep posted for details!

A huge thank you! and Quick news from "Corazones Rebeldes" at Velvet Lounge - mixes soon available

I had a wonderful time playing out last night at "Corazones Rebeldes" hosted by the mighty mighty Maracuyeah! collective. I am honored and grateful there is a venue in DC to put down some Tropical beats and bass!

For those hopping on this page for the first time, you can "like" my page on FB and check here tomorrow for a recreation of my mixset for free download!! Check soon!!

"Corazones Rebeldes" Maracuyeah x Dj Selecta x K-Selecta at Velvet Lounge 9.19.12

I'm very happy to share that I'll be playing out at one of my favorite bars in DC with THE mighty Maracuyeah Collective! If you are around, and want to get down with some Tropical Bass, than come through! Bring your crew! Leave all beef and get some dance on! In the meantime, here are some tasters of my steez to put ya at ease! Peeece!

Let's Welcome the Mayan Zombies - AmericanPupusa 2011 End of Year Party Mix by Illselection on Mixcloud

AmericanPupusa Broadcast #1 - "Ladies get the props" by Illselection on Mixcloud

Thank you - Occupy Gala!!

I want to give a big shout to all supporters and performers at  Occupy Gala this weekend. I had a blast playing out and learning what it's like to be behind the decks and interacting with the crowd. What a wonderful learning experience. I'll make sure to post my mixes soon! For now, naptime!

My DJ debut is tomorrow... come find me in DC... I'm totally excited and honored to be a part of this!!! Find me at 7:30pm in Gala Hispanic Theatre. I was supposed to have downloads for each night, but that'll probably be the next week.

AmericanPupusa Soundsystem Showcase at Gala Hispanic Theatre - April 13th and 14th

I'm very honored to take part in "Occupy Gala" an artist showcase taking place in Washington D.C. April 13th and 14th. It is being put together by local hero Quique Aviles, with the idea of providing a space for provocative expression about the political and social realities from musicians, painters, writers, producers and DJs. I was asked to present my music, so here I am, putting together DJ sets, tracklists and concepts for my "AmericanPupusa Soundsystem Showcase"

My sets will present the power of soundsystem music. From Baile Funk to Hip Hop, soundsystem culture has been one of the most sacred spaces where carnality, spirituality, escapism, and reality meet. It is the space where music is chopped up, breakers defy gravity, poor people have gala dance parties, and battling and showmanship strive to entertain and relax rather than destroy.

I shall host a "Lounge" affair at early on, where I will present the latest and greatest in nu-skool Latino and Tropical Bass music, highligting the truth that we are current producers of culture. After 9pm there will be a rooftop with music curated by myself featuring 20 minute mixes of various soundsystem genres; representing commonalities and differences.

In the end, I hope to show that social commentary can be made without words. The ability for oppressed and poor folk to utilize technology in new ways, create atmosphere of dread and hope, communal participation between performers and audience, are all ways to say "fuck you." We can be depressed, but we can dance. We may have been shitted on by ignorant, racist, bastards... but fuck you... we soundclash, we battle, we windmill, we dance, we chat, we rhyme, and push your heart with our bass.

Gala Theatre "Occupy Gala"