May Day

In celebration of May Day here's an old tune from our first album "Third World Reality"



By the way, this album can be downloaded for free by clicking link below:

http://elpueblo.bandcamp.com/album/third-world-reality

Dejate Dubiar

Let's get a head-start on this 420 weekend !

Here's "Dejate Dubiar," yet another Dub Side from ISLA



Enjoy it !

Happy Friday !

Here's another video from our last show at The Shrine.

Camera is a lil shaky, but you can still listen to this VERY new song written by our drummer Lucas Leto.
Song still doesn't have a title so maybe you can suggest him a title for the song !

Check it out :

Have a great friday and a rockin' weekend

el pueblo


heheheh ... a lil' post rehearsal rambling

First Show of 2012 !

Saturday, March 31st at The Shrine will be our first show of 2012, and we are super excited !

We've been putting a lot of work in preparing for this show, though perhaps "work" is not the right word since we've been having a blast.
Our sound has greatly improved and we seem to just keep getting tighter and tighter which is interesting because the tighter you get as a band the more loose and relaxed the music seems because everybody is so comfortable with having the song be free enough to go to different places and explore more dynamics.
(Sounds a lil' nerdy but it's true)

Another great thing about our next show at The Shrine is that its going to be a "triple reggae bill." The Hard Times will be kicking off the night, then yours truly El Pueblo, and last but not least we cap the night with Roots Vibrations.

We really look forward to seeing you guys come through ...oh ! and its free !!!  (gotta love the Shrine)

See you sat 31st !

much luv

Bronx Summer

What's the story ... Bronx Summer

Should I start by saying that I don't remember writing this song?  Probably not, but yes; I have bad memory and, well...no, I don't remember actually writing it, but I do remember for a while wanting to do a nice mix of Reggae and Latin (I'm pretty sure its not the first time).
The idea behind Bronx Summer is basically Fun; just like summers in the Bx !
(I happen to be from the Bx)
The song has 3 sections and it has a cool piano line that combines a little tumbao with a common reggae riff.

We'll be releasing a studio version of this track very soon and I gotta say that Marcello really killed it with his tumbao.  He plays the line above but then right before the solos he drops a timba-influenced  tumbao that I could have never written.
Thats the cool thing about writing music for El Pueblo; you bring an idea on paper and the band pretty much arranges it and it always sounds better that what was on paper.
The band brings life to it.

...and that's the story to Bronx Summer !

I actually remember having great Bronx Summers in this pool. Mullally Pool, right across from the new Yankee Stadium.

Babylon System Dub !

First Dub Version from ISLA


 Babylon System Dub by elpueblosound

Happy Friday !!!

Happy Friday and a blessed weekend ! Kick it off with this lover's reggae jam coming at us from UK.
Tune is called "Walk On By" (not the Burt Bacharach one) from the album "Moving On" by the awesome UK Reggae band TRADITION.
If you don't know this band you NEED to check 'em out.
Just recently we got my hands on their1976 album High Risk Dub which we HIGHLY recommend.

Happy Friday !!!  

 Stay blessed mah' peeps !!

What's the story ... Ina Funky Dub

"Ina Funky Dub" is a song that I am extremely proud of writing/producing.  The track was specifically written for the compilation "Funk Aid for Africa" compiled by Dj ObaH.
I got an email from Obah and he mentioned that he was reaching out to local artists that might be interested in donating a track to a compilation to be titled "Funk Aid for Africa."
The compilation was going to be widely sold and 100% of the proceeds were going to NextAid; an organization that funds "sustainable development projects for children in Africa."
When I heard this I said "We're down !"
The first part that was written was the bass line which is (in my opinion) a super hip bass line (!) and then rest followed.
In reality the best part of the track was that it went to help children in need, and we feel very proud to me musicians helping children with our music.
We've played the track many times live, but when we play it live we do it with a pretty cool arrangement in the intro that Lucas did. There's a different intro in the recorded version...oh and we usually play it pretty fast live !


 Ina Funky Dub by elpueblosound 

Happy friday !!!

Here's a lil Augustus Pablo to kick-start the weekend.

...new Dub track coming at you next week !  Don't forget to sign up to our email list, thats the only way you get to listen and download the track.

stay blessed !

Manero Launch

A great pic from last night at the Manero Launch.
We had a great time and threw down a killer set.
Check us out below looking sharp !

(from L to R) Mike Montgomery (Bass), Robert Julian (Guitar), Tita Garcia (Vocals), Lucas Leto (Drums), Rob (a good friend and a great supporter of El Pueblo, poor guy was helping us carry Lucas' FULL drum set)

Whats the story ...Despojo

Despojo is a song that appeared out of nowhere.  Kinda trippy, right?
I was looking through my stack of sheet music and sketches and I stumbled upon this little piece of sheet music with a song called Despojo.
I grabbed the guitar and starting playing what was written and I was like "wow! thats a cool little melody!"
I had written (whenever I wrote the song) directions that said "Latin on A part" and then "Reggae on B part" so I pretty much kept my original directions on the arrangement.
The reality is that I don't remember writing this song, maybe I was in some sort of trance?? Or maybe I just have a really bad memory.



Despojo by elpueblosound
Below is El Pueblo playing Despojo live at Southpaw. Kevin Sherman on Bass and Paquito Cruz on Sax.I animated the audio track with some cool images.

This Saturday !

7/8 at Shrine

It was a rainy night and the Shrine was not as packed as it usually is on a friday night but the fyah was definitely on !
We had an amazing time playing a pretty rocking set that included 2 guest singers.
Poor Mike (bass) fell of his bike just a couple of days before the show and he fractured two fingers in his right hand, luckily the break did not affect his Index and Middle fingers so he was still able to bring the fire that he always brings on the bass.
This is also the first show back with Mike since 2006 !
Everybody played a great show and perhaps more importantly had a great time.
The audience at the Shrine definitely showed their love on that tip bucket so many thanks to them !
We'll be back at Shrine in Sept.

Below is the set list for the show:

El Pueblo Jam
Morning Glory
Water Get No Enemy
* Babylon System Slave
* The Ocean
** It's a Pity
** Police & Thieves
Kafka

* with Chino & Tita on vocals
** Covers with Tita on vocals

Next shows:
7/23 - New Village Music Fest (Tompkins Square Park, Lower East Side)
7/30 - Rockwood Music Hall
8/19 - Nublu
9/23 - Shrine

Podcast Number 4

Morning Glory - Live At SouthPaw - El Pueblo
Dub Rastaman - Living Dub, Vol 3 - Burning Spear
Jah Love Us All" - Anthology - Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks - Linval Thompson
It's A Pity - Gangsta Blues - Tanya Stephens 
Different Kind of World - Rasta Pon Top - Twinkle Brothers
Pocket Money - Dreadlocks the Time is Now - The Gladiators
Police & Thieves - Police & Thieves - Junior Murvin
Magic Touch - Arkology [Disc 2] - Glen DaCosta
Ethiopian Dub - Guerrila Dub - The Aggrovators & The Revolutionaries
Congo Man - Below the Bassline - Ernest Ranglin
Babylon System Slave - ISLA - El Pueblo
Festa - Forward - Misty in Roots

This Friday

So we doing it again THIS Friday at The Shrine in Harlem USA. And its free to get in !
This is one of the dopest places in NYC, and one of El Pueblo's favorite spots in the city.
So we doing it this friday at 10:00pm (on the dot !) so get there before 10pm so you can grab a drink and relax with the deep sound we bringing.
It's going to be a special night as we are featuring not 1, but 2 guest singers. Our boy Chino Sing and the lovely Tita.
We've been rehearsing and doing all the work that this show deserves so that we can present to you the show that you guys deserve and expect from us.
So do come through and chill with us this friday night at the Shrine.

did we say its free to get in?? 'cause it is.
come through !!

Podcast Number 3

Numbah 3 !
The Ocean - ISLA - El PuebloChalwa - Presents - 10 Ft Ganja Plant Point Blank Observor Style - Microphone Attack - I RoyTop Ten - Reggae Greats - Gregory IsaacsOld Man Dub - Dub Trilogy, A History of Dub - Jah ThomasBuss A Blank - Island Breeze Riddim - Delly RanxEmanuel Road - Deadly - TigerGanja Farmer - Locked Out - Marlon AsherBlacula Version - King Tubby's in a Fine Style - The CrystalitesBarbwire Disaster - Ital Dub - Augustus PabloThe World is Troubled - Foul Play - Dennis BrownMi Sueño - The NY Sessions EP w Chino Sing - El PuebloAll Nations Bow - The Chanting Dread Inna Fine Style - Big Youth

rehearsal

Jamming with Zion Train

Very fun and productive rehearsal.
We got to practice all of tomorrow's material PLUS 3 songs that we will be doing with tomorrow's guest singer Sierra !
She's a very cool person and a great singer, so it's the perfect combination.

Of course we're missing Jeremy for this show but he's far away in Cambodia doing his thang with Parade Of One. Lets wish him the best !

Tomorrow Night