wiki guinea pig

i was a guinea pig for wikipedia last week! basically i went in and they asked me to make a "contribution" on wikipedia and then asked me lots of questions to evaluate that process. before i went i knew i was going to have to write something and of course i got nervous and started thinking, oh my gosh i don't know enough about anything! my mind would go completely blank when i tried to think of a topic. especially because i didn't know if i was going to have to make an entirely new entry or to contribute to a topic already in there. as it turned out it could be the latter, but still i didn't really have any ideas until i sat down in the research office.

well, el gran silencio to the rescue again. that's what came to me. i cleaned up a bit the english-language entry on those guys and really i think wikipedia, no the world, is better for it ;) jejeje. in appreciation for giving me something to write about i am posting this video which i don't think we've ever posted here, of their collaboration with celso piña. it's a great song and the video is another with some beautiful footage of working-class monterrey, mexico.

cumbia poder : celso piña & el gran silencio

baila esta cumbia

ah, cumbia. my favorite. so much to say about this beloved working-class dance, but no time now so i'll just announce a very exciting development... p.o.w.e.r. is hosting a weekly cumbia gathering as a fundraiser.

time to perfect your skills!!


tuesdays : 7-8pm
@ power : 32 7th street, sf
$5-10


and here's a little cumbia-dub to help mover la colita ;)


cumbia sobre el río : celso piña (con pato de control machete & blanquito man de king changó)