Most people associate Cinco de Drinko Cinco de Mayo as being the Mexican holiday that recognizes a day of Independence.When in fact, the day is more of a fabricated holiday, much like some of the other holidays we observe here in the US as a marketing ploy to make some quick bucks. In actuality, Cinco de Mayo is the win in the Battle of Puebla over the French. El 16 de Septiembre (16th of September) is the true day of independence celebrated in Mexico. To commemorate the Bicentennial, Nacional Records will be releasing, “BiMexicano: Nuestros Clasicos Hechos Rock” which celebrates 200 years of independence in the form of music. Look for the album to hit stores digitally Sept 7th.
BIMEXICANO TRACK-LISTING
1. Ely Guerra – La Llorona
2. Enrique Bunbury – Vámonos
3. Jaguares – La Martiniana (feat. David Hidalgo of Los Lobos)
4. Sussie 4– Bésame Mucho
5. Aterciopelados – Un Mundo Raro
6. Kinky – Sombras
7. Hello Seahorse! – Cielo Rojo
8. Le Baron – El Rey
9. Jumbo – De Qué Manera Te Olvido
10. Senor Flavio (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs) – El Son De La Negra
11. Natalia Lafourcade – La Cigarra
12. Chucho (Zoe) – Cucurrucucú Paloma
[…] together the “Bimexicano” release. The album puts a modern take on Mexican classics. I mentioned the release a couple of weeks ago, but today it seems a bit more fitting and NPR did a piece on the […]
Que emocion!! This CD seems to promise a lot! Great bands, Classic songs.. what else can we ask for in a CD?!?!
Neta que me gusta un chin! Especialmente la de Sussie 4