No Borders Tonight 25 Years of Reggae with Los

No Borders Tonight 25 Years of Reggae with Los Cafres - Música - TjEventos
Escrito por Lilia López
Domingo 29 de Septiembre de 2013 10:43 - Ultima actualización Domingo 29 de Septiembre de 2013 18:26
This past September 27th, hundreds of reggae enthusiasts from both sides of the border,
including myself came together to celebrate a night dedicated to the 25 year anniversary of one
of the biggest Argentinian reggae bands of all time: Los Cafres.
After several forgotten items and heavy traffic I arrived at the most visited city in the world and
my hometown, Tijuana. This beautiful city has recently been growing and gaining back its
popularity as a hangout spot for the young and old on either side of that dreaded fence. “La
Revu” is back to being the iconic strip which most of us grew up hearing fantastic stories about.
Even though doors opened at 6:00 PM, when I arrived about an hour or so later, the line to
enter circled the block but moved quickly despite its length. The locale wasn’t empty and the
people were arriving in slow batches at a steady pace; but I was hoping for more-- then again, it
was barely 7:30 PM.
Klandestino kicked off the party approximately at 7:40 PM and played a set which was about
25 minutes long.
Army Roots and one of my favorites from last night Araiz Da
Vida brought the roots to El Foro. Other local bands like
Jah Es Uno
, Don Shak, and
Jammin Green Shop
also made their appearance last friday night. But definitely one of the most outstanding bands
was San Diego’s own
Piracy Conspiracy
whom besides bringing the sick grooves to our ears also delighted our vision with vocalist Mel’s
admirable show woman skills and guest
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No Borders Tonight 25 Years of Reggae with Los Cafres - Música - TjEventos
Escrito por Lilia López
Domingo 29 de Septiembre de 2013 10:43 - Ultima actualización Domingo 29 de Septiembre de 2013 18:26
Tlalok MC
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This last band’s set lasted approximately 50 minutes and they left the stage at 11:30 PM or so.
By now the concert hall was practically at its full capacity, the crowd anxious to see the
headlining band. Los Cafres drumset was unveiled and every single piece of this musical
puzzle was slowly being put together by the roadies.
Unfortunately for my back and feet, midnight came and no band. The bordertown public was
beginning to get rowdy and chanting the classic “*uleeeeeeros! *uleeeeeeros!” The minutes
dragged on and the anticipation was growing more with each one that passed. Twenty minutes
later the musicians walk onto the stage and begin with the intro.
El Foro had officially transformed into a melting pot where fans from Tijuana, San Diego,
Rosarito, Ensenada, LA and all surrounding regions had suddenly become one. No borders
here, suddenly the almost six hour wait was totally worth it.
Five minutes later, Guille walks on stage wearing a crimson Xolos Jersey, khaki slacks, a cap
and his signature smile to the tune of Caprichos and continued with the slow death of Flaca
Huella. “How beautiful it is to see Tijuana once again!” he exclaims wide-eyed admiring each
and every one of the individuals that came together to be part of this once in a lifetime event.
The gang continued performing songs from their 12th and newest album, El Paso Gigante like:
Dale!, and with Mientras Tanto, the atmosphere mellowed down while everyone grooved in
unison. The romanticism advanced with the beautiful lyrics of Imposible, El Angel, Kaos and
Una Perla en mi vida, just to name a few.
The show was definitely not going end without “rolas” from the other 11 albums like Flor del
Portrero, Hace Falta, and Tus Ojos.
However, it was the classics like: No Puedo Sacarte de Mi Mente, Aire, and Sinsemilla that lit
up the the night and moved everyone to sing, jump, dance and just go crazy with the
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No Borders Tonight 25 Years of Reggae with Los Cafres - Música - TjEventos
Escrito por Lilia López
Domingo 29 de Septiembre de 2013 10:43 - Ultima actualización Domingo 29 de Septiembre de 2013 18:26
Argentinians. By now there were girls climbing onto the stage determined to hug the vocalist. By
the way, they all succeeded and one even managed to steal a kiss from him. The guys jammed
to a few more songs before playing Sinsemilla one more time and abandoning the stage at 1:32
AM.
The fans were not ready to let them go and began chanting for an encore while stomping on
and pounding on whatever they could to get them to return. Sure enough, five minutes later they
came back on stage with Secreto Mio, also from their last production. After this song, a
representative of the promotion house hosting the event went on stage to present the band with
certificate of recognition for these past 25 years of successes. Guille thanked everyone present
and proudly showed off their award.
The countdown had begun and the hits started coming one after another, Momento, Dulce
Muñequita, Casi que me Pierdo, and Si el Amor se Cae; all songs which have come and stayed
with Los Cafres’ throughout this 25 year musical voyage. The night ended promptly at 2:00 AM
with one of my top three favorite Cafres songs: La Receta because “el reggae es belleza y no
monotonía.”
Although the band’s set consisted of a roughly hour and a half show, I can honestly say
everyone left satisfied. The wait was worth every second, the fans all had a great time, no
fighting no silly business just love, great music and good vibes. Frontman Guillermo took
advantage of every opportunity he had to shake a fans hand and that huge smile which he had
when he first set foot on the stage, never left his face.
Fotos por: WOR (World of Reggae)
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