Palenke Soultribe – Friday April 30th 2010 @ Green Dolphin

Palenke Soultribe
Friday April 30th, 2010
Green Dolphin, Chicago
$10 suggested donation

Please click below to make your advanced donation to the 26th Annual Latino Film Festival Wrap Party. By doing so, you are insuring your entrance to the April 30 fund-raising night. Space is limited and entrance will be admitted on a first come first serve basis. Only names of advanced donation ticket buyers will be added to the guaranteed entrance list.

Support by: DJ Nando, DJ Dave Moreno
Visual by: Krinum Nurse

Palenke Soultribe was created in Los Angeles in 2005 by Colombian producers Juan D. Borda ( AKA Insectosound) and Andres Erazo ( AKA Popa) and later joined by drummer/percussionist A.Zuluaga. Under WC-Music Records and up to 2008, they have released a vinyl named “Folkloric Deconstruktion” (2005); followed by their first album called “Tropic an Heaven” (2007 )( album that was awarded with the Independent Music Awards 2008 in the Dance/Electronica category; and a compilation of remixes entitled “Tropico y Cielo”. Their upcoming album release, ORO, shows a development in the sound of the project and features known international artists like Miami’s Locos por Juana ( Grammy nominee 2009), Sr. Mendez ( Grammy Winner 2007), Cesar Pliego ( bass player from KINKY), Elastic Bond , Toddy Walters and many more. Official released date scheduled March 2009. PalenkeSoultribe deconstruct atmospheric and warm colombian sonic textures that ride over underground beats and exploratory synthesizer sounds. The foundation of PST’s work is the colorful sound of Colombia’s traditional music mixed together with electronic beat.

RatioNation  is pleased to announce they are joining forces with Latino Cultural Center and the Latino Film Festival to present the very first Latino Film Festival Wrap Party featuring a concert performance by the Colombian super-band Palenke Soultribe.

Pepe Vargas and the Latino Cultural Center have graciously afforded Ratio Nation with the honor of producing the very first Latino Film Festival Wrap Party. What’s a Wrap Party you might ask?…A Wrap is a phrase used by the director in the early days of the film industry to signal the end of filming. Nowadays, the call is more commonly “that’s a wrap!” Films have used this since the 1920′s when the filming was done and it just needed to go into post production. The Wrap Party was the event crated to celebrate the films completion.

In keeping with this tradition the Latino Cultural Center will create an event to celebrate the completion of another successful Latino Film Festival here inChicago. This event will be unique on many different levels.

First, the party will be headlined by a concert featuring one of the most popular bands to come out of Colombia…Palenke Soultribe. Palenke’s first album “Tropic and Heaven” won a 2008 Independent Music Award (IMA) for best electronic/dance album. Their second album “Oro” features collaborations with Locos Por Juana, Cesar Pliego and Sr. Mendez. Oro has been creating a buzz in the Latin and indie music scene. This year the band has been featured on ESMusica, MSN Mexico’s Detour, Fabrika.com, Remezcla.com and was song of the day on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic. Palenke  co-headline the Festival Central in Bogota this January and was selected to perform at SXSW 2010.

Second, a special visiual-show-collaboration between Palenke Soultribe and Yannick Joubert of Rationation/Underworld. As a team they will be providing anexclusive visual experience using the latest in visual software engineering. Yannick is an artist in the true sense of the word, and he is not constrained byany means toone specific medium. Not afraid to try new things, Yannick is constantly pushing himself and challenging the ways in which he and other artists engage with the world. He is a painter, illustrator, designer, musician, film director and above all, a true collaborator who has been working with international artists such as Underworld, The Orb, and Lady Sovereign. You can learn more about his projects via rationation.com

And lastly, this event will be a fundraiser to let the Latino Cultural Center and its hardworking staff know how much the City of Chicago and its Latinos appreciate thesweat and dedication the Latino Cultural Center gives to produce year in and year out such an amazing film festival.

With the help of this events official media sponsor Amor Montes de Oca and her popular website Arte y Vida Chicago.com, Ratio Nation plans on reaching the masses of Chicago and inviting them to come out and show their support of this fundraising night. 100% of donations will be given to the Latino Cultural Center to further their pursuits. Although the donation is not mandatory…please come and give as much as you can. You know this money will come back to you ten fold.