Yes, its a little lame to quote Marcos' complete email, but hey, there's a ton of good stuff to check out:

Amigos y Amigas -

I just got home from touring with Ocote Soul Sounds opening for Thievery Corporation. 

Feeling good and ready to boogie.

I'm very excited share what's been cookin' over here.  Smells funky! 

Please sample and pass it around...

SAY WHAT VIDEO:  It gives me great pleasure to share this with you! 
Produced by HJ Films

KICKSTARTER: the DIY approach to funding the next Chico album
Watch the pitch video!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/715247296/the-next-chico-mann-album-trickster-for-kids


BANDCAMP:  listen, download, and buy Chico traxx
including  "Analog Drift : Muy...Esniqui" 

chicomann.bandcamp.com


BOOTY CRISIS:  November 14, 2009

featuring...

CHICO MANN, Planet Rump, Tayisha Busay, Hiro tha Jap, DJ A-ko,
with the National Beakin' League

Facebook Event

Flyer Here

Saturday, November 14th
10pm-4am
$10

Public Assembly
Front Room
70 N. 6th St. (btwn Kent and Wythe)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
(718) 384-4586
L to Bedford
http://publicassemblynyc.com/events/view/1195

Planet Rump presents:

BOOTY CRISIS
the monthly dance party devoted to showcasing funky-fresh electro acts that will make you shake your ass HARD.

this month:

Chico Mann (http://www.myspace.com/chicomann) the king of instant-vintage electro-freestyle-Latin-Afrobeat...
Tayisha Busay (http://www.myspace.com/tayishabusay) glitter-garnished fly-girls armed with synths, drum machines, and live percussion
Hiro Tha Jap (http://www.myspace.com/hirothajap) fashion icon spinning booty-shaking club music all night
Planet Rump (http://www.myspace.com/planetrump) will perform their infectious brand of live electrofunkrap
DJ A-ko (http://www.myspace.com/akoisyourfriend) will get the party started on the ones and twos.
National Breakin' League (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/nblinfo) special dance showcase.

It's a futuristic party from the past, every month at Public Assembly.

In partnership with:
Sound Liberation Front (http://soundliberation.org/)
Afro-Marc Productions (http://afrobeatblog.blogspot.com/).

Videos:
Chico Mann  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEWaTVnaI_0
Planet Rump  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0NNXLmVrk8&feature=related
Tayisha Busay  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzPImWVQbS4
Hiro the Jap   http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&contributorid=12209217
National Breakin' League http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLNbnCeb2No&feature=related




COLLABORATIONS
Stay tuned for Chico collaborations with:

Mexicans with Guns (Texas)
Blundetto (France)
Professor Wouassa (Switzerland)
Beaterator (Wax Poetics/Rockstar Games)



CHICO BLOG
Check it!


much love,

CHICO MANN
チ　コ　マ　ン
email:  chicomann@gmail.com  ||  info: chicomann.com  ||
downloads: chicomann.bandcamp.com  ||
networking:  facebook.com/chico.mann  ||  twitter.com/chicomann

What is that noise? What's going on outside my window? Probably just a little party. Weird tho, cause I don't hear any music. I guess I'll have to provide it for them, Chico Mann style!

I got a friend, who I met through a friend, that knows this friend, Marcos, that makes some fantastic music with his band. Even tho I love you guys, I probably would have heard about the goodness by now anyway, cause they've got some awesome shit, and that's what I'm into. But really, Jason, get back to NYC.

Marcos is a kind man for allowing me to freely share the tracks below. But, its like a bag of chips, you're gonna want more. I can't help falling in love with the cover of Talking Head's "Once in a Lifetime". The old school TR's caress my techno ridden ears and Marcos' vocals are pretty much the shit in all the Latin new wave esque glory. But I've been jamming the originals just as loud. Chico Mann's latest album, "Analog Drift" is available for free streaming and a small download purchase on their bandcamp page. They've also been playing at great venues around NYC and NJ a lot lately, and sadly I missed the one at Santo's Party house, that place has the best system, and the one at South Paw so close to my apartment. Next weekend Chico Mann is playing at the Sound Liberation Festival in Brooklyn, which I'm totally going to check out. Anyone wanna come with me?

Listen to "Ease on Out" below or download here.

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Listen "The Golden Age" (Instrumental) below or download here.

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Listen to "Same Color Wolf" below or download here.

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