Feature: Las Acevedo – “Chaka Chaka”
Unsigned, Dominican Republic
Las Acevedo is the project Anabel Acevedo and Cristabel Acevedo, two gorgeous sisters from the Dominican Republic making fun, unsuspected and unrestrained music. With only a couple of months of the duo’s formation as a band, the young duo are already starting to create huge buzz on the island, where they have built an audience for their simple and whimsical songs. It’s always exciting to find projects that seem to pop up out of nowhere, that’s part of the charm of Las Acevedo, who by region, would fit into the Dominican Alternative scene (if there is one), next to artists like Rita Indiana (who they say to be huge fans) or even singer-songwriters like Juango Davalos and Alex Ferreira. Las Acevedo are fairly distinct to their peers, that adolescent and picnic-ready characteristics should be enough for hopes of internalization.
The duo started the project composing and singing in English, something common all across Latin America with Indie-Folk-Pop bands. They recorded some very pleasant demos like “The Weather Smells Like Oranges” (from Fonogramaticos Vol.8), a song as wonderfully naïve as it is catchy. But just like Mexico’s Hey Chica! or Venezuela’s Jovenes y Sexys, they have realized sweet melodies are also achievable in the Spanish language. Their latest song and now official first single “Chaka Chaka” it’s by far, their finest moment yet; from the calming and well adjusted harmless lyrics, to the generous blend of pop and tropical layers, this sure seems like a solid starting point for the Acevedo sisters.
The music of las acevedo really got into me, it is like having fun in the backyard on just having a evening nap under a tree's shadow.
ReplyDeleteSe parecen a Julietas Venegas
ReplyDeletebonitas voces, super bien para ser su primer sencillo
ReplyDeleteAqui esta el grupo de Facebook de las Acevedo: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=342777146582&ref=ts
ReplyDeleteBuen ritmo me parece mucho al estilo de Jack johnson pero con tambora..exitos para las dos
ReplyDeletey me tripean los lentes...
yo lo q me pregunto q hacen esas dos seres con una bufanda cuando en rep.dom es un pais tropical y ahora mismo las temperatura rondan las 43 grados...? q hacen mujeres q van a axfixiar ....lolzz
ReplyDeleteumm WOW i love it!!!! muchos exitos chicas! se que les va a ir super super bien!!. ohh una respuesta para el que hizo la pregunta de las bufandas yo creo que eso se llama estilo.. o ummm originalidad???
ReplyDeletese lleva bufandas en barcelona, santo domingo, nueva york, y guayaquil, estilo internacional de los jipsters. y porke te importa, se ve guapita!
ReplyDeleteAahh!! me encantan sus canciones muero porque lancen su primer material discografico...eso si es que ya lo sacaron y yo ni en cuenta D:
ReplyDeleteMe encanta! es muy divertido y relajante su ritmo...por cierto, en Rep. Dom. también llueve, y baja la temperatura, por ejemplo, hoy esta a unos 17 grados... >.>
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