Chulita Lonely Girl - 1976

This mix is me. This is the mix you dance to on a Friday or Saturday night after putting in work all week against the oppressor. This mix is a big F-u to Trump and his fascist government. This is the mix you’re going to bump at the backyard boogie this summer or cruise to in your 72 Impala. It’s the mix you roller skate to with the Tios at Venice Beach. It’s music I imagine playing at a Black and Brown party after a Black Panther Protest at an Oakland Courthouse. Just a warning it’s going to make your hips move and arms sway. The title, 1976, is when my parents crossed to the US from Mexico, an important date for me. This mix includes funk, disco and boogie and my favorite songs to dance to. I hope they hit you in the same way, happy listening.  - DJ Lonely Girl

Every week we feature a mix from one of our very own Chulitas- the mix comes directly from her vinyl collection.

This week's mix comes directly from DJ Lonely Girl's collection.

 DJ Lonely Girl is a mom, teaching artist, analog photographer, Mexican Indigenous woman living and working in Oakland, California.

 Come out and listen to DJ Lonely Girl (CVC Bay Area) spin tunes at our next event.

Tracklist:

1. Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto

2. Charles Wright & The watts 103rd st Rhythm Band - Express Yourself

3. The Honey Drippers - Impeach the President 

4. Stevie Wonder - You haven't done nothing

5. Isley Bros - Fight the Power

6. Roy Ayers - Come out & play

7. Heatwave - Boogie Nights

8. War - Galaxy

9. Earth Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire

10.Con Funk Shun - FFun

11. Parliment Funkadelic - Flashlight

12. Boosty Collins - She Jam

13. BT Express - Give up the Funk

14. Ozone - Gigolette

15. Hit n Run - Barkays 

16. Ozone - Strut my Thang

17. Westwood Cash - Psycho for your love 

18. Cameo - Attack me with your love

Chulita Viva Ari - This Is Dedicated To....

This collection of love songs is for whoever you, the listener, want it to be for. It could be for the person who understands your soul, or for the person you admire from afar. For the one who has been by my side for 6 years, “I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride", this one's for you. - DJ Viva Ari

Every week we feature a mix from one of our very own Chulitas- the mix comes directly from her vinyl collection.

This week's mix comes directly from DJ Viva Ari's collection.

 DJ Viva Ari is from Vallejo, Bay Area, CA. Come out and listen to DJ Viva Ari (CVC Bay Area) spin tunes at our next event.

Tracklist:

1. Oh Honey - Delegation, 1978 (vinyl, 7”, 45rpm)
2. I Do Love You - GQ, 1979 (vinyl, 7”, 45rpm)
3. Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler, 1962 (vinyl, LP, album)
4. LaLaLa Means I Love You - The Delfonics 1968 (vinyl, LP, album)
5. I’m Your Puppet - James & Bobby Purify 1976 (vinyl, 7”, 45rpm)
6. Yes I’m Ready - Barbara Mason 2011 (vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition Reissue)
7. I Like The Way You Love Me - Brenton Wood 1967 (vinyl, 7”, 45rpm)
8. I Want To Get Married - The Delicates 1964 (vinyl 7”, 45rpm)
9. At Last - Etta James 2011 (vinyl, LP, Compilation)
10. Dedicated To The One I Love - The Shirelles 1958 (vinyl, 7”, 45rpm)

NPR's alt.latino + Chulita Vinyl Club

"Chicano soul is the product of black and brown communities living side by side. The group Little Joe y La Familia is the perfect example of this fusion. Little Joe grew up on the cotton fields of Texas, where his was one of the only Mexican families living in a community of largely black families. It should come as no surprise, then, that he was one of the pioneers of Tejano soul."

We were featured on NPR's Alt.Latino earlier this week - check it out!

MUCHAS GRACIAS to Jessica Diaz-Hurtado for her careful and considerate writing on our collective's mission!

REST IN Power, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez

Born April 16, 1971 and taken far too soon on March 31, 1995. Chulitas remember where we were when we heard our first Selena song and then sadly later when we heard the news of her leaving this world so brutally. Rest in power, Reina, and gracias for giving all of us brown girls the role model of grace and achievement.

"It is not an everyday occurrence that an individual is born who is destined to touch the lives of millions. But, on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas, such an individual was born. Her name was SELENA. The youngest of three children born to Abraham and Marcella Quintanilla, Selena and her family eventually moved to Corpus Christi. By 1980, at the early age of nine, Selena had already begun working alongside her family, taking her place as the lead singer of the their band, Selena Y Los Dinos. More than a weekend hobby, the band became the family's livelihood. With her brother A.B. on bass and her sister Suzette on drums, the young group, managed by their father, toured the state of Texas performing for weddings and small clubs. Initially thrust into the music industry out of necessity, Selena and her family focused their energies into making their dreams come true. Recognized for their talent and lively stage performances, Selena Y Los Dinos signed with EMI Latin, and in just a few short years the group had expanded and become one of the Tejano industry's most sought after acts. Known for her powerful voice, sexy dance moves, and unique costume designs, Selena Quintanilla was the No. 1 female Latino star in the United States and Mexico before her untimely death on March 31, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

By April 1995, Selena became the first recording artist to place five Spanish-language albums simultaneously on the Billboard 200. Her Grammy-nominated 1994 release AMOR PROHIBIDO went platinum, as did her 1993 Grammy Award winning album SELENA LIVE! and her 1992 album ENTRE A MI MUNDO. It quickly became evident that Selena and her music had reached far more people than anyone could have imagined. The New York Times praised Selena as a "young artist with unlimited possibilities." And, according to TIME magazine, Selena "was the embodiment of young, smart, hip Mexican-American youth - wearing midriff-baring bustiers and boasting a tight-knit family and a down-to-earth personality, a Madonna without the controversy." At the time of her death, Selena was in the process of realizing one of her biggest dreams, crossing over into the English-speaking market. She had already recorded four English-language tracks that were to be included on her EMI Records premiere later that year. Dubbed by her fans as the "Queen of Tejano" many of Selena's hits were, and are still, rotated heavily on radio stations of every format. Although Selena's prospects for stardom in the English-speaking music world have been much debated since her death, the posthumous release of the album DREAMING OF YOU gave a clear indication that Selena was, in fact, on her way to becoming a star in the English market as well. Since her passing, Selena's life has inspired a hit movie, a Broadway bound musical, and a successful clothing line. So deeply felt by the Hispanic community was the tragedy of her death, that People magazine's commemorative issue of Selena, which sold a record number of copies, ultimately spurred the creation of the now-popular magazine People En Espanol.

Today, Selena's music continues to top Latin and pop charts throughout the world, and many of her records still stand unbroken. Selena currently holds the #1, #2, and #6 position for the highest attendance records at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, held each year in the Houston Astrodome. And recently, Billboard Magazine declared Selena the "Latin Artist of the Decade." What Selena accomplished by the age of 23, others could spend a lifetime trying to achieve. For that, one cannot help but feel respect and admiration for this Corpus Christi role model that inspired and represented the hopes and dreams of millions of followers who collectively identified with her. And so Selena's legacy lives on, in our cherished memories and in everyone that has been touched by her music."

-excerpt from the official Selena website