2007 and 2008 is been a year of a lot of changes. Some for good and some for bad. Surprisingly all the good news coming from Art and Music. We have done a few very important things in both sides or better said we had a few very important recognitions in both since everyone that been here knows all the good things that we been doing for the past years. But at least we can say that we were right and we didn't loose our time. I think that people are more carefull when it comes to invest their time and money and thats exactly what happened to me.
Is a moment of transition ,i am not 30 anymore and the standards keep changing. The problem always been that ,when you do well a lot of people copy you and they know how to do it better because is easy and then they fucked up everything and then they dissapear and we are the same people enjoying what we love. For all the people that doesn't know what we been doing in the last 6 years at the fest i will just mention a few names Sammy Ayala, Lee Quiñones,Bobbito, Paul Bradshaw, Swifty, Rostarr, Doze, Jose Parla, Dzine, Shepard Fairey, Swoon,Chris mendoza,Dustin Ross, Ricky Powell,Mitch, Faile, David Ellis, Mode 2, SBTG,Vargas-Suarez Universal, Heavyweight,Jazzanova, Bugz in the attic, Nickodemus, Matthias Heilbronn, Osunlade,Pete Rock, Neil Aline,Sasha "organic Gorooves" Gerardo Frisina, Yam Who, Fauna Flash,Vikter Duplaix, boozoo Bajou and the list goes on a on (i keep going later).
As the last 6 years we are doing the fest again the third week of October 16-19. This year we will have parties in Old San Juan and in Hotel La Concha www.laconcharesort.com
where we are spinning weekly and finishing a new cd with Candela Recordings exclusives. We will have rooms available at Casa Candela starting from $50 thru $95 www.casacandelahostel.blogspot.com we will be announcing very soon other packages at La Concha and in Old San Juan. That week is also the San Juan Cullinary week so be prepare for a lot of parties a lot of good food ,music and art. We will be announcing djs and artists very soon. But talking to Candela regulars bobbito, nickodemus, Matthias Heilbronn,Des from Yam Who, Tyler Askew, Dj Busquelo, Dj Scribe between others. So stay tuned as we will be posting the confirm names very soon.
Tempo Alomar is in the photo singer and writer of "Mi Swing es Tropical"
