Lots of bands from Mexico playing at this year’s SXSW

Two decades ago, Latin America began to export its own take on rock `n’ roll, reggae and hip-hop, infusing them with an identifiably Hispanic sensibility and making a point to sing them in Spanish. Dubbed rock en espanol, the scene attracted fans in the English-speaking world, making at least two of the most popular acts—Mexico’s Mana and Colombia’s Juanes—headliners across North America and Europe.

Flash-forward to today, and a backlash is under way. Mexican bands raised on American and British indie-rock of the `90s—with such names as Hong Kong Blood Opera, Hummersqueal, Descartes a Kant, Six Million Dollar Weirdo, Motel, Allison, Los Dynamite, and Sussie 4 (pronounced like the `70s American singer-actress Suzi Quatro)—are making music that doesn’t wear much Hispanic heritage on its hipster sleeve. In fact, members of this new breed sing mostly in ingles, and several of these bands will be showcased this week at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, making the first steps into an English-language market of which they’ve dreamed.”*

*From: http://www.popmatters.com
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