tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15055084130879314522011-11-27T18:29:46.700-05:00This blog is what happens when you educate a Latino and allow him to express his views on the spirit of our latino heritage, art, fashion, music, dance, traditions,and emerging trends.Urban Jibarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892232039059609442noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505508413087931452.post-31062316801654936372008-07-15T11:12:00.002-05:002008-07-15T11:17:35.021-05:00

I have gotten some email about this particular blog and why I am not posting anything at all here anymore. The answer is the thanks to this Blog...Sofrito For Your Soul has tripled in traffic over the last few months and I made a decision to consolidate everything in one place and syndicate to other places (social media sites like Facebook and MySpace).I will keep this site here because the

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Mira mi gente...you gotta peep this....Mexico's Aztecs have always been portrayed as one of the doormats when Europeans took over the New World. But this new special suggests it didn't go down quite that easily.http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~r/nydnrss/latino/~3/276224020/2008-04-23_pbs_secrets_of_the_dead_revisits_mexicos.html--This article was sent using my Viigo.For a free download, go to http:/

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Let me first say that my condolences go out to Martha Stewart during her time of mourning. My commentary is not to belittle the relationship between a pet and it's owner...it is just me showing how twisted the mainstream media is.I have been a lil under the weather and yesterday I decided to unplug from any contact with the outside world. I did not bulletin on MySpace, did not update my status on

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The LA Times just released an article concerning an ABSOLUT VODKA ad that has been under fire because certain groups believe it to be too "revolutionary" because it shows a map of Mexico prior to the Mexican American war? Do the "Gringos" really fear a reconquista?Let us know...call us and let us know what you think.CALL OUR COMMUNITY HOTLINE AND SPEAK YOUR MIND!(208) 723-5966(Responses may be

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Mi Gente, check out this hilarious video spoofing Rihanna's Umbrella! This is a promo announcing "el ticket mas caliente de Broadway"!Check it out, get those tickets and support the arts!As I am,The Urban Jibarowww.SofritoForYourSoul.com --------------------GET READY TO EXPERIENCE an exhilarating journey into one of Manhattan's most vibrant communities, named "BEST MUSICAL OF THE YEAR" by New

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This is OPTIMUM ONLINE's TRIPLE PLAY commercial spoofing a Reggaeton Video?I just want to know what YOU THE PEOPLE think about companies marketing to us this way...Do you think it is on target or is it offensive?Let your voice be heard on our community hotline 718-371-0671 or leave your comments on our BlogAs I am,The Urban Jibaro

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Here is a piece I wrote in 1996, has become a favorite to perform when I lecture via the college circuit...and it will be featured in my upcoming poetry book...Jibaro Soy.Buen Provecho...The Urban JibaroFounderwww.SofritoForYourSoul.comRead my personal Blog here ----------------------------------------------------------------TRUE BORICUAWHAT`S UP WITH YOU?DONT GET MAD AT ME AND SAY THAT I`M NOT

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What more could I have asked for...we started the year strong with our first Capicu Poetry & Cultural Showcase of 2008...so many great poets and the audience is growing.Take a moment to read the recap and check the pics!As I am,The Urban JibaroEl mas pegao en el interne'-------------------------------------------------------------It is 2008 and the Capicu New Year has begun in Brooklyn...marking

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So I got a question yesterday from Marisol Arzuela from Modesto California ( a 5 year reader of Sofrito For Your Soul)...her question was "What inspired you to start Radio Capicu?"Marisol...thank you so much for your support...so here it is....Some time last year I decided to open "the book" and see which of my dreams I can make a reality...note: for those of you who do not know me..."the book"

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Saludos mi gente...Primero que nada...Happy Nu Jear to everyone...I hope that this year is filled with prosperity for anyone with a dream to be fulfilled in their heart.Now I have recieved some serious email about the status of this blog from some of you that actually were kind of feeling where I was going with this. I do want to apologize for starting something and not following thru...but CONYO

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I wrote this piece on January, 20th, 1998 during my time at SUNY Old Westbury. It is dedicated to one of the most special people I have ever met in my lifetime...Alexandra Mane. Me and Alex ran the new student experience dorm (named after Martin Luther King Jr.) alone during a time when we were understaffed. The challenges we encountered individually and collectively that year inspired many

Urban Jibarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892232039059609442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505508413087931452.post-3917011401561943432007-02-10T11:52:00.000-05:002007-02-10T11:52:17.576-05:00

Should Military Recruiters Target Gang-Risk Latino Teens? The answer to the title of this post sounds like it should be a no-brainer but with the Army under pressure to meet its quota to help with the additional troops President Bush has decided is needed in Iraq, a second look must be given as to whether the Army, and possibly other branches of the military, are making promises to at-risk kids

Urban Jibarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892232039059609442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505508413087931452.post-15594480355203698102007-02-08T23:13:00.000-05:002007-02-03T09:53:39.153-05:00

Ok...I finally put up the site with a few articles just to test it a lil bit...I have some close friends and supporters giving me feedback as to how it looks and all that good stuff. I still have to add in some advertisers and friends that have supported me throughout the 10 years of existence...all in good time.Take a peek and let me know what you think....www.SofritoForYourSoul.com As I am...

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So I woke up yesterday to the local news covering the annual Ground Hog Day event in Pennsylvania in which we await prediction from Punxsutawney Phil based on whether he sees his shadow or not. So he comes out and does not see his shadow, which means that we will have an early spring...and I am thinking to myself, Esta rata esta endrogao, winter just started last week in NY. Then later in the

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Familia...Last year I had an opportunity to go to Chicago on business and my friend Dulce Ramos...from the infamous Pump Room Boutique took me to lunch. She kept asking me if I ever had a Jibarito sandwich...and it was buggin me because I actually lived a great portion of my life in Puerto Rico...so with my head hung in embarrassment I said "no, what is that?". It turns out a restaurant called La

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Reventando my words...Pa que tu oigas in my idiomaRaising my bandera altoPorque compai, this is no bromaI speak breathe and bleed boricuaAnd I stand tall despite mi alturaMis ojos tu lo vez bluepero gringo no soyMi soul es taino y pa' mi isla voyI have viajado from brooklyn all the way to bayamonSlammin mis palabras to hip hop or to a sweet isla son.Y cuando I am done...quiero oir the dulce song

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Last night I dreamt I was a reggaeton song... And with every heartbeat was the thump of a drum beat... It was'nt just any song...but the hottest song. Mira como mi barrio se mueve...as I exhale rythm. Last night I dreamt I was a reggaeton song... A song that takes the old and new...revolutionary thoughts that pay homage to the our raices indigenas... That scream praises to our raices africanas to

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I have been wondering how long it will be before I started blogging about one of my secret guilty pleasures...but based on last night's events I have no choice but to really delve in this topic...because it is what I do.As many of you know Honduran-American actress America Ferrera recieved the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy...an amazing accomplishment for a Latina playing

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Mira Familia...My cousin Jazzy just came back from Puerto Rico raving about the hottest new Reggaeton artist to hit the discotecas...and no it is not Archangel and Jowell or even Rakim and Ken Y. It is Miguelito...a kid who is clearly around 8 years old with grown scantily clad women doing the Iris Chacon (did I just show my age?) booty dance...and get this...he is talking about mami montala!!!

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No more coquito?... Se jodio la parranda!I am back...and the Parranda was great. What is better than a traditional Reyes celebration complete with great music, lots of family, coquito, pasteles and pernil?I dont know...pero si tu sabe me avisas. The biggest gift I could have ever recieved was spending this Los Reyes with my family in Florida...I only wish we could have all been there at the same

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Bueno familia...in a few short hours I will be jumping on a JetBlue flight from JFK to St. Cloud Florida to celebrate El Día de los Reyes the way it should be...with pernil, coquito, parrandas and most of my family.I am looking so forward to this, even though I will miss the Museo De Barrio event that has kept this celebration in my heart since I left Bayamon...I will enjoy the opportunity to do

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Besides my Mom, I do not think anybody is waiting to see this movie more than I am. I will keep it real and say that I did not think much of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony doing this movie together at first. After seeing the trailer...and really recognizing the talent behind my favorite Boricua power couple...I am confident that they will do this justice and the memory of my favorite salsero

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I am overwhelmed by the amount of emails and calls I have gotten over the last two days...NO, we are not closing the site down for good. Thank you so much for noticing...sometimes when you look at the web reports and see the traffic statistics you do not really see the publics appreciation for the website.We are about to go into our tenth year as a website and it has grown so much that I had to

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Mi Gente...Para que si no lo sabia....The Last Puerto Rican has not been born. I am very proud to present one of our first supporters as he continues his mission on educating us about the legacy of the Natives of the Americas. We met back in the mid 90's when I was doing a presentation for an organization I used to work with called Muevete. I was amazed at most of what Bobby was talking about in

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In the words of Hector Lavoe..."Todo tiene su final...nada dura para siempre"It is the last day of the year and I am really looking forward to new beginnings. I have been procrastinating over the last few days on how to shape my resolutions this year. First I wanted to really understand what a resolution really is...my previous understanding of resolution can easily be interpreted as "promises to

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As some of you may know...I am a member of the Oldest Latino Fraternity in existence...Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity Inc. I pledged at the Theta Chapter in Spring 1997 with Jose "Pensativo" Aviles and Jose " Ambicioso" Ventura at SUNY College at Old Westbury. My pledge name was El Renacido, a name that symbolized the transition I was living at the time...leaving the streets of Brooklyn alone and

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Just thinking about how it used to be....

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Happy Holidays! Enjoy it with your loved ones!

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This post is dedicated to the memory of Richie Perez, the man I call "El Padre De Mi Conciencia"...he was one of the few people I have ever admired because of the pure content of his character, dedication and integrity. It was Richie who named me "Urban Jibaro" after he heard me perform "True Boricua" at the 1996 Muevete Conference. On December 20th, 1986, I was walking in the South Ozone Park

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Testing, Testing....is this thing on?Bueno...vamos a ver. This is my 3rd attempt to blog outside of my website and My Space. I did some research and most articles I read said to try blogging on Blogger.com and if you are still at it 3 months later...then you can move to a bigger platform like moveable type. I am often very busy with work and my duties at the site but I noticed that the bigger the

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