Afro-Latin band, La Misa Negra, performs in Ukiah for their 3rd summer concert event
b'Born out of Oakland, the Afro-Latin band \\u201cLa Misa Negra\\u201d performed at the third concert of the Sundays in the Park summer concert series in Ukiah. The seven member band put on a upbeat show, playing fusions of cumbia and salsa. \\n\\nNacidio desde Oakland, la band afro-latina \\u201cLa Misa Negra\\u201d presentaron en el tercero concierto del serie Domingoes en el Parque en ukiah. La banda de siete musicos pusieron un espectaculo animado, jugando fusiones de cumbia y salsa.\\nMarco Polo Santiago, guitarist, composer, and accordion player, founded the band in 2011. KZYX sat with the band before the presentation. Translations will follow.\\n\\nMarco Polo Santiago, guitarrista, compositor y jugador de acorde\\xf3n, fund\\xf3 la banda en 2011. KZYX sent\\xf3 con la banda antes del presentacion. La traducci\\xf3n seguir\\xe1.\\nQue es tu nombre y que tocas?\\nMe llamo Lydia Rodriguez y toco baritono saxofon. \\n\\nLa banda nacio de Oakland, tu eres de la area?\\nSoy de Stockton pero ahora vivo en San Jose. Actualment soy nueva a la banda, ayer era mi primer concierto. Me invitaron ser parte de la banda, pienso que me adoptaron. \\n\\nPor cuanto tiempo has jugado musica?\\nEmpeze cuando tenia 9 a\\xf1os con el flauta, hice todas mis programes de musicas y cambie at saxof\\xf3n a los 13 a\\xf1os. \\n\\nComo te encontraste en este g\\xe9nero?\\nEs lo que creci escuchando. Mis padres son de Zacatecas, Mexico. Ellos y mi hermana emigraron aqu\\xed. Es lo que siempre he sabido, es en mi sangre\\u2026esta banda tambi\\xe9n hace sonidos de rock y roll, y punk, un g\\xe9nero que me met\\xed por mi cuenta. Es una mezcla de todo que me encanta. Puedo sacudirme el pelo y toca musica latina, es chido!\\nIn the car the band was telling me you performed yesterday? Where?\\nA festival in grass valley. \\n\\nAre you spending the summer doing shows?\\nWe just have a few shows this summer, because of the pandemic our return to the scene has been slow. \\n\\nWhere do you draw inspiration from when songwriting?\\nI have the inspiration already because I have listened to music all my life so I can think about what styles to draw from. I have my own style of composing music derived from listening to not just cumbia, but cuban music, latin jazz, mambo, rock, metal, hip hop, rap, and funk. It guides me when writing melodies and wind instrument parts. Its principle for our sound \\u2013 our music revolves around the wind instruments, saxophone, trumpets, all that. And so, I write music because I\\u2019m educated on those varying genres. \\n\\nWhat has been your favorite song to write for the band?\\nPistola, a salsa song we have on our recent album.\\n\\nWhat is next for the band?\\nI\\u2019m writing the next album right now. I have several songs done, they are missing lyrics, but in a few months, we\\u2019ll be putting new songs out.\\nLa Misa Negra was a fresh sound for Ukiah, concert goers were hesitant at first but soon enough the stage front was filled with dancers, many following the steps of the musicians moving on stage.\\n\\nLa Misa Negra era un sonido fresco para Ukiah, la gente primero estaban vacilantes, pero pronto el frente del escenario estaba lleno de bailadores, muchos siguiendo los pasos de los musicos bailando. \\n\\nFor the KZYX News, I\\u2019m Ayled Zazueta. For all our local stories, with photos and more, visit KZYX.org. You can also subscribe to the KZYX news podcast wherever you get your podcasts.'