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Isle Of Light: Where Music, Sociopolitical Messages, & Style Collided in Santo Domingo

Joel Moya — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 00:12:05 +0000

The Isle of Light festival, held at Faro Punto Torrecilla in Santo Domingo Este, showcased a diverse lineup, bringing together the vibrant independent art and music scene of the Dominican Republic and international acts. Artists didn’t just perform; they used their platform for more than musical expression, weaving in poignant sociopolitical messages. Giorgio Siladi carried

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11 Latin American Music Festivals You Should Hit This Spring

Richard Villegas — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:14:03 +0000

Music festivals are popping up all around us like heads on a hydra. From massive events like Coachella and Vive Latino, to smaller more focused enterprises like NRMAL and Viva!, the proliferation of these artistic gatherings is allowing bookers to zero in on emerging scenes around the globe. Music festivals are helping develop and expand

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Rita Indiana Returns With a Roaring Condemnation of Corruption at Isle of Light Festival

Isabelia Herrera — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:35:53 +0000

In the age of corporate beer activations and Doritos-sponsored stages, it’s easy to forget that festivals were once significant to the infrastructure of local music scenes. Isle of Light, the Dominican indie festival whose fourth edition hit Santo Domingo this past weekend, continues to play a role in the development of the country’s underground music community. While

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3 Rising Dominican Acts to Watch at Santo Domingo’s Isle of Light Festival

Cheky — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 17:02:33 +0000

Since its first edition, the Dominican Republic’s Isle of Light Festival has found a place amidst the massive, corporate events that control the island’s entertainment industry. It has successfully realized its vision of catering to local indie fans hungry for the communal experience of music festivals, while providing a professional stage for Dominican bands to shine next to their international peers. Once again,

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Rita Indiana Returns to the Stage to Headline Dominican Festival Isle of Light

Cheky — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:12:41 +0000

On April 1, for the fourth consecutive year, the Dominican Republic will witness Isle of Light, the indie and electronic music festival that shines like a bright little jewel nestled among larger scale mainstream Caribbean festivals. The organizers have been successful in creating a yearly gathering where local and regional acts can cut their teeth on a

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Zip Lines, Chill Waves, and Presidente: This Is What a Dominican Indie Music Festival Is Like

Isabelia Herrera — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 00:19:49 +0000

I was 17 years young when I went to Lollapalooza 2009, my first-ever music festival. I was too concerned with fulfilling my pop punk fantasy of seeing Arctic Monkeys to be bothered with drunken EDM bros or read into the never-ending flow of glow-in-the-dark cups and neon Ray Ban knockoffs. For me, going to a festival was

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7 Mouthwatering Dishes to Try at the Dominican Republic’s Isle of Light Festival

Stephanie Gerardino — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 22:05:56 +0000

Avocado is an online food magazine that mixes gastronomy, design, and photography. We like to create original, creative content that our readers identify with and have our team members and collaborators share their own experiences through the magazine. We publish everything from recipes, interviews, and music that surrounds food (a column known as La Rokola). We

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Neon Indian on Mexico’s Love for Morrissey and Breaking Free of Chillwave

Tatiana Tenreyro — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 13:00:54 +0000

Alan Palomo, who is best known as Neon Indian, didn’t always think he was going to end up being a musician. Despite growing up in a household with Mexican pop star Jorge Palomo as a father, his main interest was cinema. While in film school, he discovered a passion for music and decided to drop out

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Neon Indian, Álvaro Díaz, and More Set to Play Dominican Festival Isle of Light

Marcos Hassan — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 16:27:11 +0000

Isle of Light has become one of the highlights of the Latin American festival circuit for the last few years. 2016 won’t be an exception, as this year’s edition of the Dominican fest was just announced. After establishing a reputation as a one-stop destination for culture and music, Isle of Light returns to Santo Domingo with a lineup of international indie

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