Club Fonograma

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Club Fonograma
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Music webzine
OwnerCarlos Reyes
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Launched2008
Current statusActive

Club Fonograma was a United States-based daily Internet publication established in 2008 that was devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, mixtapes, podcasts, and artist interviews. Its focus is on global pop and independent music from artists of Spanish, Caribbean, and Latin American origin or background. It was notable for its eclectic and idiosyncratic English-language coverage of mostly Spanish-language music. It was praised as the "Pitchfork of Latin Music" [1] and as "hands down the best go-to music site for indie music out of America and Spain." [2]

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Club Fonograma was created in Phoenix, Arizona in 2008 by Chicano cinephile Carlos Reyes, [3] [4] while attending college in Phoenix. During its run, the site has expanded from a simple music review site and now also covers events such as South by Southwest, [5] the Latin American Music Conference, [6] Vive Latino, [7] and Festival NRMAL. [8] Their coverage has also been praised by American music outlets such as Pitchfork [9] and NPR. [10] The site also won a 2012 IMAS award for "Best Music Website". [11]

From 2008 through 2011, the site curated a mixtape series called Fonogramaticos. These albums contained a mix of unreleased songs from both prominent major-label acts and unsigned or independent artists, and are free for readers to download. A total of fourteen volumes were created in the series. Since then, the site has released annual compilations outside the Fonogramaticos series.

In 2011, the site began its own podcast called the Fonocast, hosted by writer Blanca Mendez. Each month, the Fonocast is centered on a different theme, and has a revolving set of co-hosts, usually other Club Fonograma staff writers.

On December 28, 2022, it was announced that the owner of the site, Carlos Reyes, had died. Helado Negro, Julieta Venegas, Quiero Club, and many others expressed both sadness at his death and gratitude for the power of his work. [4]

Club Fonograma Album and Song of the Year winners

Club Fonograma Album of the Year

YearArtistAlbumNationSource
2007 Calle 13 Residente o Visitante Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
2008 El Guincho Alegranza! Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2009Emilio JoséChorando ApréndeseFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
2010 Javiera Mena Mena Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
2011Bam BamFutura VíaFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2012Ases FalsosJuventud AmericanaFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
2013BFlechaβetaFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
2014DiosqueConstanteFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Club Fonograma Song of the Year

YearArtistSongNationSource
2008 El Guincho Palmitos Park Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2009 Natalia Lafourcade Azul Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2010 Javiera Mena Luz de Piedra de LunaFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
2011Los ClavelesNacional 42Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2012MañanerosBaby TropicalFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
2013Füete BillēteLa Trilla (Móntate Aquí)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
2014 Javiera Mena Otra EraFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
2015Playa GóticaReptil No GentilFlag of Chile.svg  Chile

Club Fonograma Top 10 Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)

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OrderArtistAlbumCountry
1 Café Tacuba Cuatro Caminos Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2 Javiera Mena Esquemas JuvenilesFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
3 Porter Atemahawke Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
4 Julieta Venegas Bueninvento Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
5 Calle 13 Residente o Visitante Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
6Emilio JoséChorando ApréndeseFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
7 Natalia Lafourcade Hu Hu Hu Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
8 Triángulo de Amor Bizarro Triángulo de Amor Bizarro Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
9 El Guincho Alegranza! Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
10En VenturaLos GandharvasFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Club Fonograma Top 10 Songs of the Decade (2000-2009)

[12]

OrderArtistSongCountry
1 Javiera Mena Al Siguiente NivelFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
2 Calle 13 Atrevete-te-te! Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
3 Triángulo de Amor Bizarro El Fantasma de la TransiciónFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
4 Hello Seahorse! BestiaFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
5 Julieta Venegas Lento Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
6 Café Tacuba EresFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
7 Celso Piña ft. Control Machete & Blanquito ManCumbia Sobre el RíoFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
8 Porter CuervosFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
9 Rita Indiana y los Misterios La Hora de VolvéFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
10 Natalia Lafourcade Azul Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

References

  1. "|| Ceci Bastida || Biografia". Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. You Should Really Download This Free Music: Fonogramáticos Vol.14 Archived 2013-01-26 at archive.today
  3. "club fonograma: Al Siguiente Nivel... Club Fonograma's 1st Anniversary". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  4. 1 2 Raygoza, Isabela (2022-12-28). "Club Fonograma Founder Carlos Reyes Dead at 34". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  5. Nerdy SXSW Coverage For The Nerdy Music Nerdos Archived 2012-07-13 at archive.today
  6. "club fonograma: We've got LAMC fever". Archived from the original on 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  7. "club fonograma: Vive Latino 2011: Part One". Archived from the original on 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  8. "club fonograma: Festival Nrmal 2012, Part One". Archived from the original on 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  9. MtyMx: A Pitchfork Mix for D.I.Y. Mexico | Forkcast Archive | Pitchfork
  10. Club Fonograma's 'Fonográmaticos Vol.13' Is A Must-Have : Alt.Latino : NPR
  11. "Registro :: #IMAS13 :: IMAS 2013". Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  12. 1 2 club fonograma: best of the decade Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine