A striking number is the volcanic I Shot the Law , a bilingual diatribe against the establishment. The song rocks with its big horns, fiery percussions and contagious dance jump fever. Again, Again is about the censorship that's imposed on the media. Here in Panama there is a problem of censorship. It's particularly strong in the ghettos.
People sing over a track, and they start to rap.
Recorded and distributed by ARK21 Records, the label owned by Sting manager and IRS Records founder Miles Copeland, Escena Alterlatina features rock bands from the United States, Mexico, Panama, Argentina, Spain and Brazil. To promote the CD, concerts featuring Venegas, Orixa, Los Mocosos and Delinquent Habits are scheduled in Los Angeles March 28, San Francisco March 30 and New York April 3. Ramiro Burr covers the Latin music scene each week. Burr is also the author of The Billboard Guide to Tejano and Regional Mexican Music , published by Billboard Books.