John Santos Music

I don't say it's the best movie of all the time but I say it's a really good movie.
I've saw this movie 2 times (in 1 week) and I can speak about this movie.
The good thing is: rarely videos here and concert footage too!
Like you know the N.L. videos are hard to find x-cept 'Make 'em sayy ughhh'/'Like a jungle' and 'It Ain't my fault' who're more easy to find.
Tha movie is good too, and it's really violent so warning to sensitives peoples...
I recommand this to all N.L fans and tha urban moviez watcherz.

IF (like me) you buy every thing no limit then pick it up,
if you are not keen on master p- avoid it.
The (FILM) IS LESS THEN A HOUR, there are some good music videos at the end though.

The true meaning of a hustler is someone who can take a peice of [junk] and convince someone else that the [junk] is worth [money], but they could get it for only $25. That's exactly how Master P is working Da Last Don. If you buy this [junk] at all, you'll regret it. If you hear otherwise from one of your freinds, don't believe'm. This film is a wanna-be Godfather, Scarface, and Good Fellas, and Master P's character is a wanna-be Michael Corleon and Tony Montana. The story-line is cheesie,and the actors put about just as much feeling into acting as low-grade pornstars, which brings me to my next point. This film doesn't even measure up to porn flick status, even with all the gratutious nudity. If this film were a porn flick, it would still be wack.

i don't think i've ever seen a bigger piece of junk. up there with la bella mafia for horrible, unintentionally funny gangster movies.i didn't even buy this. a friend of mine got it in a no limit promotional package. master p should pull his head out. no limit has never done anything good, NOTHING. this movie only confirms that master p has made his money without talent of any kind.i think that anyone who likes good movies, or good hip-hop or good music will agree with me.

This was a good movie from No Limit. This movie was exciting and funny. But I think P needs to work on his accent. Peace out No Limit 2000.

I don't say it's the best movie of all the time but I say it's a really good movie.
I've saw this movie 2 times (in 1 week) and I can speak about this movie.
The good thing is: rarely videos here and concert footage too!
Like you know the N.L. videos are hard to find x-cept 'Make 'em sayy ughhh'/'Like a jungle' and 'It Ain't my fault' who're more easy to find.
Tha movie is good too, and it's really violent so warning to sensitives peoples...
I recommand this to all N.L fans and tha urban moviez watcherz.

IF (like me) you buy every thing no limit then pick it up,
if you are not keen on master p- avoid it.
The (FILM) IS LESS THEN A HOUR, there are some good music videos at the end though.

The true meaning of a hustler is someone who can take a peice of [junk] and convince someone else that the [junk] is worth [money], but they could get it for only $25. That's exactly how Master P is working Da Last Don. If you buy this [junk] at all, you'll regret it. If you hear otherwise from one of your freinds, don't believe'm. This film is a wanna-be Godfather, Scarface, and Good Fellas, and Master P's character is a wanna-be Michael Corleon and Tony Montana. The story-line is cheesie,and the actors put about just as much feeling into acting as low-grade pornstars, which brings me to my next point. This film doesn't even measure up to porn flick status, even with all the gratutious nudity. If this film were a porn flick, it would still be wack.

i don't think i've ever seen a bigger piece of junk. up there with la bella mafia for horrible, unintentionally funny gangster movies.i didn't even buy this. a friend of mine got it in a no limit promotional package. master p should pull his head out. no limit has never done anything good, NOTHING. this movie only confirms that master p has made his money without talent of any kind.i think that anyone who likes good movies, or good hip-hop or good music will agree with me.

This was a good movie from No Limit. This movie was exciting and funny. But I think P needs to work on his accent. Peace out No Limit 2000.

María Márquez is a masterful singer who combines successfully combines jazz sensibilities and arrangements with South American folk music. She is in total control of a very capable and expressive instrument. She will remind many of Nina Simone in sound and sometimes phrasing. She is that good.

Raised in Venezuela, María Márquez resides in Northern California. If she did not live in the entertainment hinterlands, she would likely be much better known. The music on this album is sung in Spanish. Performing in a Latin language certainly limits her ability to gain airplay on many USA jazz radio stations.

Three of the songs were composed by Márquez. Some are South American folk songs. All are sung with commitment, skill, and sensitivity. María Márquez wrote some of the arrangements. She interacts well with her supporting musicians, occasionally using her voice as an instrument providing wordless coloration. There are several fresh moments on this studio CD where it feels as if she is improvising.

Guitar, bass clarinet, violin, sax, accordion, and steel drums are among the varied instruments used. Interestingly, no track uses trumpet and only one has a trombone.

This self-produced CD has an excellent booklet with English translations and helpful background information for each song. Your understanding and appreciation for this strong performer's music will be greatly enhanced if you spend some time with the informative booklet.

Márquez has a rich contralto voice, and she seldom strays from her natural range. She oftentimes uses, particularly in emotional passages, a slight and fairly rapid vibrato that is closer to a 'flutter' than a tremolo. She is a skilled performer in total control of her voice and the musical settings.

This is not a loud or brassy album. The instrumental accompaniment and Márquez's voice are about stories and expressiveness, not volume and frenzy. Highly recommended for Márquez's voice and for her emotional commitment to the lyrics. This is a superb album of sounds and feelings.

"Nature's Princess" is touted as something to do with the singers relationship with nature... This lady needs a producer who is willing to criticize and add to her ideas. It's not that that she is without any talent, but left to her own, she just doesn't explore the potential of her material. This album gets a "B" for boring.

 A bit bossa nova, a bit jazz, ending with animal sounds in one case - courtesy of percussionist John Santos - and even a plaintive ballad added on its second cut, with a deep, rich voice almost husky in tone, Maria Marquez demonstrates proficiency with Latin jazz tunes from all over the Americas and beyond.

To begin with a digression, I've always found the much-vaunted Brazilian diva Virginia Rodrigues' contralto vocals to be a bit unpleasant and her musical approach to be dull; but I've also wondered if it was *just* her voice that bugged me, or if I might like her better in a less stuffy surrounding. Well, here's the answer. Venezuelan jazz singer Maria Marquez has a remarkable vocal similarity to Rodrigues, but her arrangements are infinitely more varied and adventuresome, and her music is much more interesting. Although ultimately this album was too noodly and "jazzy" for me, it was still pretty engaging, and I would recommend it to folks who appreciate similar efforts by Marlui Miranda or Nana Vasconcelos and Egberto Gismonti. She's aided here by the cream of Northern California's younger generation of Latin Jazz musicians, notably John Santos and Omar Sosa... A strong effort with some nice, lyrical passages.

If you are a MOB fan, this is a MUST-HAVE! Great interviews and live footage clips in the main documentary. There are 6 full-length songs from the 2002 tour in the bonus features that were well chosen (Secrets, Cowboy Romance, Academy Fight Song, Trem Two, Wounded World). Only thing that would have made this dvd better is the addition of a full-concert.

It's a nice little journey with the band and its enjoyable seeing a bunch of guys back from suburbia to rock out after two decades.

There are some great moments when the likes of Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo (among others) have a play with Mission. Maybe i am just exposing my shallow lust for live SY. Don't get me wrong, i watched Not a Photograph a couple of times, so its an intriguiing story. And its nice to see a lesser known, more adventurous band still resonanting with so many people (young and old(ish)) 20 years after the fact.

I guess though being young and from New Zealand, i was hoping for more footage of live performances, historic and present. Similarly i found the 'dvd extras' a little disappointing in this respect as well. I just wish they could have jammed in a heap more footage from their recent gigs, for us antipodean folk.

So in summing; its decent, but of the similar doco's i have seen, Fugazi's Instrument still shines in my mind.

We were very pleased with this DVD. It was as we expected when mentioned in our Florida Catholic.

The man who changed the world with radical love and vision.
Beautiful music and tribute that will evoke change in your life.