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]

Club Fonograma
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Type of site
Music webzine
OwnerCarlos Reyes
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Launched2008
Current statusActive

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

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Club Fonograma Album of the Year

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Year Artist Album Nation Source
2007 Calle 13 Residente o Visitante   Puerto Rico [2]
2008 El Guincho Alegranza!   Spain [3]
2009 Emilio José Chorando Apréndese   Spain [4]
2010 Javiera Mena Mena   Chile [5]
2011 Bam Bam Futura Vía   Mexico [6]
2012 Ases Falsos Juventud Americana   Chile [7]
2013 BFlecha βeta   Spain [8]
2014 Diosque Constante   Argentina [9]

Club Fonograma Song of the Year

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Year Artist Song Nation Source
2008 El Guincho Palmitos Park   Spain [10]
2009 Natalia Lafourcade Azul   Mexico [11]
2010 Javiera Mena Luz de Piedra de Luna   Chile [12]
2011 Los Claveles Nacional 42   Spain [13]
2012 Mañaneros Baby Tropical   Chile [14]
2013 Füete Billēte La Trilla (Móntate Aquí)   Puerto Rico [15]
2014 Javiera Mena Otra Era   Chile [16]
2015 Playa Gótica Reptil No Gentil   Chile [17]

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

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Order Artist Album Country
1 Café Tacuba Cuatro Caminos   Mexico
2 Javiera Mena Esquemas Juveniles   Chile
3 Porter Atemahawke   Mexico
4 Julieta Venegas Bueninvento   Mexico
5 Calle 13 Residente o Visitante   Puerto Rico
6 Emilio José Chorando Apréndese   Spain
7 Natalia Lafourcade Hu Hu Hu   Mexico
8 Triángulo de Amor Bizarro Triángulo de Amor Bizarro   Spain
9 El Guincho Alegranza!   Spain
10 En Ventura Los Gandharvas   Mexico

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

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Order Artist Song Country
1 Javiera Mena Al Siguiente Nivel   Chile
2 Calle 13 Atrevete-te-te!   Puerto Rico
3 Triángulo de Amor Bizarro El Fantasma de la Transición   Spain
4 Hello Seahorse! Bestia   Mexico
5 Julieta Venegas Lento   Mexico
6 Café Tacuba Eres   Mexico
7 Celso Piña ft. Control Machete & Blanquito Man Cumbia Sobre el Río   Mexico
8 Porter Cuervos   Mexico
9 Rita Indiana y los Misterios La Hora de Volvé   Dominican Republic
10 Natalia Lafourcade Azul   Mexico

References

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  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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b club fonograma: best of the decade Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
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