Rafael Saavedra Explained

Rafael "Rafa" Saavedra
Birth Date:1967
Birth Place:Valencia, Mexico
Occupation:Writer
Notable Works:Crossfader. B-sides, hidden tracks & remixes (2009), Lejos del noise (2003), Buten smileys (1997)
Genre:Short story, cultural journalism

Rafael Saavedra (Tijuana, 1967[1] —17 September 2013[2]) was a Mexican author who contributed to magazines Letras Libres,[3] Generación,[4] Moho, Nexos, Replicante, Pícnic, among other publications and literary spaces, including online publications.

Literary works

Books

Anthologies

Awards

In 2010, his book Border Pop won the Baja California State Literature Prize (Premio Estatal de Literatura de Baja California) under the category of cultural journalism.

Publications

Rafa Saavedra was editor for various fanzines and independent magazines. His first fanzine, Psychocandy appeared in 1985;[19] then, in 1991, DJ Tolo joined him to edit El Centro de la Rabia,[20] which offered texts that proposed ideas for another generation. A few years later, in 1993, Velocet came out, espousing the motto "Agitación y revival" (agitation and revival), and was focussed on electronic music, alternative culture and new narratives. In 2005, he and Sergio Brown edited Radiante,[21] a publication dealing with media, culture and society. His literary and journalistic texts have appeared in magazines (Generación, Moho, Nexos, Letras Libres, Replicante, Picnic, Viceversa, Quo, Complot Internacional, Zona de Obras), supplements (Laberinto, El Ángel del Diario Reforma, among others) and many online spaces.

Music, radio and DJ

He produced the alternative radio programs Sintonía Pop from 1987 to 1991, Selector de Frequencies from 2001 to 2011[22] and then from 2011 on La Zona Fantasma, which specialized in post-punk music, international indie-pop, weird new wave, Spanish pop, italo-disco, twee-pop, early punk and electro-pop.

As a DJ, he was known as Dj Rafa Dro.[23] [24] He has performed as the opening act for bands such as Aviador Dro, Stereo Total, Ana D, Adanowksy, Casiotone for the Painfully alone, Pigmy, The Whitest Boy Alive, among others. He also maintained a nonmusical project called Arnik Family[25] based on samples and loops.

He is the author of the phrase "Tijuana Makes Me Happy," which was made famous through its use as a song title by Fussible from the Nortec Collective.[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Jaime. Reyes. June 2008. La Miseria Como Complice. Reforma. 19 November 2021. .
  2. Web site: 2013-09-21. Adiós a Rafa Saavedra. 2021-11-19. ZETA. en.
  3. Saavedra. Rafael. 2005. Foukaka crew: los escritores y criticos especializados en literatura fronteriza coinciden en un nombre cuando se pregunta sobre los autores novisimos mas representantivos de Tijuana: Rafa Saavedra. El relato que nos envio muestra que las realidades limite destilan su propio lenguaje.. Letras Libres. 7. 83. 32.
  4. News: Gonzalez R. Sergio. 26 March 2000. Tijuana: Antidoto Contra La Barbarie. El Norte. 19 November 2021. .
  5. Web site: Dios me persigue – Detalle de la obra – Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México – FLM – CONACULTA. 2021-11-19. www.elem.mx.
  6. Web site: Border pop : textos, inferencias y diálogos – Detalle de la obra – Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México – FLM – CONACULTA. 2021-11-19. www.elem.mx.
  7. News: González Rodríguez. Sergio. 16 December 2012. Escaparate. Reforma. 19 November 2021. .
  8. Web site: Crossfader 2.0 : b-sides, hidden tracks & remixes – Detalle de la obra – Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México – FLM – CONACULTA. 2021-11-19. www.elem.mx.
  9. Web site: Obra publicada – Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México – FLM – CONACULTA. 2021-11-19. www.elem.mx.
  10. News: Pacheco. Jesús. 2 October 2011. Tijuana En Imágenes. Reforma. 19 November 2021. .
  11. News: 15 September 2010. Participó Rafa Saavedra En El Ciclo Guías Literarias Del CLC. Notimex. 19 November 2021. .
  12. News: 1 December 2010. Novedades. Reforma. 19 November 2021. .
  13. Web site: Rafa Saavedra, otra vez, de nuevo . 2021-11-19. erizo.org.
  14. Parra. Eduardo Antonio. 2004. El lenguaje de la narrativa del norte de México.. Revista de crítica literaria latinoamericana. 30. 59. 71–77. 10.2307/4531305. 4531305.
  15. Web site: Cruzando al otro lado (del milenio) : cuento bajacaliforniano de entresiglos – Detalle de la obra – Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México – FLM – CONACULTA. 2021-11-19. www.elem.mx.
  16. Web site: Tijuana Dreaming: Life and Art at the Global Border. 19 November 2021. Duke University Press.
  17. Web site: Rafael Saavedra fue un escritor mexicano, colaborador para las revistas Letras Libres, Generación, Moho, Nexos, Replicante, Pícnic, entre otras publicaciones y. 2021-11-19. ww.es.freejournal.org. es.
  18. Web site: Sólo Cuento I. 2021-11-19. www.literatura.unam.mx.
  19. Web site: 2013-09-19. Despedida a Rafa Saavedra. 2021-11-19. Tierra Adentro. es-ES.
  20. News: 22 September 2013. Artista Al Límite. Reforma. 19 November 2021. .
  21. Web site: SALON PALACIO – La Jornada. 2021-11-19. www.jornada.com.mx.
  22. News: Pacheco. Jesús. 17 April 2011. Entrevista / Alex Castro y Rafa Saavedra / Radio a La Carta. Reforma. 19 November 2021. .
  23. News: 30 October 2014. Casa de la Cultura instala altar en honor a Rafa Saavedra. Frontera. 19 November 2021. .
  24. Madrid. Alejandro L.. 2006. Dancing with Desire: Cultural Embodiment in Tijuana's nor-Tec Music and Dance. Popular Music. 25. 3. 383–399. 10.1017/S0261143006000961. 192186312.
  25. Web site: Arnik family – Música, videos, estadísticas y fotos. 2021-11-19. Last.fm. es.
  26. News: Klein. James. 9 May 2008. Tijuana Sound Machine: Bostich + Fussible of the Nortec Collective Present their New CD. La Prensa San Diego. 19 November 2021. .

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