About
Beta Bodega (1999-2005) was an experimental electronic record label with a leftist political stance, based in Miami, Florida, USA. Founded in 1999 by designer and music enthusiast La Mano Fria to inform and address current matters in Latin America while bringing about awareness through design and music. The original label spawned through the time into three separate labels; Beta Bodega, Rice And Beans and Botanica Del Jibaro, giving birth to Beta Bodega Coalition (BBC). Beta Bodega was deactivated in 2005, together with Rice And Beans (which became t-shirt line again in 2006) and its special series label Rise And Defeat. Nowadays, Beta Bodega Coalition operates two labels; Botanica Del Jibaro and Arepaz, alongside with special project Bandeja Paisa and BBC chapters in Europe and Japan; Project: Mooncircle and RL66.
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Rice And Beans
Beta Bodega Coalition label, operated 2000-2005. Originally, Rice And Beans was a short-lived t-shirt line started in early 1996 by La Mano Fria and Lord SP, ended in 1997. Brought back again in 20...
Phonoforum
This was a sublabel & distribution unit of Beta Bodega Coalition, supplying the Americas with some of Miami's most respected labels including Counterflow Recordings, Merck, [l=Botanica Del ...
Botanica Del Jibaro
Official Beta Bodega Coalition hip hop imprint. Established in 2002 by La Mano Fria, based and manufactured in Miami, USA. Releases include a variety of CDs, t-shirts and an arsenal of vinyl (7", 1...
RL66
Beta Bodega Coalition's Japanese label, releasing licensed Botanica Del Jibaro/Arepaz stuff. Involved in various BBC related activities in Japan, as well as in Rice And Beans apparel li...
Rise And Defeat
Special Rice And Beans series (2004-2005) created by La Mano Fria.
Closed Caption Records
Now defunct label associated with Beta Bodega, operated shortly before Botanica Del Jibaro was created.
Bandeja Paisa
Special collaboration project between Orange Press and Mano Fria Press, the book publication arm of Beta Bodega Coalition.
Arepaz
Beta Bodega Coalition abstract electronic/instrumental imprint created by La Mano Fria. Based and manufactured in Miami, FL, USA, although some releases are produced in Japan and Europe, exclusive ...
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lamanofria@gmail.com