There are at least two bands named Pacha:

(1) Pacha Massive (from Pa… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two bands named Pacha:

(1) Pacha Massive (from Pachamama, meaning 'mother earth'), the debut MTV Tr3s' “Descubre and Download” artist, has been making a buzz since playing their first gig at Madison Square Garden in 2004 (opening for Aterciopelados). The Bronx-based act’s rhythmic blend of funky Latin jams with Colombian cumbia, Afro-Cuban son, Jamaican reggae-dancehall, dub and drum-and-bass has made them a New York club favorite. DJ Nova (writer/producer, King Chango, SiSé, Om) on keys/guitar and Maya (writer/bass) make up the core of Pacha Massive, often sharing the stage with up to seven or eight collaborators. They are the first U.S. group to be signed by Nacional Records.

Exposed from birth to the pulse of Palo, Son, Cumbia, Reggae and the whole gamma of the Afro-New World tradition, Pacha concoct a positively charged blend that will hit you like a rum laced organic smoothie on the hottest summer day.

The duo met in New York while working on a project with Ivan Benavides (Sidestepper, Bloque, Carlos Vives) where a creative collaboration between the two led to the formation of Pacha Massive in 2005.

After winning the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) Battle of the Bands contest (previous winners include Kinky and Los Abandoned who have both gone on to launch successful careers) the duo caught the attention of Nacional Records. Pacha Massive’s infectious track “Don’t Let Go” was featured last year on the Nacional Records soundtrack to the box-office hit “La Mujer de Mi Hermano,” and landed airplay on such leading tastemaker stations as Indie 103.1 (Los Angeles), KCRW (Los Angeles), KEXP (Seattle), and KUT (Austin). The new album ‘All Good Things’ is already being hotly anticipated, with first single “Don’t Let Go” recently selected by NBC to air in the popular show ‘Las Vegas’.

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(2) Pacha is the solo work of percussionist Pierre-Guy Blanchard, who recorded this album at home with engineer Radwan Moumneh in 2009 and subsequently self-released it in a tiny run of CD-Rs. Affaires Étrangères features intensely satisfying rhythm-heavy instrumentals often propelled by fried, amped-up Middle-Eastern synth lines and sprinkled with guitar, bass and oud along with the odd looped field recording. Think early Trans Am if they had come out of Cairo or Beirut, or Oneida in their motorik mode and with an Arabic pop fixation.

Blanchard received a BA in music in 2003, majoring in percussion performance, and then escaped the 'new music' trajectory by traveling extensively and immersing himself in Middle Eastern and Balkan traditions, studying under various masters and playing with a wide range of regional groups. During his periods back in Canada he performed in countless ensembles and first came to Constellation's attention when he was recruited as guest percussionist for Black Ox Orkestar and ultimately appeared on that group's Nisht Azoy album, about which Tiny Mix Tapes wrote "Blanchard's freeform jazz-indebted playing opens the album up to even more adventurous terrain…the second leg plays like a Balkan Henry Cow". Pierre-Guy has also performed regularly with Sam Shalabi's jazz/psych/arabic orchestra Land Of Kush.

Ave de Cristal
Pacha Lyrics

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No se acaba el mundo
Cuando un amor se va
No se acaba el mundo
Y no se derrumbara
Si fue verdadero
Tras sus huellas volverá
Si no fue sincero
Otro lo reemplazara

No se acaba el mundo
Cuando un amor se va
No se acaba el mundo
Y no se derrumbara
No hay lluvia en el alma
Que no acabe con un sol
se limpia el cielo
cuando deja de llover
De llover

Y es el corazón
Como un ave de cristal
Que es tan frágil de romper
Tan difícil de entender
Y es el corazón
Como el destino mas cruel
Tan difícil de torcer
Y tan fácil de perder

Es el amor
es el amor

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the song "Ave de Cristal" by Pacha. The song is about the idea that the world does not end when a love relationship ends. The lyrics suggest that if love was genuine, it will always find a way back to where it belongs. Conversely, if it was not sincere, someone else will quickly replace it. In life, heartbreak is a universal concept that everyone experiences. However, the lyrics provide hope and encourage the listeners to look beyond their pain and trust that love will always find a way.

The song also speaks to the fragility of the heart. The heart is compared to an "Ave de Cristal" or a bird made of glass. It is easy to break, difficult to understand, and impossible to predict. The heart can be the cruelest thing in the world, but it is also what makes life worth living. Love is something that is impossible to control. Life is unpredictable, and sometimes things do not work out the way we want them to. The song speaks to the idea that even though love can hurt, it is still worth pursuing.

Line by Line Meaning

No se acaba el mundo
The world doesn't end

Cuando un amor se va
When love disappears

Y no se derrumbara
And it won't crumble down

Si fue verdadero
If it was true

Tras sus huellas volverá
It will come back, following its own steps

Si no fue sincero
If it was not sincere

Otro lo reemplazara
It will be replaced by another

No hay lluvia en el alma
There is no rain in the soul

Que no acabe con un sol
That won't end with a sun

se limpia el cielo
The sky gets cleaned

cuando deja de llover
When it stops raining