alan lili of tulengua (@alanlili) • Hey
i play in bilingual supergroup @tulengua i host a kpbs show about cross border culture. i invest in las californias & focus on melting the borders between
Publications
- hello everyone! Today I wanna share my 2nd music NFT with you, which also is the second song of the BAJAUS series 🪩
This is “rolling high”, a melancholic heartbreak expressed through electronic sound.
Everyone who collects this in the first 24 HOURS ONLY will have presale access to a really speciaaaaal @tulengua.lens BAJAUS release on sound.xyz February 14th, the song is called “PANTIES ON THE FLOOR” 💗, presale starts at 2pm PST for 0.01 eth, and public minting begins at 6pm PST for 0.03 eth. This one will be a very limited drop, only 22 editions available ✨ thank u and have a great day!
- Buenos días everyone!
Today I want to share with you BELEZA 🦜🌴
This is the first release of BAJAUS, a new electronic music movement/genre from the region of Las Californias. I’m really excited to share Vol. 1 here on Lens with all of you 🤍
Every collector of BELEZA will have access to a free mint by @tulengua on sound.xyz February 2nd.
Also… we are dropping a new song called “Enamgon” on sound at 6pm todaaaaay.
(If you’ve collected anything from us before, there are only 11 free editions from 2pm to 6pm, after that it’s .01 ETH)
Gracias 💕
- Hi! im jimmy.thevillain
I play in a bilingual supergroup called @tulengua
I live in Rosarito, Mexico, but sometimes i cross an international border just for band practice, i even dropped out of chemistry college for it, thats how much i love music.
When im not making music, i give surf lessons and repair surfboards in my hometown.
Im excited to be on Lens, and i hope to connect with all of you.
Im releasing a new solo song called ''BELEZA'' this thursday 26th on Lens🙂
every collector will have access to a free mint by @tulengua.lens
on sound.xyz february 2nd
thank you.
- **"2 TONGUES OUT"**
A piece by @happyxsnacks.lens in collaboration with us.
*About the piece:*
Tapping into the tulenguaverse, this piece really has different meanings to me. One, the reminder that we are all the same and that duality can coexist peacefully within life. And two, that we are beings with no limitations, and through music and art we can open portals to new lifes, new visions, new values, new colors.
Manifestando el tulenguaverso, esta pieza realmente tiene diferentes significados para mí, uno, el recordatorio de que todos somos iguales y que la dualidad puede coexistir pacíficamente en la vida. Y 2, que somos seres sin limitaciones, y a través de la música y el arte podemos abrir portales a nuevas vidas, nuevas visiones, nuevos valores y nuevos colores.
*This piece is the first in our monthly **LAS CALIFORNIAS** series, a project that aims to melt borders and celebrate interdependence. Each month, we will invite an artist from the US side of the border and an artist from the Mexico side of the border to make a piece inspired by our music and ideals.*
*Collectors of BOTH pieces will get collectors-only free mint access to our Sound.xyz drop on Jan 26th. We will also pick one collector from each drop to receive a signed physical print.*
(1/2)
- **"Aqui Inicia La Lengua"**
A piece by @worldclassy.lens in collaboration with us.
*About the piece:*
The Welcome Tu Las Californias festival sparked a lot of inspiration in me. The worlds of TJ, SD, and LA melting togetheras one felt very powerful and was incredible to capture. I thought, “What better way to relive the festival than to mesh some of photos I took into one collage?” We have Jimmy, Amari and Alan of Tulengua singing their hearts out at “Welcome Tu Las Californias” and all the music lovers listening with so much awe. Shot in Tijuana, MX. November 2022.
El festival Welcome Tu Las Californias despertó mucha inspiración en mí. Los mundos de TJ, SD y LA fusionándose en uno se sintio muy poderoso y fue increíble capturarlo. Pensé: "¿Qué mejor manera de revivir el festival que combinar algunas de las fotos que tomé en un collage?" Tenemos a Jimmy, Amari y Alan de Tulengua cantando con todo su corazón en “Welcome Tu Las Californias” y todos los amantes de la música escuchando con tanto asombro. Rodada en Tijuana, MX. Noviembre de 2022.
*This piece is the first in our monthly **LAS CALIFORNIAS** series, a project that aims to melt borders and celebrate interdependence. Each month, we will invite an artist from the US side of the border and an artist from the Mexico side of the border to make a piece inspired by our music and ideals.*
*Collectors of BOTH pieces will get collectors-only free mint access to our Sound.xyz drop on Jan 26th. We will also pick one collector from each drop to receive a signed physical print.*
(2/2)
- Introducing the first two artists in our **LAS CALIFORNIAS** series (1/2)
*About the project: Every month - one artist from the US side and one from the Mexico side will make art inspired by our music. We are here to melt borders and celebrate interdependence.*
**This is VICTORIA** @worldclassy.lens**** 💜 (US side)
Victoria Cunanan is a portrait photographer based in Las Californias as she connects with artists from Tijuana to LA. She is Filipino-Mexican and first generation American, which explains her curiosity to photograph people from all backgrounds and cultures. Victoria spends a lot of her time exploring different identities through travel, music and photography. Her mission is to spread joy and empowerment through her storytelling.
Victoria Cunanan es fotógrafa basada en Las Californias, conectando con artistas desde Tijuana hasta Los Ángeles. Ella es Filipina-Mexicana y Americana de primera generacion, lo cual explica su curiosidad a tomarle fotos a gente de antecedentes y culturas diversas. Victoria pasa mucho tiempo explorando diferentes identidades a través de la fotografia, sus viajes, y la música. Su mission es a propagar alegría y empoderamiento por los cuentos de sus fotos.
***The drop will go live today at 2pm**. All collectors of BOTH posts will get free mint access to our new song on Sound.xyz on Jan. 26th, and will be eligible for a physical signed print of both drops* 🙂
- Introducing the first two artists in our **LAS CALIFORNIAS** series (2/2)
*About the project: Every month - one artist from the US side and one from the Mexico side will make art inspired by our music. We are here to melt borders and celebrate interdependence.*
**This is LUIS** @happyxsnacks.lens 💜 (Mexico side)
Luis Sanchez is a visual artist from Las Californias. He seeks to encourage creativity and consciousness through visual experiences. Mixing digital and analog gear to create a psychedelic-glitch aesthetic, Luis incorporates the use of new technologies such as AR and AI to blend reality and technology together.
Luis Sánchez es un artista visual de Las Californias que busca fomentar la creatividad y la conciencia a través de experiencias visuales. Mezclando equipos digitales y analógicos para crear una estética de falla psicodélica e incorporando el uso de nuevas tecnologías como AR e IA que combinan realidad y tecnología.
***The drop will go live today at 2pm.** All collectors of BOTH posts will get free mint access to our new song on Sound.xyz on Jan. 26th, and will be eligible for a physical signed print of both drops 🙂*
- tomorrow Tuesday we begin a new experiment for LAS CALIFORNIAS.
A collaboration between @tulengua.lens and......
2 artists every month, one from the US side, one from the Mexico side.
We are here to melt borders and highlight the boundless creativity in our cross-border region.
Every month will be different. Sometimes visual, sometimes music, always groovy.
Anyone who goes full borderless and collects BOTH drops will be in a community pool where we'll be gifting physical prints of the drops, live show tix, merch, all the fun things.
viva la musica.
FIRST TWO ARTISTS ARE @happyxsnacks.lens in Tijuana and @worldclassy.lens in San Diego 💜
- wuuuuuuuuuu, it begins!!! Melting the borders through art and music ツ
- every second Tuesday of the month for all of 2023, we will be celebrating LAS CALIFORNIAS, melting borders, the humanity we share beyond divisions.
Every month we will do a tulengua-inspired NFT drop with two artists: one from the US side of the border, and one from the Mexico side of the border. We aim to uplift the rich creativity that blooms on both sides of the most crossed border in the west.
anyone who collects BOTH drops (US and Mexico artists) will be eligible for a delicious buffet of perks and goodies, leading up to the WELCOME TU LAS CALIFORNIAS music festival in the fall.
WE BEGIN TUESDAY, JANUARY 10th 💜
follow @tulengua.lens if you love unity and groovy music
- we are all just getting started. this perspective gives me life.
never-ending opportunities to begin anew. infinite potential.
- the bass is a bridge between the melody and the rhythm.
music is a bridge between the tangible and the intangible.
my band is a bridge between mexico and america.
I like bridges.
photo by victoria cunanan
- WELCOME TU LAS CALIFORNIAS '22
a weekend with tulengua and friends
artists and musicians from both sides of the border in one space.
this was our first year and we are just getting started.
2023 here we come.
photo by Victoria Cunanan
- WELCOME TU LAS CALIFORNIAS '22
a weekend with tulengua and friends
artists from both sides of the border in one place.
we are just getting started.
- a couple of weeks ago, we held our first ever binational x web3 music festival across the border in tijuana and valle de guadalupe.
our aim is to melt the borders between us and celebrate our shared humanity. to soften our fear of the unknown and cultivate interdependence.
the vision is to build this into a binational SXSW in the coming years.
WELCOME TU LAS CALIFORNIAS.
many stories, videos, and music from the artists who make up our region will be shared in the coming months. if you are interested in the most interesting region on earth, where people from all over the world come seeking dreams and a better life, stay tuned ;)
- we dont need a ringo, we got ableton #borderbeatles
"from both sides of the most crossed border in the west comes a band so grand you could call this holy land" #lascalifornias
- "For our body to be healthy, our heart must pump a constant flow of blood.
For our relationships to be healthy, we need a constant flow of mindful communication."
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Creating True Peace
this man died on my last birthday. a poet monk who changed my mind and opened my heart. I love him very much.
today I'm thankful for the ever improving communication between my bandmates and I. the trust and respect grow with each passing year. we are really moving like a three headed, two tongued being. what a miracle.
- there's a difference between curation and review
reviews are about negative/positive
curation is about what you do/do not talk about
- one time i made a fragrance ad for one of my bands songs.
tulengua's dark passion smells like________
- ayyyoooo we going to mexicooooo web 3 @alanlili.lens
- lo que en verdad es tuyo no se va perder
LO REAL ES FIEL
- Who collects music on @lensprotocol ? 👀🌊
- how i feel walkin offstage after tulengua plays
- tye dye tulengua variations #1
come to tijuana, cross the border, feel the two tongues in action.
welcome tu las californias nov 4/5
- WELCOME TU LAS CALIFORNIAS
binational x web3
whose crossing the border with us? 😇💕
- who feels good today? viva la musica
- "everyday isnt promised"
- the queen is dead. tijuana is now the queen of the world. #welcometulascalifornias