We’ve been fans of Brooklyn’s Helado Negro ever since we first heard his great song Ghost Dance over two years ago.  But we became even bigger fans after catching his superb croon-filled sets as opener on label-mate Sufjan Stevens’ recent tour.  Helado Negro has just released a new video for his emotive song Young, Latin and Proud.  About the song, Roberto Carlos Lange (he is Helado Negro) has said “contemporary Latino culture is underrepresented and consistently confused with cliches that haunt more commercial representations.  My interest in creating this song was always a private one, a possible dialogue between me and a very young me. Singing me to sleep after a long day, letting me know that it’s okay to be young, Latin and proud.”  The minimalist animation of the video below limns well the subtly powerful song.  To be both we say: bravo!