2012-06-18
I’ll give Starbucks credit for recognizing the current Latin alternative music scene and bringing it to the masses on this compilation. I’m sure many of WYCE’s listeners are already familiar with such artists as Senor Coconut, Los Amigos Invisibles, Aterciopelados, and Mexican Institute of Sound. You may discover some you aren’t so familiar with, though, such as Spanish rock band, Polock, Columbian beat-masters, Monareta, or electro-bossa nova artist, DJ Bitman. My favorite? The Venezuelan collective, Cuarto Poder, with the playful summertime ode, ”Arenita Playita”. Rebecca RuthNATALIE MACMASTER
Yours Truly
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Ayombe: The Heart of Columbia's Musica Vallenata
American Babies
An Epic Battle Between Light And Dark
VARTTINA
Miero
Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band
Rhumba Buhaina
Former Belle
Foreign Bed
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