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 RuthBebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto
Ali Farka Toure
Red & Green
Johann Johannsson
Orphee
Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band
Rhumba Buhaina
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Cafe con Musica
Lata Mangeshkar
The Rough Guide to Bollywood Legends
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