Tag: Latin
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Rhythms Del Mundo ‘Rhythms del Mundo’ (2006)
I popped into a Mexican restaurant in San Francisco this weekend to get a glass of water (yes, I was that guy) and heard Rhytms Del Mundo’s version of “Clocks” by Coldplay and immediately was taken by it. Basically the premise is that a bunch of prolific Cuban musicians (including a couple from indie-darling Buena…
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Hermanos Gutiérrez ‘Hijos Del Sol’ (2020)
Listening to Hermanos Gutiérrez is a semi-religious experience. They craft minimal instrumental guitar music that shimmers with a dreamlike, hallucinogenic energy that immediately transports you to a different world. In songwriting we talk about world-building all the time, and that process with traditional music (aka pop) usually needs lyrics to fully get the point home.…
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Tito Puente ‘Dance Mania’ (1958)
A whirlwind of vibrant mambo and cha-cha beats. Fiery timbales and brass-fueled arrangements. Dance Mania is everything that makes Latin music cool, energetic, and simply just fun as hell. Composer Puente masterfully blends traditional Cuban sounds with the sizzle of New York’s late night dance scene, creating a fiesta of infectious grooves and exhilarating performances…
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Roberto Carlos ‘Un Gato En La Oscuridad’ (1963)
My dad spent a year in Brazil studying abroad during his college years (a longggg time ago– sorry pops) and has always had a love for Brazilian music as a result. Every once in awhile he’ll take the family down memory lane (like his story of Wando helping him pick up women, which is simply…
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Cardi B ‘Invasion of Privacy’ (2018)
A few months back we talked about how Lil’ Kim paved the way for female empowerment in the largely male-dominated world of hip hop, and it’s clear from the outset that Cardi B is an obvious benefactor of Lil’ Kim’s trailblazing ways. Much like Lil’ Kim, Cardi B combines an undeniably dynamic vocal flow alongside…
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