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Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
:Album Description:Exclusive Japanese CD pressing of this 1966 album comes house in a miniature LP sleeve. A&M. 2006.
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Viento a Favor
: : Viento a Favor is Mexican superstar Alejandro Fernandez's 15th studio disc in as many years as a singer. But he still approaches each project with the urgency and earnestness of a newbie singer. That's what makes each tune a small celebration, an intimate moment of discovery. There are no wasted moments amid the sterling arrangements, some of the best in Fernandez's lush pop repertoire. (He's an equally heralded ranchera singer.) Viento a Favor features tunes written by Leonel ...
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Samba Bossa Nova
: :This eclectic compilation shows the syncopated and seductive evolution of the African-derived Brazilian samba and its offspring, the bossa nova. The CD features a new-wave series of moods and grooves tailor-made for the 21st century. There's angel-voiced Rosa Passos and her silky version of the Ary Barroso/Luiz Peixoto song 'E Luxo So.' Guitarist-vocalist Márcio Faraco's remake of Noel Rosa's samba-canção 'Feitiço da Vila' is just as tasteful. The elegant, classically tinged Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum, led by cellist Jacques Morelenbaum, skillfully ...
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Brave
:Album Description:Brand new studio album including a remix of 'Do It Well' featuring Ludacris. :It would take a pretty good argument to deny that Jennifer Lopez is brave--nobody transitions from dance to film to music as boldly or as fluidly--but bravery doesn't factor much into her new disc, despite the title. And that's a good thing. On Brave, JLo busts out a batch of songs that don't challenge pop-appreciative ears--there's no cross-genre experimenting, no political point-making, and no self-serving, ...
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Una Noche en Madrid: En Vivo
:Album Description:2008 two disc (CD/DVD) live release by Marco Antonio Solis, one of the most important and influential Latin musicians of the 20th century due to his solo work and his recordings with Los Bukis. Features the audio (CD) and video (DVD) recordings of this exciting show in Madrid and includes 'Amor In Silencio', Como Tu Mujer', Morenita' and more. Fonovisa.
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The Greatest Salsa Ever, Vol. 1
:Album Description:2008 two disc (CD/DVD) live release by Marco Antonio Solis, one of the most important and influential Latin musicians of the 20th century due to his solo work and his recordings with Los Bukis. Features the audio (CD) and video (DVD) recordings of this exciting show in Madrid and includes 'Amor In Silencio', Como Tu Mujer', Morenita' and more. Fonovisa.
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Sonido Amazonico!
: :Chicha is the name of a corn-based liquor the Incas distilled in the days before The Conquest, and the word's mysterious, boozy etymology makes it perfect for the musical style that bears its name. Chicha - the music - was spontaneously distilled during the culture clash of the '60s when the Indian population of the Peruvian Amazon blended Columbian cumbias with American rock & roll, particularly the twang heavy sound of surf music. With cheap electric instruments, Amazon ...
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Un Dia Normal
: :Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes's second solo album is many things: poetic, lyrical, heartfelt, and intelligent. Ordinary, however, would not be among the list of adjectives. The humble title, Un Dia Normal, is more a description of the album's overall themes. It's a slicker and catchier collection than Juanes's politically minded 2000 album Fijate Bien, which earned seven Latin Grammy nominations and tons of critical attention. Un Dia Normal finds the former member of rock outfit Ekhymosis contemplating an array of ...
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Tango: Zero Hour
: essential recording:Astor Piazzolla lived and died as tango's bad boy, having almost single handedly invented the music's vanguard, the form known as tango nuevo. It took Piazzolla decades to reach his unequivocal apex, which is captured flawlessly on Tango Zero Hour. When this recording was cut in 1986, some of the compositions Piazzolla and his quintet cued up were standards for the band. Whether it was an epiphanic period or not, the recording captures an ensemble alchemically transforming ...
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Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru
: :In the early 70 s a new sound grew out of the booming cities of the Peruvian Amazon. Chicha, as it came to be known, modeled itself on Colombian Cumbia music but replaced the accordion with surf guitars, and incorporated the psychedelic sounds of Farfisa organs and Moog synthesizers as well as Cuban Guajira,and the distinctive pentatonic scales of Andean melodies. Unlike other modern hybrids, such as Ska or Brazillian Tropicalia, the music never crossed international borders. This ...
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