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Sue?o de Amor by Los Temerarios (CD - 08/30/2005)
 

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Sue?o de Amor by Los Temerarios (CD - 08/30/2005)
"Sue?o de Amor" (08/30/2005) International Los Temerarios, Univision RecordsLos Temerarios: Gustavo Angel Alba, Adolfo Angel Alba (vocals); Fernando Angel. With the release of SUENO DE AMOR, Mexican heart-throbs Los Temerarios (brothers Adolfo and Gustavo Angel Alba) prove amply capable of swooning torch songs. The romantic record opens on a strong note with a stirring take on the standard "Por Tu Maldito Amor," followed by 14 other honeyed love songs, imbued with resolute emotion.

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La Banda del Carro Rojo [CD/DVD] by Original Soundtrack/Los Tigres del Norte (CD - 08/01/2006)
 

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La Banda del Carro Rojo [CD/DVD] by Original Soundtrack/Los Tigres del Norte (CD - 08/01/2006)
"La Banda del Carro Rojo [CD/DVD]" (08/01/2006) International Original Soundtrack, FonovisaCorridos (Mexican folk narratives) existed long before los Tigres del Norte's formation in the late '60s, but los Tigres played a seminal role in the rise of a certain type of corrido: the narcocorrido, which describes the dangerous, violent and tragic world of narcotraficantes (drug smugglers). Los Tigres wrote the book on narcocorridos, helping to pave the way for everyone from Grupo Exterminador to los Tucanes de Tijuana to the late Chalino S nchez. And narcocorridos are a major priority on La Banda del Carro Rojo, a best-of that Fonovisa assembled in 2006. This release is hardly the only Tigres best-of that Fonovisa has put together; there have been quite a few others. But La Banda del Carro Rojo will be especially interesting to those who associate los Tigres with narcocorridos, which is not to say that all of the selections fall into that category. One of the most famous non-narcocorrido tracks is "La Jaula de Oro," which was covered by Latin pop/rock en espa?ol star Julieta Venegas (in an intriguingly non-norte?o fashion) and is a poignant account of a frustrated Mexican immigrant who has been working in the U.S. for ten years but still hasn't been granted citizenship. And "Tres Veces Mojado" is about a Salvadoran man who -- in the process of gradually making his way from El Salvador to Arizona -- has been an indocumentado (undocumented worker) in Guatemala, Mexico and the United States. But narcocorridos dominate La Banda del Carro Rojo, which -- unlike all the Tigres best-ofs that have focused on their '90s and 2000s output exclusively -- also boasts some of their groundbreaking narcocorridos of the early '70s such as the title track and "Contrabando y Traici¢n" ("Contraband and Betrayal"). Some musicologists have compared narcocorridos to gangsta rap, although the outlaw country tradition of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Paycheck and Merle Haggard is an equally valid comparison -- and whatever comparisons one prefers, La Banda del Carro Rojo is full of gems that are essential listening for narcocorrido enthusiasts. ~ Alex Henderson

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Puta's Fever by Mano Negra (CD - 07/23/1996)
 

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Puta's Fever by Mano Negra (CD - 07/23/1996)
"Puta's Fever" (07/23/1996) International Mano Negra, Virgin Records (USA)Mano Negra: Oscar Tramor (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Helmut Krumar (guitar, keyboards, background vocals, programming); Jo (guitar, bass, background vocals); Roger Cageot (guitar, background vocals); Tonio Del Borno (trumpet, background vocals); Kropol (trombone); Santiago "El Aguila" Casariego (drums, background vocals); Garbancito (percussion). Additional personnel: Mme. Oscar, Zofia, Naro "Chihuahua" (vocals); Alain "L'Enclume De Choisy" (acoustic bass). Recorded at Mix It Studio, Paris, France. Personnel: Helmut Krumar (vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming); Oscar Tramor (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Roger Cageot, Jo (vocals, guitar); Tonio del Borno (vocals, trumpet); Santiago el Aguila Casariego (vocals, drums); Garbancito (vocals, percussion); Kropol (trombone); Alain ? (double bass). Recording information: Mix It Studio, Paris, France. Arrangers: Thomas Darnal; Manu Chao. The highly influential Puta's Fever opened the door for a flood of young rock bands outside the English-speaking music world to fashion new hybrids that reflected their own musical cultures blended with popular worldwide sounds like rock and reggae. Manu Chao and company started from patchanka, a fast-paced French music hall style that sounds like speeded-up ragtime or hot jazz, and started singing songs in Spanish, French, and Arabic. The motor driving all the disparate elements on Puta's Fever is Santiago el Aguila Casariego's fierce drumming. And what an array of styles -- calliope-like keyboards, a Latin groove on "Patchanka," Tex-Mex on Joe "King" Carrasco's "Patchuko Hop," and dub reggae on "Peligro" -- pass through Mano Negra's manic mix. "Mano Negra" sounds like soundtrack music for a spaghetti western surf movie (really), while "Rebel Spell" marries a gospel chorus and hard rock guitar to a rapped street tale of shooting Brother Rasta dead. Puta's Fever is a triumph of eclecticism as a style where each song shifts into a different musical gear, and one key jumping-off point for the rock en espa?ol (or Latin alternative) school. Which doesn't mean that Mano Negra abandoned their original inspiration -- English lyrics dominate and there's a strong identification with a classic rock & roll outlaw stance in "Rock 'N' Roll Band" and the '50s-rooted "Devil's Call." ~ Don Snowden

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Alm¡bar: M£sica Mexicana del siglo XIX by Almibar (CD) [IMPORT - (not USA)]
 

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Alm¡bar: M£sica Mexicana del siglo XIX by Almibar (CD) [IMPORT - (not USA)]
"Alm¡bar: M£sica Mexicana del siglo XIX" (01/08/2002) International Almibar, Urtext

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Whirled by V?sen (CD - 09/23/1997)
 

Whirled by V?sen (CD - 09/23/1997)

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Whirled by V?sen (CD - 09/23/1997)
"Whirled" (09/23/1997) International V?sen, NorthSide RecordsPersonnel: Roger Tallroth (12-string guitar, bouzouki, mandolin); Mikael Marin (fiddle, viola); Mats Olofsson (cello); Andr? Ferrari (percussion, bells). Audio Mixers: Adam Kviman; Magnus Frykberg. Recording information: Silence Studio, Koppom. Unknown Contributor Role: Olov Johansson. Arranger: V?sen. Sweden's V?sen have made a bold move with their fifth album, Whirled. Recognizing perhaps that they had reached the limits of the keyed fiddle-viola-guitar format of traditional and original Swedish folk music, they have brought aboard a percussionist, the versatile Andre Ferrari. This is in itself a breaking of the bounds of traditional Swedish music whose most common rhythmic accompaniment is the fiddler's own stomping foot. In addition, every song on the album is an original, with all members of the group composing. Previously, almost half the group's material had been traditionals. The quartet still builds on a Swedish folk base, but they reach out to other traditions, with songs sounding in turn vaguely Middle Eastern to vaguely jazzy. A move such as V?sen has made could result in a triumph or a disaster. Far too often world music acts throw too many ingredients into the pot, and the resulting mixture sounds like everything in general and nothing in particular. Happily it can be reported that that has not happened on Whirled. The tune "Bambodansarna" ("The Bamboo Dancers") picks up on the group's predilection for a tribal feeling and gives us a dramatic and percussive ritual song with an all-male chant as an interlude. "Nitti Pomfritti" ("90 French Fries") opens with a delicate, almost melancholy percussion motif and builds slowly to a kind of crazy-up-all-night intensity. "Till Farmor" ("To Grandma") is the kind of sad and tender tune that guitarist Roger Tallroth is known for. Tallroth's three compositions on the album are by far the most traditional things on it. But his playing is anything but conservative, as instead of playing his usual guitar, he breaks out with a 12-string, a Swedish bouzouki, and an octave mandolin. A cello, played by Mats Olofsson, is also brought aboard for three numbers. Despite the new variety of influences and instruments, Whirled holds together remarkably well. The group clearly worked long and hard on integrating Andre Ferrari into the mix and worked just as hard as assembling material that was expansive without being eclectic. This album represents a new frontier for world music. ~ Kurt Keefner

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Las Mas Pedidas by Los Tigres del Norte (CD - 08/16/2005)
 

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Las Mas Pedidas by Los Tigres del Norte (CD - 08/16/2005)
"Las Mas Pedidas" (08/16/2005) International Los Tigres del Norte, Fonovisa

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30 Exitos Insuperables by Luis Miguel (CD - 05/06/2003)
 

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30 Exitos Insuperables by Luis Miguel (CD - 05/06/2003)
"30 Exitos Insuperables" (05/06/2003) International Miguel, Luis, EMI Music Distribution

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Incansables by Los Tigres del Norte (CD - 12/31/2002)
 

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Incansables by Los Tigres del Norte (CD - 12/31/2002)
"Incansables" (12/31/2002) International Los Tigres del Norte, FonovisaPhotographer: Nadine Markova. Arrangers: Enrique Franco; Los Tigres del Norte.

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Bagpipes Of Greece
 

Bagpipes Of Greece

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Bagpipes Of Greece
"Bagpipes of Greece" (2005) International Various Artists, Topic RecordsFirst, a warning: you have to like bagpipes to enjoy this record. It's an international instrument with many flavors -- although you have to wonder how the idea of inflating bladders ever occurred to people around the world. This exploration of Greek bagpipes is comprised of field recordings made by Wolf Dietrich. He toured the Greek mainland and the islands that dot the Adriatic and Mediterranean to fill in a complete picture -- and it's an interesting one, too. There's a very Balkan feel to the tracks recorded in the north, with a hardness that can be off-putting. On the islands, however, the music has a sweeter tone, in keeping with the lifestyle. All in all, it forms an interesting but scholarly picture of the bagpipes in Greece. Not for everyone, indeed, but fans of the pipes will love every note. ~ Chris Nickson

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Amor Prohibido [Remaster] by Selena (CD - 09/17/2002)
 

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Amor Prohibido [Remaster] by Selena (CD - 09/17/2002)
"Amor Prohibido [Remaster]" (09/17/2002) International Selena, EMI Music DistributionThis is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Personnel: Selena Quintanilla (vocals); Chris Perez, Henry Gomez (guitar); Rafael Garza, Rene Gasca (trumpet); Gilbert Garza (trombone); Johnny Saenz (accordion); Ricky Vela, Joe Ojeda (keyboards); A.B. Quintanilla III (bass); Suzette Quintanilla (drums); Stephanie Lynn, Rick Alvarez, Rock `n' Roll James (background vocals). All tracks have been digitally remastered. AMOR PROHIBIDO was nominated for Best Mexican/American Album in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Because it was a family thing, with sister Suzie Quintanilla on drums, brother A.B. on bass and their father Abraham leading the charge as manager, Selena and company made some of the most celebrated Tejano-pop ever on AMOR PROHIBIDO. This is the sugary album that made a star of the irresistible Texan diva. Songs like "Amor Prohibido" and "El Chico Del Apartamento 512" are enduring anthems of young love, with simple, uplifting keyboards, driving synth-beats and of course, Selena's passionate, cheery singing. "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom" is bouncing cumbia fun, with husband/guitarist Chris Perez offering a hot rock solo, while "Fotos y Recuerdos" is a spirited cover of the Pretenders' "Back on the Chain Gang." It's hard not to be saddened by the contrast between the upbeat sweetness of this music and Selena's untimely demise.

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Pistas De Reggaeton Famosas Vol. 2 by Various Artists (CD - 09/14/2004)
 

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Pistas De Reggaeton Famosas Vol. 2 by Various Artists (CD - 09/14/2004)
"Pistas De Reggaeton Famosas Vol. 2" (09/14/2004) International Various Artists, Cutting Records

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Tejano All Stars [Remaster] by La Fiebre (CD - 08/27/2002)
 

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Tejano All Stars [Remaster] by La Fiebre (CD - 08/27/2002)
"Tejano All Stars [Remaster]" (08/27/2002) International La Fiebre, EMI Music DistributionAll tracks have been digitally remastered.

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Nuair Bhu Mi Og: Gaelic Songs by the Mod Gold Medal Winner 1983 by Arthur Cormack (CD - 03/29/1994)
 

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Nuair Bhu Mi Og: Gaelic Songs by the Mod Gold Medal Winner 1983 by Arthur Cormack (CD - 03/29/1994)
"Nuair Bhu Mi Og: Gaelic Songs by the Mod Gold Medal Winner 1983" (03/29/1994) International Cormack, Arthur, Temple (UK)Personnel includes: Arthur Cormack (vocals); Brian McNeill (guitar, mandolin, fiddle); Alan Reid (keyboards, synthesizer, background vocals); Dougie Pincock (pipes). Personnel: Christine Primrose (vocals); Dougie Pincock (whistling, pipe, small pipes, bagpipe); Brian Miller (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Brian McNeill (electric guitar, hurdy-gurdy, mandocello, fiddle); Alan Reid (keyboards, bass synthesizer); Robin Morton (drum programming). Liner Note Author: Robin Morton. Recording information: Temple Record Studio, Scotland (12/1991). Photographers: Cailean Maclean; Allan R. MacDonald. Arrangers: Dougie Pincock; Alan Reid; Alison Kinnaird; Robin Morton; Arthur Cormack; Brian McNeill ; Brian Miller . Accompanied by members of The Battlefield Band and by Alison Kinnaird, Cormack uses his naturally strong voice to great effect. ~ Steve Winick

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30 Pegaditas De Chicos Aventura [4/5] *
 

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30 Pegaditas De Chicos Aventura [4/5] *
"30 Pegaditas de Chicos Aventura" (04/05/2005) International Chicos Aventura, Sony BMG Latin

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Live from the Statler-Hilton & Roseland Hotels 1950s by Xavier Cugat (CD - 02/29/2000)
 

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Live from the Statler-Hilton & Roseland Hotels 1950s by Xavier Cugat (CD - 02/29/2000)
"Live from the Statler-Hilton & Roseland Hotels 1950s" (02/29/2000) International Cugat, Xavier, Harlequin Records (UK)Personnel includes: Xavier Cugat; Abbe Lane, Otto Bolivar, Pepito Arvelo, Bobby Rivera (vocals). All tracks have been digitally remastered. Tightly packed with rhumbas, mambos, sambas, and meringues, this chapter in Harlequin's amazing Xavier Cugat series is wall-to-wall live radio broadcasts, featuring conventional gringo announcers and lots of feisty introductions by Cugie himself. This band comes across better than ever when heard performing in front of the public at the Roseland and Statler-Hilton hotels. There is a spirit of mischief in the air that simply doesn't show up in most of Cugat's studio recordings. Excellent entertainment -- a must for collectors and highly recommended for those who have just discovered Xavier Cugat. ~ arwulf arwulf

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