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 Ruth
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Umalali: The Garifuna Women's Project
AJ DAVILA
Terror Amor
BUJU BANTON
Before the Dawn
Quantic Presents Flowering Inferno
1000 Watts
NATACHA ATLAS
Mounqaliba-Rising: The Remixes
Various Artist
Spirits In The Material World
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