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
SOMI
Red Soil In My Eyes
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Ayombe: The Heart of Columbia's Musica Vallenata
The Triplets of Belleville
Original Soundtrack
Stephin Merritt
Showtunes
Fat Freddy's Drop
Based On A True story
BRAZILIAN GIRLS
Talk to La Bomb
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