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
GORAN IVANOVIC GROUP
Self-titled
ASTRID WILLIAMSON
Day of the Lone Wolf
ZAMAN 8 AND HAFEZ MODIR
Suryghati ep
EASY STAR ALL-STARS
DUBBER SIDE OF THE MOON
Ben Caplan
Birds With Broken Wings
Amadou and Mariam
Dimanche a Bamako
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