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Buy Now	The Black Light (more) »rank: 9343 by: Calexico : :The perfect soundtrack for a summer roadtrip in an old car across Death Valley. Calexico's musical textures are woven out of a dazzling array of instruments and styles, including mariachi trumpets, countrified pedal steel, Latin jazz percussion, and carnival organ, just to name a few. The songs move at siesta speed, casually looping and loping along, never getting overheated. Bandmates Joey Burns and John Convertino have their hands in so many musical pies--including projects with OP8, Giant Sand, Victoria Williams, Giant Sand, and Richard Buckner--one wonders how they ...	Buy Now	Marc Anthony - The Concert from Madison Square Garden (more) »rank: 10950 starring: Marc Anthony directed by: Marty Callner : :Marc Anthony brings his elegant passions to the Big Apple in this exciting 2001 concert performance. The dazzled audience erupts at the singer's knockout, Spanish-language openers, 'Y Hubo Alguien' and 'Contra la Corriente,' swoons to his exultant 'You Sang to Me,' and hangs on every marvelous syllable in the exquisitely phrased 'When I Dream at Night.' Anthony's material occasionally slides into bathos ('That's Okay'), but at his best he can go from big band salsa ('Nadie Como Ella') to Burt Bacharach-flavored pop-soul ('My Baby You') to gorgeous, breathless ...
Buy Now	De Colores and Other Latin American Folk Songs (more) »rank: 1688 by: José-Luis Orozco : :Marc Anthony brings his elegant passions to the Big Apple in this exciting 2001 concert performance. The dazzled audience erupts at the singer's knockout, Spanish-language openers, 'Y Hubo Alguien' and 'Contra la Corriente,' swoons to his exultant 'You Sang to Me,' and hangs on every marvelous syllable in the exquisitely phrased 'When I Dream at Night.' Anthony's material occasionally slides into bathos ('That's Okay'), but at his best he can go from big band salsa ('Nadie Como Ella') to Burt Bacharach-flavored pop-soul ('My Baby You') to gorgeous, breathless ...	Buy Now	Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer (more) »rank: 2871 by: Ibrahim Ferrer : 's Best of 1999 :Picking up where Buena Vista Social Club left off, BVSC Presents Ibrahim Ferrer soothes with the hushed romanticism of Cuba's yesteryear while boasting the talents of one of its greatest singers, Ibrahim Ferrer. Again there's an all-star lineup of musicians led by pianist Rubén González and singer Omara Portuondo creating music at the renowned Egrem studios, whose live room brings the slow lucidity and intense vigor of the Cuban classics to life. --Karen K. Hugg Amazon.com:It should never cease to amaze how spry and ...
Buy Now	Sonido Amazonico! (more) »rank: 3789 by: Chicha Libre : :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 Indians used the syncopated beat of cumbia as the ...	Buy Now	Los Extraterrestres: Otra Dimension (more) »rank: 4641 by: Wisin y Yandel : :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 Indians used the syncopated beat of cumbia as the ...
Buy Now	Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits (more) »rank: 8750 by: Gloria Estefan : essential recording:'The rhythm is gonna get you' is the tag line of one of Gloria Estefan's biggest hits, but it could also serve as the mantra for the Cuban-born singer's road to the top of the charts. Estefan's forte is middle-of-the-road pop, but all of her upbeat hits are fueled by driving Latin percussion, the feature that set Estefan's music apart from the rest of the flyaway pop of the 1980s and early '90s. Greatest Hits intersperses those great dance hits--'Conga,' '1,2,3,' 'Get on Your Feet,' and, ...	Buy Now	Putumayo Presents: Baila - A Latin Dance Party (more) »rank: 1256 by: Various Artists :Album Description:¡Baila!.is a global Latin party featuring salsa, cumbia, and meringue mixed with contemporary dance beats and rhythms. The party starts in the streets of Havana before hitting the road. Raul Paz kicks it off with 'Mua Mua Mua,' seamlessly blending the deep grooves of his native Cuba with the contemporary stylings he’s picked up since relocating to France. Back in Cuba NG La Banda offer 'La Cachimba' their mission statement announcing the virtues of a new musical style that’s sure to make you dance. Next the party ...
Buy Now	The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter (more) »rank: 8338 by: Conrad Herwig :Album Description:¡Baila!.is a global Latin party featuring salsa, cumbia, and meringue mixed with contemporary dance beats and rhythms. The party starts in the streets of Havana before hitting the road. Raul Paz kicks it off with 'Mua Mua Mua,' seamlessly blending the deep grooves of his native Cuba with the contemporary stylings he’s picked up since relocating to France. Back in Cuba NG La Banda offer 'La Cachimba' their mission statement announcing the virtues of a new musical style that’s sure to make you dance. Next the party ...	Buy Now	Sesame Street - Fiesta! (more) »rank: 7277 starring: Celia Cruz, Linda Ronstadt : :Fiesta means party in Spanish, and Sesame Street is pulsating with activity in this upbeat preschool program featuring Latino songs. Jim Henson's Muppets join the fun while everyone's favorite, Elmo, learns the Conga- Wiggle dance. Maria, Rosita, and Gabi create floats and costumes; even Oscar reluctantly partakes in the festivities. The dialogue is sparse in order to devote most of the 30-minute show to singing and dancing during eight Spanish/English tunes, featuring special performances by Linda Ronstadt and Celia Cruz. Most of the music will be familiar, such ...