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Fijate Bien
(more) »rank: 16169by: Juanes
: :Just try and classify the eclectic, often-electric sound of Fijate Bien, the debut solo album from Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes (formerly of the rock group Ekhymosis). Every track mixes and matches genres, careening between--among other things--rock, salsa, and vallenato (traditional Colombian folk music). It's not surprising, given that Latin Grammy nominee Juanes lists Metallica, Jimi Hendrix, Eminem, Vicente Fernández, and Soda Stereo as musical influences. Songs such as 'Ahi le Va' and 'Nada' ride straightforward rhythms, while 'Podemos Hacernos Dano' and 'Ficcion' frolic amid the sounds of past and present. There's a lot going on here, both musically and lyrically. Producer Gustavo Santaolalla, who ...
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Reggae Christmas: 21 Christmas Classics Jamaican Style
(more) »rank: 43006by: Various Artists
: :Just try and classify the eclectic, often-electric sound of Fijate Bien, the debut solo album from Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes (formerly of the rock group Ekhymosis). Every track mixes and matches genres, careening between--among other things--rock, salsa, and vallenato (traditional Colombian folk music). It's not surprising, given that Latin Grammy nominee Juanes lists Metallica, Jimi Hendrix, Eminem, Vicente Fernández, and Soda Stereo as musical influences. Songs such as 'Ahi le Va' and 'Nada' ride straightforward rhythms, while 'Podemos Hacernos Dano' and 'Ficcion' frolic amid the sounds of past and present. There's a lot going on here, both musically and lyrically. Producer Gustavo Santaolalla, who ...
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Til Shiloh
(more) »rank: 35510by: Buju Banton
: :When Buju Banton emerged from the Kingston, Jamaica, slums in the early '90s, he stirred controversy with a breed of dancehall steeped in the same obsessions with gunplay, sexism, and homophobia that characterized hardcore American hip-hop. But after converting to Rastafarianism and scratching to find more socially conscious and deeply rooted music on 1993's Voice of Jamaica, Banton (born Mark Myrie) proved that his conscience and creative restlessness are driven by more than mere commercial shrewdness on this album, his true breakthrough. Banton sounds like a changed man from the get-go. The spiritually uplifting title prologue segues into a chuckle and the resignation ...
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Traditional Vocal And Instrumental Music (Japan)
(more) »rank: 39718by: Ensemble Nipponia
: :When Buju Banton emerged from the Kingston, Jamaica, slums in the early '90s, he stirred controversy with a breed of dancehall steeped in the same obsessions with gunplay, sexism, and homophobia that characterized hardcore American hip-hop. But after converting to Rastafarianism and scratching to find more socially conscious and deeply rooted music on 1993's Voice of Jamaica, Banton (born Mark Myrie) proved that his conscience and creative restlessness are driven by more than mere commercial shrewdness on this album, his true breakthrough. Banton sounds like a changed man from the get-go. The spiritually uplifting title prologue segues into a chuckle and the resignation ...
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Psycho-Sonic
(more) »rank: 33664by: Sonics
:Album Description:2003 reissue of 1990 compilation, one of Big Beat's best-selling releases. A comprehensive collection of 29 newly remastered sides of the much-feted kings of garage rock recorded for the Etiquette label in 1964/65. This updated edition features vastly improved sound quality, a more detailed booklet, & a feast of unseen outtakes from the band's famed photo sessions.
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Below the Bassline
(more) »rank: 25465by: Ernest Ranglin
:Album Description:2003 reissue of 1990 compilation, one of Big Beat's best-selling releases. A comprehensive collection of 29 newly remastered sides of the much-feted kings of garage rock recorded for the Etiquette label in 1964/65. This updated edition features vastly improved sound quality, a more detailed booklet, & a feast of unseen outtakes from the band's famed photo sessions.
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Desde un Principio: From the Beginning
(more) »rank: 73909by: Marc Anthony
:Album Description:2003 reissue of 1990 compilation, one of Big Beat's best-selling releases. A comprehensive collection of 29 newly remastered sides of the much-feted kings of garage rock recorded for the Etiquette label in 1964/65. This updated edition features vastly improved sound quality, a more detailed booklet, & a feast of unseen outtakes from the band's famed photo sessions.
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The Biggest Reggae One-Drop Anthems 2008
(more) »rank: 13094by: Various Artists
:Album Description:2003 reissue of 1990 compilation, one of Big Beat's best-selling releases. A comprehensive collection of 29 newly remastered sides of the much-feted kings of garage rock recorded for the Etiquette label in 1964/65. This updated edition features vastly improved sound quality, a more detailed booklet, & a feast of unseen outtakes from the band's famed photo sessions.
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Mended
(more) »rank: 9380by: Marc Anthony
: :It's impossible to dislike Puerto Rican superstar Marc Anthony, even if his English-language material sits safely in pop's middle road. Mended, Anthony's follow-up to last year's sweltering salsa collection Libre, features the same midtempo grooves and emotive ballads that made his 1999 crossover effort a smash--and a textbook example of how record labels sometimes water down passionate Latino artists for U.S. audiences (see also Shakira). Nothing on Mended is particularly unlistenable or offensive, but there isn't much to get excited about either. The lilting pop gem 'I Need You' (also included in Spanish) and the sweet sentiments of 'Everything You Do' are nice ...
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Music from the Coffee Lands
(more) »rank: 27761by: Various Artists
: :The artists gathered together here hail from nations and cultures noted for the growing and export of coffee. As with this CD's companion release, Music from the Tea Lands, one senses the possibility of lucrative product tie-ins, but part of the proceeds from the album are earmarked for charity and any catchy idea that gets the music out there is a good thing. Like the luscious drink itself, the tunes come in many intensities and flavors, ranging from a light-as-air ditty from Peru, to the more complex vocal stylings of Colombia's Claudia Gomez, to Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca's earthy Afro-Cuban Congolese rumba. ...
