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World Music CD: Latin Groove |
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Latin Groove is a collection of cutting-edge Latin music that
blends salsa, Cuban son, and cumbia with funk, hip-hop, soul,
and electronica. European DJs expertly fuse contemporary
club music with the funky grooves of old- school salsa, while
bands from the barrios of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and
New York create new styles that keep the essence of the
classic Latin sound, while adding the modern style and
attitude of today's urban reality.
The artists on Latin Groove represent trendsetters in Latin
music such as Ozomatli, Aterciopelados, Los Mocosos, Si*Se,
Sin Palabras, Conjunto Massallia and Carlos Nicaragua. Also
included are a number of European producers and DJs who
are fusing Latin music with electronica to create exciting new
blends, such as Sidestepper, Funkanazenji, and Supatone.
The result is a collection of songs that show how old-school
Latin dance music has become a solid foundation for the
sounds of the future.
As Latin Groove reveals, Latin music is not only capable of
joining cultures, it is clearly adept at uniting generations.
Classic Cuban styles like son and guajira, which first
developed over one hundred years ago, sound right at home
amidst the digital manipulations of today's avant- garde
European DJs. The violins of charanga, a traditional Cuban
instrumentation that has its roots in the delicate European
ballroom dances of the 1800s, sound wonderful over a
hip-hop beat. Latin percussion, descended from ancient
African cultures, is practically futuristic when combined with
drum Ôn' bass, funk or vinyl scratches. Indeed, it seems that
classic Latin music and modern dance and electronica are
joined at the hip and the hippest thing in the joint.
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