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| Putumayo World Music Presents: Latin Lounge |
A remarkable revolution is taking place in Latin music these days, as electronica
and remixing meet the more traditional rhythms of Argentinean tango, Afro-Cuban
son, Brazilian bossa nova and Colombian cumbia. On Putumayo’s new collection,
Latin Lounge, artists such as Sidestepper, Si*Sé, Charanga Cakewalk and others
prove that there can be a magical blend of modern musical trends and traditional
Latin styles.
Among the better known groups featured on Latin Lounge is the
UK/Colombia/Cuba collective Sidestepper, renowned for fusing electronics and
traditional Afro-Caribbean rhythms.Their featured track, “Dame tu Querer”, is a dub-
flavored love song recorded in Havana with Cuban vocalist Ronald Infante.
Exclusive to Latin Lounge is a previously unreleased remix of Si*Sé’s “Mariposa
(en Havana).” Says lead singer and co-founder Carol C., “We’re a band from New
York City and we try to combine all of its musical traditions including hip-hop
beats, Latin rhythms and down-tempo electronic music because that’s what we
hear every day of our lives.”
While Latin Lounge features several internationally known artists, it also highlights
discoveries such as Bebe, a singer-songwriter whose recent collaboration with
electronica DJ Carl Jean has made her a star in her native Spain. Another rising
star is the Spanish band Amparanoia, a leading band in the mestizo (mixed)
movement, so-called for its boundary-crossing blend of flamenco, Afro-Cuban
music, hip-hop, electronica and other influences.
Roberto Poveda, a Cuban musician and composer based in Miami is a new voice
whose subtle updating of traditional son will be heard by a wide audience for the
first time on Latin Lounge. From Argentina come Andrés Linetsky and Federico
Aubele who, along with Italian duo Alacrán, are each taking the tango-electronica
fusions pioneered by Gotan Project in exciting new directions.
Two Europe-based Brazilian artists who make an appearance on Latin Lounge are
Luiz de Aquino, who comes from São Paulo by way of Paris, and the eclectic
Wagner Pa & Brazuca Matraca. A Rio de Janeiro native who has lived in
Barcelona for more than twenty years, Pa mingles his own polyglot influences
with the help of Spanish, Argentinean and Venezuelan musicians.
Rounding out the surprises on Latin Lounge are the updated cumbia and mambo
flavors of the Austin, Texas group Charanga Cakewalk, and a refreshingly
unexpected track in which Mexican singer Adriana Castelazo joins with alternative
healing guru Deepak Chopra to give a seductive Latin remix flavor to lyrics based
on ancient Indian love poems.
and remixing meet the more traditional rhythms of Argentinean tango, Afro-Cuban
son, Brazilian bossa nova and Colombian cumbia. On Putumayo’s new collection,
Latin Lounge, artists such as Sidestepper, Si*Sé, Charanga Cakewalk and others
prove that there can be a magical blend of modern musical trends and traditional
Latin styles.
Among the better known groups featured on Latin Lounge is the
UK/Colombia/Cuba collective Sidestepper, renowned for fusing electronics and
traditional Afro-Caribbean rhythms.Their featured track, “Dame tu Querer”, is a dub-
flavored love song recorded in Havana with Cuban vocalist Ronald Infante.
Exclusive to Latin Lounge is a previously unreleased remix of Si*Sé’s “Mariposa
(en Havana).” Says lead singer and co-founder Carol C., “We’re a band from New
York City and we try to combine all of its musical traditions including hip-hop
beats, Latin rhythms and down-tempo electronic music because that’s what we
hear every day of our lives.”
While Latin Lounge features several internationally known artists, it also highlights
discoveries such as Bebe, a singer-songwriter whose recent collaboration with
electronica DJ Carl Jean has made her a star in her native Spain. Another rising
star is the Spanish band Amparanoia, a leading band in the mestizo (mixed)
movement, so-called for its boundary-crossing blend of flamenco, Afro-Cuban
music, hip-hop, electronica and other influences.
Roberto Poveda, a Cuban musician and composer based in Miami is a new voice
whose subtle updating of traditional son will be heard by a wide audience for the
first time on Latin Lounge. From Argentina come Andrés Linetsky and Federico
Aubele who, along with Italian duo Alacrán, are each taking the tango-electronica
fusions pioneered by Gotan Project in exciting new directions.
Two Europe-based Brazilian artists who make an appearance on Latin Lounge are
Luiz de Aquino, who comes from São Paulo by way of Paris, and the eclectic
Wagner Pa & Brazuca Matraca. A Rio de Janeiro native who has lived in
Barcelona for more than twenty years, Pa mingles his own polyglot influences
with the help of Spanish, Argentinean and Venezuelan musicians.
Rounding out the surprises on Latin Lounge are the updated cumbia and mambo
flavors of the Austin, Texas group Charanga Cakewalk, and a refreshingly
unexpected track in which Mexican singer Adriana Castelazo joins with alternative
healing guru Deepak Chopra to give a seductive Latin remix flavor to lyrics based
on ancient Indian love poems.