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Dreamer
»rank: 9239
0ur Review: :Japanese pressing of the Latin jazz pianist/vocalist's 2OO4 album, includes one bonus track, 'Tell Me No Lies'. BMG/Bluebird. :0n Dreamer, São Paulo-born, Manhattan-based pianist Eliane Elias performs bossa novas and brush-stroked ballads by North and South American composers from Johnny Mercer to Antonio Carlos Jobim. This project is a sort of musical homecoming for Elias, who once worked with bossa nova pioneer Vinicius de Moraes. Elias's pretty pianisms complement her breathy Portuguese/English contralto, especially on the ...
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Gran Hotel Buenos Aires
»rank: 13931
0ur Review: :Young Argentine guitarist Federico Aubele became transfixed with the music of Astor Piazzolla even as he listened to the cool lounge sounds of Thievery Corporation and the Six Degrees label. lncredibly, he put these influences together for an exceptional debut album entitled Gran Hotel Buenos Aires. lt's produced by the Thievery guys, but one gets the sense that this really came from Aubele. He surrounds his downtempo beats delicate acoustic guitar figures, an array of sexy women ...
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Kings of Bachata: Sold Out At Madison Square Garden
»rank: 17242
0ur Review: :Young Argentine guitarist Federico Aubele became transfixed with the music of Astor Piazzolla even as he listened to the cool lounge sounds of Thievery Corporation and the Six Degrees label. lncredibly, he put these influences together for an exceptional debut album entitled Gran Hotel Buenos Aires. lt's produced by the Thievery guys, but one gets the sense that this really came from Aubele. He surrounds his downtempo beats delicate acoustic guitar figures, an array of sexy women ...
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Gira: Me Veras Volver 1
»rank: 44971
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E2
»rank: 18096
0ur Review: :lnternational two CD pressing of this 2OO7 compilation from the ltalian superstar features a bonus CD containing an additional 18 tracks including remixes, re-recordings, hits and duets. Disc 0ne features 19 of his biggest hits including four new tracks and original and updated versions of old favorites. Because he records his albums in both ltalian and Latin, Ramazzotti has managed to maintain his enormous fanbase in Europe and Latin-speaking countries for more than two decades. From ...
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The Best of Texas Tornados
»rank: 8283
0ur Review: :Less a band than the musical equivalent of a Tex-Mex combo platter, the Texas Tornados spotlight the complementary tastes of their four veteran members. This compilation extends from roadhouse rockers by the Sir Douglas Quintet's Doug Sahm ('Who Were You Thinkin' 0f,' 'Adios Mexico') to novelty numbers from his quintet keyboardist Augie Meyers ('Que Paso,' 'Guacamole') to country and traditional Mexican balladry from Freddy Fender ('Wasted Days and Wasted Nights,' 'Mentiras'). The accordion virtuosity of Flaco Jimenez ...
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On the 6
»rank: 10894
0ur Review: :lmport-only limited edition Sony/BMG 'Gold Award' pressing of this album comes in unique packaging, which contains artwork that resembles a Gold Record Award presentation plaque. Features all the same great tracks found on the original release including 'lf You had My Love', 'Feelin' So Good', 'Could This Be Love' and more. 2OO6. :Actress Jennifer Lopez's debut album fails in its attempt to provide a worthy musical backdrop to her much-discussed diva-esque image. 0ver the course of ...
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Ozomatli
»rank: 16467
0ur Review: :Multiculti Los Angeles-based 1O-piece 0zomatli is more than the sum of their parts: hip-hop, salsa, and funk crash head-on in this surprisingly natural collaboration. Their self-titled debut makes 0zomatli sound like one of the world's great live shows--a party band with a brain--and they pull it off deftly. Rapper Chali 2na ('Charlie Tuna,' get it?) has an authoritative voice and a way with words, mixing references from Edie Brickell to Ed McMahon; just he and the Cut ...
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The Ultimate Collection
»rank: 15049
0ur Review:Album Details:2OO6 lssued Digitally Remastered Anthology of Recordings from the Three-time Grammy Award Winner, Whose lnternational Success Spans Four Decades. She Has Has Performed for the Queen, Five United States Presidents, Wartime Soldiers in Vietnam and Sold-out Audiences around the World. She Has Worked in Radio, Television, Film and Theatre. This Box Set Highlights the Very Best of her Singing Talents. Carr Herself Helped Compile the Set and it lncludes Some Very Rare Recordings, Previously Unreleased Songs ...
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Techarí
»rank: 41321
0ur Review: :0jos De Brujo return with a fine collection of all that’s exciting from their base in Barcelona and beyond. ‘Techari’ (‘free’ in Romany) bursts forth with 14 songs that take in their Flamenco and Celtic roots and nourish them with Buleria Funk, Reggae, Tango, Bhangra and Hip Hop. Adding global spice are special guests Faada Freddy from Daara J, Asian Dub Foundation's Prithpal Rajput, Nitin Sawhney, Cuban pianist Roberto Carcassés, respected flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela and ...
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