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The Empresarios: The Vibes
by Chris M. Slawecki
Even though they're based in Washington, DC, every piece of music from The Empresarios--either their own or in collaboration with others--sounds like you've just rolled into a torrid party on tropical Miami Beach. And even though they're based in Washington, DC, Empresarios bandleader Javier Miranda and lead singers Frankie Rosado and Felix Perez all hail from ...
Grupo Fantasma: Problemas
by Chris M. Slawecki
It took five years and a new producer for Grupo Fantasma, the powerhouse Austin (TX) fusion ensemble that brings together musicians from Texas and Latin America, to follow-up their 2010 Grammy-winner El Existential (Ingrooves/Nat Geo Music).But Problemas, the first release that the band did not produce itself, proves worth the wait. “We thought a ...
Various Artists: Peru Boom: Bass, Bleeps & Bumps from Peru's Electronic Underground
by Chris M. Slawecki
Lima is often referred to as the intersecting point for the cross-pollinating Andean, African, European and South American cultures of Peru, the cradle of the Incas. Club revelers throughout Central and South America (and the DJs who the spin music that keeps them dancing) also consider Lima to be home base for the Tropical Bass sound ...
Chico Trujillo: Reina de Todas Las Fiestas
by Chris M. Slawecki
As the late 1990s transitioned into the early 2000s, in the small Chilean town called Villa Aleman, singer Aldo “Macha" Asenjo and other members of the local punk-ska group LaFloripondio would gather around and jam for fun on old classics from the Chilean and Columbian cumbia traditions. After fifteen years, six albums, and a few world ...
Fort Knox Five: Pressurize the Cabin
by Chris M. Slawecki
Pressurize the Cabin delivers the best of the club dance experience--funky grooves, spacey loops and echoes, scratches and samples, shout outs and call outs--without overpriced drinks or the ubiquitous smoke, glitter or perfume. The core four of the Fort Knox Five--Sid Barcelona, Jon Horvath, Rob Myers and Steve Raskin--herewith present a jumping party that's just waiting ...
MOA: Maverick
by Chris M. Slawecki
Max Wild wears many musical hats: A jazz musician who plays alto saxophone, an instructor at one of New York City's hottest music production schools (Dubspot), and producer of his own original dance and other electronic music. Wild began to play the saxophone in his native Zimbabwe and earned his Master in Jazz degree from the ...
Various Artists: Peru Bravo: Funk, Soul & Psych from Peru's Radical Decade
by Chris M. Slawecki
The fifteen tracks on Peru Bravo: Funk, Soul & Psych from Peru's Radical Decade reflect the refractive impact of the global social upheaval of the 1960s and early '70s--including and especially the wild and wooly rock and psychedelic music of the era--on the popular music of Peru, with each track remastered and restored from original tape ...
Bio Ritmo: Puerta del Sur
by Chris M. Slawecki
Bio Ritmo has kept the salsa flame burning for more than twenty years. “We all share a passion for salsa, a music that encompasses so many different styles and influences," explains producer, composer, pianist and bandleader Marlysse Simmons. “It's rooted in the experimentation of blending rhythms and sounds and this is exactly what we love to ...
Easy Star All-Stars Announce: Dub Side Of The Moon Anniversary Tour
When Easy Star Records released Dub Side Of The Moon a decade ago, they never expected the impact that the complete reggae version of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon would have on the world. The album received a groundswell of international press, including praise from Rolling Stone, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, Vibe, and countless other ...
Atash: "Everything Is Music" Out March 25
Austin’s multi-award winning world music band Atash shall release their long-awaited third album, Everything Is Music, worldwide on March 25, 2014, featuring the pan-cultural alchemy of sound the group is so famous for, and incorporating heavyweight musicians from the worlds’s stage such as world jazz guitarist Fareed Haque, Uzbek doira (frame drum) master Abbos Kosimov, and ...
