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Slipcue.com Cuban Music Guide - Record Reviews, Letter "D" - 0 views

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    A few fans may find Latin roots-pop pioneer Lila Downs' return to old-fashioned, romantic ranchera music to be a retrograde move, but her commanding presence and the astonishing skill and economy with which she embellishes these old-school Mexican ballads with modern rock, electronica and even a tasteful dash of hip-hop will blow your mind, if you give it a close listen. Similarly, she weaves in the rich rhythms of Cuban son and Central American cumbia, reconciling and uniting several strands of Latin American popular music. The repertoire blends striking originals with classics from Jose Alfredo Jimenez, while Downs' dark, husky vocals give more than a mild nod towards the great Mexican diva, Lola Beltran, while Tex-Mex accordionist Flaco Jimenez anchors the album in a solid border vibe. You have to be willing to get into the style (and not everyone is, including plenty of folks who listen to other kinds of Latin American music...) But if you give it a chance, this is a pretty cool album, particularly how it points the way to a canny revitalization and modernization of one of the hemisphere's liveliest and most musically conservative genres. Oh, and Downs' old fans will not be disappointed: she's as authoritative, innovative and charismatic here as on anything she's done.
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Ranchera? What? Lila Downs ::: Tu Recuerdo y Yo - 0 views

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    In case you wanted to get some clarity around what a Mexican "ranchera" is. Here's one example from Lila Downs. Of course, it's got some hip hop inflections in the middle of it. But hey. We live in a pomo culture.
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Lhasa de Sela, singing "El Payande." What a haunting voice... - 0 views

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    Listen to Lhasa - El Payande for free: Lhasa de Sela, singing "El Payande." What a haunting voice...
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Eugenia León's Music Videos - Listen free and discover music at Last.fm - 0 views

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    Tango Cadícamo y Cobián, Eugenia León en el programa "La Movida" 1991, conducido por Verónica Castro.
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Music of Mexico ::: Son, Ranchera, Mariachi - 0 views

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    RANCHERA, basically a waltz, polka, or bolero, concerns itself with love, patriotism, and nature. SON is a fusion of indigenous, Spanish, and African musics, much like Cuban son ~ but it varies from region to region. MARIACHI is both a genre and a band (composed of 2 violins, 2 trumpets, a Spanish guitar, 2 other guitars called vilhuela and guitarron, and today, trumpets.
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Ladino Sephardic Music : Jaramar Soto - 0 views

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    Jaramar and her musicians _ medieval Sephardic song crossing the centuries
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