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5.3.21

V.A. - The Rough Guide To Cumbia (2000) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Cumbia is to Columbia what samba is to Brazil, tango is to Argentina, and merengue is to the Dominican Republic -- it isn't the country's only style of music, but it is definitely its most famous and popular. Numerous cumbia compilations have come out in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America; one of them is The Rough Guide to Cumbia. This collection, released in 2000, spans the 1950s-1990s, although it tends to favor classic cumbia over contemporary cumbia. Regrettably, World Music Network fails to provide recording dates; if the company didn't want to go to that trouble, it could have at least listed the years in which the CD's 22 tracks were released. But to the Network's credit, the sound quality is good and its choices are usually first-rate. Listeners are exposed to some of cumbia's true heavyweights thanks to classics by Lucho Bermúdez ("Columbia Tierra Querida," "Danza Negra"), Alfredo Gutiérrez ("La Banda Borracha"), Leonor González Mina ("Yo Me Llamo Cumbia"), and Jaime Llano González ("Cumbia en Azul"). Meanwhile, Lisandro Meza's "Salsipuedes" from 1991 is among the collection's more modern recordings. One thing the compilation doesn't get into is the cumbia of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., where Mexican artists have been playing their own interpretations of cumbia; this disc is Columbian all the way. The Rough Guide to Cumbia is hardly the last word on cumbia, but it's generally rewarding and can serve as a fine introduction to the style, although it would have been nice if the World Music Network had listed recording dates. by Alex Henderson  
Tracklist:
1 Alberto Pacheco – Cumbia Cienaguera 3:39
2 Romulo Caicedo – La Luna Y El Pescador 3:04
3 Henry Castro – Cumbia De Colombia 3:00
4 Lucho Bermúdez Y Su Orquesta – Colombia Tierra Querida 2:34
5 Tamara – Maria Candela 3:00
6 Leonor González Mina – Yo Me Llama Cumbia 3:05
7 Alfredo Gutiérrez Y Sus Estrellas – La Banda Borracha 3:19
8 Chico Cervantes – Fiesta En Corraleja 2:50
9 Corraleja 71 – La Pollera Colora 2:16
10 Romulo Caicedo – Guepa Je 2:46
11 Edmundo Arias – Cumbia Sobre El Mar    2:40
12 Lisandro Meza – Salsipuedes 3:39
13 Jaime Llano González – Cumbia En Azul 2:48
14 Cristobal Perez Y Su Conjunto – La Negra Celina 2:20
15 Pepe Molina – Cumbiambera 2:24
16 Leonor González Mina – Navidad Negra 3:36
17 Los Hispanos – Atlantico 2:06
18 Los Black Stars – La Piragua 3:24
19 Guillermo González Y Su Orquesta – Tolu 2:46
20 Los Falcons – Cumbia De Sal 3:14
21 Jaime Llano González – Cumbia Sampuesana 3:06
22 Lucho Bermúdez Y Su Orquesta – Danza Negra 2:25

1.3.21

V.A. - The Rough Guide To Urban Latino (2006) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Think urban music and chances are it's R&B and hip-hop that spring to mind. But that's a thought limited to North America and Europe. Latin music has developed its own urban sound in recent years. Yes, it draws from the sources above, but they're only two facets of the whole. Add in the burgeoning reggaeton genre, rock, ska, and dance music, as well as regional variations from cumbia to samba, and you have the fuel for a very hot fire. This excellently compiled disc explores many of those -- although, as the notes admit, it's not comprehensive. There's some material that doesn't work too well; Asilo 38 try too hard to sound tough and gritty with their rap, only to become clichéd, while El Otro Yo del Otro Yo's rock sounds disturbingly like early R.E.M. with anemic radio reception. Much of the rest is exciting, like Ska Cubano's thrilling, melodic mix of ska and Cuban music, or Zona Marginal's hard-hitting "No Mas." It's the kind of disc where every tack brings a surprise, be it the electronica of Holger Hiller's "Macome (Yoruba BPR Mix)" or the massed overdubbed samba percussion of Arakatuba's "Riva (Gringo Jo Remix)." Ska is also a big component here, a beat favored by many bands, like Doctor Krapula. What this proves is that urban Latino tastes are far more varied than some other cultures -- and they make a hell of a lot of good music. by Chris Nickson  
Tracklist:
1 Zona Marginal – No Más 4:18
2 Triangulo Oscuro – A Moverse 3:21
3 Doctor Krapula – El Pibe De Mi Barrio 2:47
4 Actitud Maria Marta – Eres Re-lindo 3:40
5 Chacka – Contigo 2:46
6 Ska Cubano – Coqueteando 3:21
7 Asilo 38 – Vencer O Morir 3:32
8 Nava – Hey You 4:57
9 Yerba Brava – Sos Un Cheto 4:12
10 Arakatuba Feat. Liliana Chachian – Riva (Gringo Jo Remix) 6:11
11 Holger Hiller – Macomé (Yoruba BPM Mix) 5:16
12 Judiny Feat. Caroline – Amor A Primera Vista 3:28
13 Charanga Cakewalk – El Indio 4:21
14 El Otro Yo Del Otro Yo – Una Salida 3:07
15 Bostich – Polaris 6:53

e.s.t. — Retrospective 'The Very Best Of e.s.t. (2009) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"Retrospective - The Very Best Of e.s.t." is a retrospective of the unique work of e.s.t. and a tribute to the late mastermind Esb...