You might think a tune called “Mountain Dance,” from the album Earth and Wind, is unfettered booty-shaking music, but it’s actually a layered, nuanced, very…
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Tlapalería Don Chuy’s Outstanding Mix
Mixing jazz and R&B with an Afrobeat-like sense of syncopation, Mexico’s Tlapalería Don Chuy score big on all counts with “De Allí Pa’llá.”
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“Cerrado Cigano” by American guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Vini De Groove brilliantly fuses Brazilian baião and chorinho rhythms. The artist has spent considerable time soaking up musical influences…
View More Vini De Groove Skillfully Mixes Brazilian baião and chorinho BeatsWide-Raging Music by Marek Szarvas
A Slovakian by the name of Marek Szarvas comes on strong, albeit with a crafty sense of far-reaching global sounds on “Light Outside” a tune…
View More Wide-Raging Music by Marek SzarvasEnchanting “Je Rêve” by Duo Landry +
Duo Landry + hail from the African nation of Benin, and their song “Je Rêve” is an acoustic charmer with tasty jazz inflections.
View More Enchanting “Je Rêve” by Duo Landry +Matia, a Singer-songwriter with a Funk Edge
Matia, a singer-songwriter from the Northeast U.S., brings a funky edge and insightful lyrics to “Doin’ What We Do,” a potent piece about where humankind…
View More Matia, a Singer-songwriter with a Funk EdgeCharming Version of Christmas Song
If you think you already know what a song entitled “Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad” sounds like, a listen to stateside artist Don Gato’s so-named delightful…
View More Charming Version of Christmas SongRecante’s Splendid Mix of Portuguese Trad and Electronica
Combining elements of Southern Portuguese tradition with electronica, “Amora Madura” emerges as a creation of pure beauty by a duo called Recante.
View More Recante’s Splendid Mix of Portuguese Trad and ElectronicaFlavorful Spanish language Version of Johnny Clegg Song
German and Spanish players collaborate under the name Una Lengua Infinita on “Ha caido el sistema,” a finely crafted Spanish language cover of a Johnny…
View More Flavorful Spanish language Version of Johnny Clegg SongBoémia’s Accordion Fueled “Com Passaporte de Coelho”
The mainly acoustic “Com Passaporte de Coelho” is a jaunty, satisfying piece of accordion-led fun from Portugal’s Boémia.
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