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Anunciaçǎo by big beet . a live performance still from the music video.
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Dual South American Sizzle

Tom Orr November 10, 2025 No Comments big beetBrazilian musicColombian musiccumbiaforróworld fusionworld music

Should you be in need of a pulsating, exhilarating mix of Brazilian forró and Colombian cumbia, “Anunciaçǎo” by the USA’s big beet will handily satisfy…

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The cover has a collage-like design with hand-drawn cutouts of food and abstract shapes scattered on beige and yellow backgrounds. The handwritten text reads big beet at the top and Salute Cubano across the center in bold white script.
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Hard to Beet

Tom Orr September 3, 2025 No Comments Afro-Cuban musicbig beetworld music

“Salute Cubano” by American quintet big beet does indeed salute the Afro-Cuban style most aptly, with deft piano, zesty synth and tumbling percussion leading the…

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