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The Last
Release Date: 2009-06-09
Sales rank: 367
With this record, Aventura has once again “taken it up a notch.” This record includes performances by Akon, Ludacris, Wyclef Jean, Wisin & Yandel and Arturo Sandoval. “Gracias” features the performances of the virtuoso accordion player Geovanny Polanco – a star in Perico Ripiao – and affirmation of the Dominican roots shared by the members of the band. There are songs with influences of Bollywood, R & B, Reggaeton, Rock and Trio music – all mixed up and fused in Aventura’s innovative style – the sound which has captivated audiences world wide. There are love songs, songs about heartbreak, social commentary – a little of everything – all communicated through Romeo’s magical lyrics. There is also a song written and performed by Henry entitled “Princesita.” |
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Bossa Nova Stories
Release Date: 2009-01-13
Sales rank: 229
Now based in New York, Eliane Elias was born in Sao Paolo and grew up as a child prodigy on the piano during the 60's when Bossa Nova was conquering the world. Following the critically acclaimed Blue Note album "Eliane Sings and Plays Bill Evans" and 2 sold out shows at London's famed Ronnie Scott's in May, this album is a collection of Bossa Nova classics and bossa interpretations of some other classic songs performed with an all-star band of completely new recordings. Eliane is simply one of the world's great jazz pianists and her voice suits the Bossa Nova style perfectly. She is now one of the foremost interpreters of this style of music and this album is one of the best and most sought-after from the whole range of 50th anniversary releases this year. |
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Yanni Voces (CD/DVD)
Release Date: 2009-03-24
Sales rank: 625
DVD Contains the making of "Voces" and live footage from the concert in acapulco. |
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Distancia
Release Date: 2009-05-05
Sales rank: 4215
If you listen to Salt of the Earth, the sensational track from saxophonist Tim Ries Sunnyside CD, Stones World, you ll hear a sensuous and thrilling contralto voice that swings and sighs, like no other. That voice belongs to the brilliant and beautiful, Mexican-born, New York-based singer, Magos Herrera. Like Luciana Souza and Claudia Acuna, she is a world-class jazz vocalist in the literal sense of the word: She s fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and is likewise proficient in deciphering and delivering the syncopated science of jazz, and Afro-Hispanic musical genres. Her gifts are on full display on her Sunnyside debut, Distancia, supported by an exceptional rhythm section featuring guitarist Lionel Loueke, pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Ricky Rodriguez, drummer Alex Kautz, with background vocalists Ingrid and Jennifer Beaujean. Buoyed by that stellar lineup, Herrera delivers a delicious, dancing and diverse ten-track potpourri of original songs, and standards by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, and Cesar Portillo de la Luz.
All this music traveled within me, before being recorded, through different awarenesses of distance, just to remind me that life is movement, its energy that continuously transforms into new ideas, identities and paradigms, Magos writes in the CD liner notes, revealing that all true reencounters can only take place with deep surrender in the form of pure love, acceptance and gratitude.
Magos love and thanks come through loud and clear on this disc co-produced by Tim Ries. Her self-penned songs Reencountro Tu Ojos, Staying Closer, Alegria, are pulsed by scintillating vocal percussion, interlocking, Pan-Afro/American rhythmic structures, tinges of Joni Mitchell-style rock timbres, and flamenco-flavored handclaps. Magos reinterprets the works of master composers with equal verve. She updates Caesar Portillo De la Luz s famous bolero Tu, Mi Delirio, with a kind of quiet storm vibe. Nascimento s Vera Cruz is resurrected with a deep groove, which morphs into a spirited Tower of Babel-style vocal beat box. And Jobim s Retrato em Blanco E Preto, Inutil Paisaje, and Dindi are rendered in impassioned ballad, bossa nova-scat, and John Coltrane-ish settings.
If, as the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes an musician open to all of the world s musical hues and grooves to produce an artist like Magos Herrera. Born in Mexico City, Magos graduated from the Musicians Institute of Technology, and studied at Mannes College of Music, the New England Conservatory, and privately with opera teacher Konstantin Jadan. She moved back to Mexico City in 1998, where she released her first CD, Cajuina (Independiente, 1998), followed by Orquideas Surrantes (JM Distributors, 2000), Whispering Orchids (Opcion Sonica, 2000), Mexican Divas II/III (Opcion Sonica, 2001-2002), Pais Maravilla (JM Distributors, 2003), Magos Herrera Compilacion (Mecca Records, 2004) and Todo Puede Inspirar (EMI Music, 2005). She s toured Latin America, India, Japan, and the United States and performed and recorded with Jerry Gonzalez, Diego el Cigala, Tim Ries, and Ute Lemper.
Magos Herrera has evolved into a global-centric musician, capable of expressing herself in a multiplicity of languages, and vocal settings; from straight-ahead, ballads, scats, and the various dimensions and invention of Afro-Latin music. As Distancia, proves, no style of music is distant from her. |
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Bach in Havana
Release Date: 2009-05-05
Sales rank: 852
Two-time Grammy®-nominated Tiempo Libre is one the hottest young Latin bands today. Equally at home in concert halls, jazz clubs and dance venues, the members of the Miami-based band are true modern heirs to the rich tradition of the music of their native Cuba. Tiempo Libre's members were all classically trained at Cuba's premiere conservatories during a time when it was illegal to listen to American songs on the radio. Now, the group is a hit in the U.S. and abroad, celebrated for its incendiary, joyful performances of timba, an irresistible, dance-inducing mix of high-voltage Latin jazz and the seductive rhythms of son. It is their mission to proudly share their musical heritage through their concerts, workshops, master classes with as wide an audience as possible, reinterpreting and reinvigorating traditional Cuban music with a youthful, modern sound and forging a new style incorporating their Afro-Cuban roots and their new American experience. Their debut CD for Sony Masterworks, BACH IN HAVANA, unites the two musical worlds of the Tiempo Libre's Cuban childhoods. The album connects the rhythm and sensibilities of Afro-Cuban music with the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach and features special guest appearances by the legendary Paquito D'Rivera and Cuban-born sax player, Yosvany Terry. Born from a land where cultures collide and worlds merge, the music of Cuba is mysterious and seductive, earthly and otherworldly, intoxicating and irresistible. Now with BACH IN HAVANA, Tiempo Libre's members continue to simultaneously walk in two distinct worlds and celebrate the universality of music. |
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Ali E Radici
Release Date: 2009-06-02
Sales rank: 657
ITALIAN LANGUAGE VERSION. 2009 release, the 11th studio album from the Italian superstar, recorded in Los Angeles. All 11 new songs were produced by Eros with Claudio Guidetti (and six tracks co-produced by Michele Canova), and written by Eros with Adelio Cogliati (lyrics) and Claudio Guidetti (music). Both Cogliati and Guidetti are longtime Eros collaborators, having written most of his biggest hits. |
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Gran City Pop [CD/DVD]
Release Date: 2009-06-23
Sales rank: 2143
Paulina Rubio is completely authentic, vibrant, intelligent and passionate in everything she does; A true artist and performer. Her trademark voice, combined with her sensual, independent and playful nature, make her one of a kind and a fan favorite. With her new album "GRAN CITY POP" she brings forth a perfect blend of modern pop sound which demonstrates an evolution in her music. She worked with some of the industries most notable producers and composers, making this a top of the line production with the Paulina Rubio stamp. This new album embodies a mixture of places and cultures; A Pop city as a way of life in which such a mixture creates freedom of expression and unity. It represents all of the great cities which have marked Paulina Rubio as a person, a professional and an artist. |
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Woman on Top
Release Date: 2000-09-12
Sales rank: 5161
The soundtrack from Woman on Top, starring Madrid-born bombshell Penelope Cruz as the beauty and brains behind a popular cooking show, is the perfect introduction to the Brazilian sound--and just might live up to the label's promise that it's "destined to bring Bossa Nova music to the world" (though bossa nova has long been popular in the West, albeit in specialized circles). The highly listenable album features contemporary Brazilian artists such as singer-songwriter Lenine; pop-rocker and Joao Gilberto sound-alike Paulinho Moska; and the three-DJ collective Bossa Cuca Nova putting a new spin on a classic Geraldo Pereira tune. It also includes gems such as Maria Creuza and her delicately wavering voice, and guitarist Dori Caymmi performing one of his father's songs. Mellow yet upbeat, it's relaxation music that won't put you to sleep. --Jamie FitzGerald |
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La Revolucion
Release Date: 2009-05-26
Sales rank: 1677
“El Duo de La Historia, Vol.1" is the latest release by one of Reggaton’s hottest selling duos, featuring 10 previously unreleased studio tracks, including the lead single, “La Mata,” and four bonus tracks, two with the up & coming duo of Wibal & Alex and Kaltri. |
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Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour [Blu-ray]
Release Date: 2007-12-18
Sales rank: 4690
After wrapping up her world-wide sold out Oral Fixation Tour, Shakira is back with the LIVE CONCERT Blu-ray that captures it all. Viewed by over 2M people in 36 countries, Shakira delivers all of her smashes, such as "La Tortura"(featuring Alejandro Sanz), "Hips Don't Lie" (featuring Wyclef Jean), "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes". Fans can witness Shakira shifting gracefully from the hypnotic hip-swaying siren to the all-out rock star in love with her guitar. TRACK LISTING:
1.Intro/Estoy Aqui
2.Te Dejo Madrid
3.Don't Bother
4.Antologia
5.Hey You
6.Inevitable
7.Si Te Vas
8.La Tortura (featuring Alejandro Sanz)
9.NO
10.Whenever, Wherever
11.La Pared
12.Underneath Your Clothes
13.Pies Descalzos
14.Ciega, Sordomuda
15.Ojos Asi
16.Hips Don't Lie(featuring Wyclef Jean)
BONUS FOOTAGE:
"Barefoot": a 20-minute documentary focusing on Shakira's nonprofit organization, shot in Colombia
"Around The World in 397 Days": a 5-minute behind-the-scenes exclusive
BONUS VIDEOS:
OBTENER UN SÍ(LIVE)
LA PARED(LIVE)
LAS DE LA INTUICIÓN
BONUS AUDIO CD TRACKS:
1.Intro
2.Estoy Aqui
3.Don't Bother
4.Inevitable
5.La Pared
6.Hips Don't Lie
VIDEO/AUDIO SPECS:
Full 1080p24 High Definition Picture
PCM (uncompressed) Stereo
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound (640 pbps) PCM (uncompressed) 5.1 Surround Sound |
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