Documents from Gilberto Gil's Private Archive

UPDATED: 7:32 p.m. EDT, August 08, 2008 pennlive Boscovi .com NEWS WEATHER SPORTS FORUMS BLOGS ENTERTAINMENT PennLive.com - Patriot-News - Entertainment BLOGS Central Pa. Entertainment . Earlier and Earlier... 9:46 pm ET Singer-songwriter Robert Hazard dies 9:38 am. ET • Mystery writer to sign books at Mechanicsburg area shop 8:04 a.m. ET • More entries FORUMS TV/Radio Forum Thanks for your by Howard 100 07 Deck 4:48 p.m. ET • Merger by Brian Hoover 08/02/2008 6:13 p.m. ET • More Dining Forum • Pleasant surprise by speaking 08/08/2008 4:50 p.m. ET Jamaican food? by herbellemom 9:24 p.m. ET . More COLUMNS • Alexis Dow • Sara Bozich TOP STORIES . On the rise: Japanese comics retain appeal - MOVIES IN BRIEF Harrisburg, PA, Thunderstorms 73° F . Complete Forecast Homepage Site Index RSS Feeds About Us Contact Us Advertise back-to-campus Sunday, July 13, 2008 BY ED MORALES of Newsday SITE INDEX The Patriot-News Mojitos & music %%headline%%Enjoy a Latin beat this summer JOBS AUTOS Sitting on a beach or by the pool with a guide to summer reading, but no advice on what's rocking the Latin music world? Look no further. Here are a few albums that could make this a summer to remember Great Stuff Posting 24/7 Get In On It! REAL ESTATE • 14 Day Archives | Paid Archives . Subscribe Today's Paper & More Alla, "Es Tiempo" (Crammed Discs) - Whether you'd prefer thinking about them as the Latino Stereolab or the second coming of Tropicalia, this Chicago-based trio makes psychedelic groove sounds that go well with mojitos and meditation. Lupe Martinez's vocals are mysteriously seductive. Cabas, "Amores Dificiles" (EMI) - Feels like a statement album, dedicated, of course, to this Colombian pop rocker's lady love. Fito Paez-ish ballads with minimalist instrumentation -- a departure from previous cumbia-rock ambitions. "Bonita" is the bittersweet hit single and "He Pecado" features Enrique Bunbury and Orishas. Advertisement CONTINUE STORY pennlive .com View Categories : GO OR Sell Your Stuff Natalia Clavier, "Nectar" (ESL Music) -- Talented young Argentinean chanteuse who sang for Federico Aubele gets full-length backing of Thievery Corporation breakbeats. Slippery tango here, Morcheebalike dub there. As sweet as the title suggests. Cineplexx, "Picnic" (Portia Records) -- Buenos Aires transplant based in Barcelona floats through his hybrid art rock world with the help of indie rock titans Jad Fair and Norman Blake of Teenage Fan Club. The result sounds like a graphic artist intoxicated with Belle and Sebastian. Perfect for that surreal Sunday in the park. Charlie Cruz, "Dinamico" (Sony Norte) -- Guess what, salsa romantica isn't dead yet, and that's a good thing! Such songs as "Corazoncito" push Cruz's scatting to lofty heights as it pushes you across the dance floor. Time for a midsummer Caribbean vacation Rebio Diaz, "El Lugar Lugar del Lugar" (Spanic Attack) -- Diaz's discordant take on Caribbean-to-New York migration embellishes minimalist prog rock with nueva trova. Looking glass lyrics Attack cohort Monxo Lopez's jangly guitarwork, Diaz's earnest vocals bring it all back home. s try to find a sense of place even as it slips away from him. With Spanic Grupo Fantasma, "Sonidos Gold" (Aire Sol Records) -- This 11-piece orchestra from Austin, Texas, combines cumbia, funk and salsa. Its cover of Los Van Van's "Bacalao con Pan" is more 70s than the actual 70s. It's not often a Southwest band swings with this authenticity and precision. Guest appearances by Larry Harlow and Maceo Parker make them an eclectic delight Gilberto Gil, "Banda Larga Cordel" (Warner Music Latina) -- Brazil's rocking minister of culture offers some of his most beautiful songs ever. Longtime collaborator Liminha helps Gil keep that pan-Afro-beat edge. From the languid R&B of "Olho Magico" to the quiet bossa ballad "Amor de Carnaval" Gil reminds us of the simple complexity of the tropical experience. The Pinker Tones, "Wild Animals" (Nacional) -- These Barcelona synth-rockers have found a sale through September 6th, 2008 ADVERTISING PLACE AN SECTIONS AD GOI SEARCH: Enter Keyword(s) SHARE THIS STORY Reddit Digg SITE TOOLS E-mail This Print This Newsletters del.icio.us C Google Y Yahoo How Does It Work? SPONSORED LINKS It's Striper Time on Long Island! Click now, we'll hook you up! Looking for a new job? Click here! • Foreclosures- Are they in your • Expressly Yours Catering - Full service catering for all your needs