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Afro-Latin, specifically Afro-Uruguayan Candombe, is at the core of Guarco's compositions. If you are a student of international music perhaps you'll enjoy discerning those influences here; on the other side of the coin it would be a mistake to let ignorance of those styles cause you to let this one slip by. Guarco is Brooklyn-based and Fiebre is swathed in NYC-coolness with songs like "Que Paso" done as dub-heavy electro-reggae (and reprised later in the album in a slower, quieter mode as "Que Paso Dub") while the ostensibly Afro-Latin and folky "Se Termino el Carnaval" becomes, thanks to liberal use of loops and dubs, a delicious mash aimed at big city hipsters. That's the tone throughout and that's who this one is custom-built to satisfy: trendy insiders looking for hot new sounds. 09/03/11
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