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Marcelo Quinonez is the force behind this venture. A trip to his ancestral home of Nicaragua inspired him to explore the traditions of South American music: Peru, Columbia and Argentina, but filtered through a post-modern sensibility so that Cumbia rubs up against hip-hop and ska. "La Verdad" is the stand-out track, but there is a consistent brilliance to much of it. I sense the impact of Sting & The Police was huge on Latin America. That pop-reggae sound is different from say Toots & the Maytals' speedy style, but is lighter than the Wailers. "What am I doing?" adds swelling Memphis horns to the opening reggae groove, then at mid-point kicks it up to double-time for a ska rave with trombone. It's a short album, half an hour long, with two bonus tracks that are a second take 07/11/10
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