The internet is pretty cool.  After musing about Spanish Language music on my personal blog I met Christopher of Yer Darling Daily, one of my new go-to music blogs.  He put together a fantastic mix that serves as a great jumping off point for those curious about different South American music styles I will let him describe in his own words: The resulting set focuses on the 1950s and 60s, with a few outliers before and after. You’ll hear Cuban doo-wop, Mexican bolero, Peruvian tango arrangements, Texan chicano soul, bugalú, big band, cumbia, flamenco, rumba Catalana and fado. (Yes, fado—Amalia Rodrigues is such a force that I did include one Portuguese track.)   I took the photo on the cover last summer in the hamlet Cuilapan de Guerrero, outside Oaxaca. These flower-bedecked bailarinas are Las Chinas. Enjoy!   download here or see his original post for tracklisting and more info.

The internet is pretty cool.  After musing about Spanish Language music on my personal blog I met Christopher of Yer Darling Daily, one of my new go-to music blogs.  He put together a fantastic mix that serves as a great jumping off point for those curious about different South American music styles I will let him describe in his own words:

The resulting set focuses on the 1950s and 60s, with a few outliers before and after. You’ll hear Cuban doo-wop, Mexican bolero, Peruvian tango arrangements, Texan chicano soul, bugalú, big band, cumbia, flamenco, rumba Catalana and fado. (Yes, fado—Amalia Rodrigues is such a force that I did include one Portuguese track.)  

I took the photo on the cover last summer in the hamlet Cuilapan de Guerrero, outside Oaxaca. These flower-bedecked bailarinas are Las Chinas. Enjoy!  

download here or see his original post for tracklisting and more info.