From the Rhythms del Mundo project website:
"...fusing the Latin sounds of the Buena Vista Social Club and Western musicians..."
"...The previous year I was writing music with a friend at his beachfront house in a little fishing village on the Southern coast of Sri Lanka. A few months later that little village and many of its' inhabitants were almost totally obliterated by the Tsunami. I was extremely moved and upset by the tragedy of so many lives being lost or altered forever. The village had to be completely rebuilt as well as the livelihood of countless fishermen and shopkeepers. This was the event that sparked off this project. I knew I had to do something for those villagers. But what could I do? As it turned out, this project began to take shape with the formation of a new organization, Artists' Project Earth (APE), which comes to the aid of natural disaster victims and raises awareness for climate change..."
Two songs. One video.
- Mads
[esto es genial] Interesting project with some cool results (Arctic Monkeys!).I'm always curious to see
the reception that latin music gets among audiences more used to north american and european rock and pop. When latin artists start getting buzz we usually hear speculation about whether this will help them "cross over" to the north american markets. Maybe this kind of project can help some members of the audience cross over into music they didn't give much chance.Course... I'm most curious to see how this hits with latin listeners. I'm still blown away at how popular the spanish version of Evanescence's "Immortal Beloved" is with my friends.
Posted by: Brian | 03/14/2007 at 11:08 AM
There is also an album of Cuban bands playing alternative/pop songs in instrumental versions. It is hit and miss, but I really liked the version of Radiohead...I posted it here.
Posted by: The Dude | 03/14/2007 at 04:20 PM