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Artist Essentials
7/5/2011
Jill Scott is a master bridge-builder - between styles, time frames, words, and sounds - so it only makes sense that the sultry songstress behind solo tracks like the new-school pleader "Do You Remembe …
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Artist Essentials
7/5/2011
Jill Scott was reading her poetry around her Philadelphia hometown when Roots drummer ?uestlove caught her in action, dug what he heard, and asked her to join the band in-studio. All of a sudden, Jilly …
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Artist Essentials
7/5/2011
Even if you're not into commercial Latin pop, there's no denying the addictive qualities of "Bailamos" and its sweet hook. In 1999, this smash single cemented Enrique's popularity as a global superstar …
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Genres & History
7/5/2011
Can you listen to Los Calchakis' "Llorando Se Fue" without thinking of the ubiquitous lambada? A luminous reading of "Volver A Los 17" by Chile's Violeta Parra illustrates the precise junction w …
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My Groove
7/5/2011
Sensuality and sustenance are elemental to Latin tropical music, and bandleader Perez Prado gave us a dinner party and dance classic with his flirty take on "Sabor a Mi." A big-beat remix has brought n …
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My Groove
7/5/2011
The sensuous "Todo Tiende" showcases the fusion of flamenco and rap perfected by Barcelona collective Ojos de Brujo. Joan Manuel Serrat's "PenTlope" is one of the veteran troubadour's classic songs, as …
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Artist Essentials
7/5/2011
Sometimes we just have to wonder - is there anything BeyoncT can't do? She can put over the edgy Dancehall spice of "Video Phone" every bit as powerfully as the retro funk of "Work It Out," from …
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Artist Essentials
7/5/2011
BeyoncT Knowles calls her high-wattage, larger-than-life diva persona Sasha Fierce, and while it's most definitely appropriate, you'd have to come up with a million more monikers to name all the aspect …
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Other Mix
7/5/2011
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