Various Artists - Rough Guide to Salsa Dance: Second Edition / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Son Real is one of London's most innovative and contemporary Latin bands today. Founded in January 2006 by Latin Touch Entertainments, Son Real aim to create a fresh sound representative of the UK's love affair with the InchLatin spiritInch. Musically, Son Real Orchestra is a collaboration between British and Colombian musicians. Their style is modern yet remains true to traditional tropical roots salsa in all of it's variations, traditional folk rhythms like cumbia and plena, the infectious sounds of merengue and urban Latin beats like reggaeton. Son Real's seven- to fourteen-piece bands are comprised of a Latin Rhythms section piano, bass and traditional Latin percussion, and the all-important brass section. Vocally they are fronted by three female singers, engaging audiences with their own unique vocal stylings and harmonies as well as vibrant and dynamic stage performances. Their presence on the scene offers a much-needed female perspective in Latin music today. Son Real's charm lies in it's enthralling rhythms which capture their audiences leaving them yearning for more.

2010 , the debut solo from Maximo Park front man Paul Smith. The album was written over four years alongside producer Andy Hodson, while touring with Maximo Park. He is helped out here by Field Music siblings David and Peter Brewis and - in a departure from the indie-punk sound of his band - Smith strips back his solo work, as displayed on the reverb-laden single, 'Our Lady of Lourdes'.

Various Artists - World Dance Salsa [COMPACT DISCS] date 11/20/2007