Tag: caribbean
- : System Roots: 2016-2022
System Roots: 2016-2022
In 2015, I lost my brother. That same year I returned to Nicaragua for the first time in decades, and experienced a fundamental change in how I saw music and…
★ ★ - : Cumbia Tropical: La Porra Caimanera
Cumbia Tropical: La Porra Caimanera
This tight tune with the infections bass and call & response vocals is the tune that makes the party happen.
★ ★ - : Dancehall Classic: Sanchez – Forever
Dancehall Classic: Sanchez – Forever
1993 Stone-cold classic tune from Sanchez, with production by Phillip ‘Fatis’ Burell. The moment you hear that bubbly synth and repetitive bass you’ll know it.
★ ★ - : El Chombo: Llegó la Cripta
El Chombo: Llegó la Cripta
Happy New Year! Here’s a hot cut from one of the originators of the reggaeton genre. Before PR adopted it, and it blew up.
★ ★ - : Reggae con Cumbia: La Chica de los Ojos Cafés
Reggae con Cumbia: La Chica de los Ojos Cafés
Check out the dancehall-style vocal on this smooth roller of a Cumbia. I don’t know much about this group, but it’s a great sample of the 80s Caribbean Cumbia sound…
★ ★ - : La Fiscalia de Jhonky: Perreo Mily Iriarte
La Fiscalia de Jhonky: Perreo Mily Iriarte
When I heard Champeta, I fell in love. It’s familiar yet different to the Caribbean sounds of my country. Jam to this groove with Pickotera Mily on the Yamaha. Love…
★ ★ - : Dimension Costeña: Mari Juana
Dimension Costeña: Mari Juana
Somehow, I had never heard this catchy jam by Dimension Costeña. Love to hear Anthony Matthews’ unique delivery on a sweet Caribbean groove, accented with a bouncy bass and reedy…
★ ★ - : Leo Dube: Sonto Sonto
Leo Dube: Sonto Sonto
Love this genre of music so much. I hear so many Caribbean elements in there, but also a unique feel that is 100% Miskito. Leo Dube is a wonderful vocalist,…
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