Best New Music of 2007 – Part II

Finally Part II, a week or so later… the next six in alphabetical order… 
Federico Aubele – Panamerica
The Argentine guitarist-songwriter’s second album reaches far beyond the tango+electronics of his first album, although both are present.   With real songs, sung mostly by women, each song combines various Latin American styles and traditions. Poetic and pointed lyrics reward concentrated listening. Especially [...]

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Pacha Massive – All Good Things

Well the review disappeared, here is the video for Don´t Let Go. Still a great song.

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Ojos de Brujo – Techarí and (update) Techarí Remix

The Catalonian band Ojos de Brujo has been the most recognized of a neo-flamenco movement emerging from Barcelona in recent years. Their newest collection Techarí continues their previous style of melding hip-hop with flamenco.
On this album they expand their exploration of Arabic and North African music, beyond the natural afinity between those styles with flamenco, [...]

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Film – Antônia (Brazil, 2007)

The compelling new Brazilian movie Antônia depicts the lives of four talented young women from a Sao Paulo favela as they try to find success and independence as rappers and singers. The four, childhood friends, struggle with obligations to husbands, family, and friends as well as music business treachery and maintaining creative control over their music. Obviously they also face extra [...]

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