Yerba Buena - Island Life
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Artist: Yerba BuenaEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-07-26
Music Label: Razor & Tie
Soundtracks:
- Dr. Aneub Abreys Island Blues Cures: Intro
- El Burrito
- Sugar Daddy (featuring John Leguizamo & Les Nubians with Celia Cruz)
- La Vida La Life
- Belly Dancer (featuring Fulanito & members of Gogol Bordello)
- La Candela (Prendela) (featuring Orishas)
- Corazon Bandolero (featuring El Cigala)
- Bilingual Girl (featuring Joe Bataan)
- Fever (featuring M1 from Dead Prez)
- Bla Bla Bla
- No No No
- Dr. Aneub Abreys Island Blues Cures: Accent Elimination
- Cityzen Citysoy
- Te Estoy Amando Locamente (featuring Rosi DePalma)
- El Burrito (Saboreando) (featuring Peret & Ile Aye)
- Dr. Aneub Abrey's Island Blues Cures: Farewell
- Sugar Daddy (White Lion Remix)
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Free Music Review: Best motivation to learn Spanish ever!!
Hit: 4 Stars
Well, OK. I can think of one motivation that might be better. But this CD is amazing, even for a white boy that knows no Spanish. It's a big island where all you need to do is love the rhythm and the music!
This is a concept album that works because it is all about fun. Andres Levin takes us on a tour of the island that seems to move from funky to hip hop to Cuban to god knows where. It pokes fun at itself and some easy targets (Pres. Bush).
So don't miss out. Even if you don't speak spanish, you will like this one. But as they say, two tongues are better than one, baby.
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It seems almost criminal to say anything less than stellar about Island Life, the sophomore album from producer Andre Levin's latin-fusion collective Yerba Buena. And indeed, there's a sufficent amount of energy and plenty of good-time party vibes on the disc, which infuses the Afro-Cuban framwork with cumbia, salsa, merengue and flamenco rhythms. The thing is, we've heard much of this hybrid before, done in more substantial ways. Yerba Buena wants to be all things to all people, and its music is jam-packed with splashy collaborators. The cutesy "Sugar Daddy" is a prime example, featuring something for traditionalists (Celia Cruz), urban hipsters (Les Nubians), and even movie buffs (John Leguizamo)--all in one song. There are also appearances from the critically acclaimed rap group Orishas (standout "La Candela"), Grammy favorite Diego "El Cigala" ("Corazon Bandolero) and Pedro Almodovar muse Rossy De Palma. It makes for an interesting A-list of world music VIPs and oddities, but Island Life ultimately doesn't gel into something outstanding. It's merely OK. --Joey GuerraDance & DJ Music CDs
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