Gladys Palmera Spain Vinyl & CDs

Review: There is plenty of Latin fire on show in this selection of remixes by The Guantanamo Boys on the Gladys Pamera label out of Spain. It is aeissue of one of the lesser-known titles from the legendary catalog of the New York label SMC (Spanish Music Center) and one that has long been highly sought after among Latin music collectors, All sorts of steamy style from Latin soul, boogaloo, salsa, psychedelic sounds and exotica are mixed up into these floorfiling weapons.

Review: Andy Grey is the music maestro behind this excellently compiled and high energy selection of alternative and modern Latin music. It is big on lovely rhythms and percussive sounds across 10 tunes that are as steamy and tropcial as they come. It all makes for a fun and versatile collection that brims with spontaneity and is as good to listen to as it is to dance to. Represented are Venezuelan Raul Monsalve and Los Forajidos, Mexican Pahua, Cuban Arema Arega, the Colombian proposals of Las Mijas y Lucio Feuillet and artists from the likes of Madrid, Paris and Berlin.