Caribbean Connection (2008)

Product Summary Label: FONTANA UPC: 00602517730809 Release Date: 6/10/2008 Buy.com Sku: 208079333 Item#: M45YH5 Buy.com Sales Rank: 25050 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Intro (Caribbean Connection) ~ Various Artists 2. Controlando El Area - Daddy Yankee - (featuring Bounty Killer) ~ Various Artists 3. Fly Away - Don Omar - (featuring Inner Circle) ~ Various Artists 4. Pegao - Wisin & Yandel - (featuring Elephant Man) ~ Various Artists 5. Don't Turn Off The Light - Varon - (featuring Barrington Levy) ~ Various Artists 6. Movimiento Reptil - Arcangel Y De La Getto - (featuring Mr. Easy) ~ Various Artists 7. Don't Stay Away From The Sunshine - Turbulance/Voltio - (featuring Turbulence) ~ Various Artists 8. OG - Vico-C - (featuring T.O.K.) ~ Various Artists 9. Latinas - Zion & Lennox - (featuring Elephant Man) ~ Various Artists 10. Caribena - Gocho - (featuring Notch) ~ Various Artists 11. Dance - Angel & Khriz - (featuring Wayne Wonder) ~ Various Artists 12. Up In The Club - Hector "El Father" Bambino - (featuring Ce'cile) ~ Various Artists 13. Black or White - Eddie Dee - (featuring Sasha) ~ Various Artists 14. Millenium Anthem - Franco 'El Gorila' - (featuring Snachez) ~ Various Artists 15. I Still Be Loving You - Yaga & Mackie - (featuring Sizzla) ~ Various Artists (P) 2008 Machete/VI Music/Everywhere Music (C) 2008 Machete/VI Music/Everywhere Music   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Audio Mixers: Jose Cotto; Rony Torres. Photographer: Ryan McVay. Unknown Contributor Roles: Jennyfer Galdon; Leyla Y. Colon; Joel A. Colon; Jaime Colon. Linking the reggae and reggaeton scenes, Machete Music's Caribbean Connection compilation is the brainchild of veteran producer Nelson Gustavo Col¢n. It's surprising that his idea of mixing artists from both worlds hasn't been done extensively before, since the Latin American -- primarily Puerto Rican -- genre of reggaeton was born under the influence of the reggae offshoot dancehall, but Col¢n isn't just beating everyone else, he's also setting the bar high for all followers. Save a couple cuts that just don't gel, the excitement level stays high as tracks based in reggaeton find their Jamaican guests sounding perfectly comfortable and compatible. Best of the lot might be Voltio and Turbulence making "Don't Stay Away from the Sunshine" sound like sage advice, but the dream team of Daddy Yankee and Bounty Killer come in at a very close second with their stately "ghetto gladiator" anthem "Controlando el Area." Surprises include the great El Gorila and Sanchez team-up "Millennium Anthem," which offers some ominous social commentary, plus the appearances of singer Barrington Levy and the band Inner Circle, both acts being more reggae than dancehall. Col¢n meets them halfway, providing them smoother beats that still suit his homeboys Don Omar and Varon. Add well-designed and attractive packaging and Col¢n's entertaining experiment is an easy recommendation. ~ David Jeffries Producer: Mambo Kingz; Nesty LaMente Maestra; V¡ctor "El Nasi" Engineer: Ramon Casillas; Peter Shadyville; Derrick Perkins; William Castro Musical Guests Bounty Killer Inner Circle Elephant Man Barrington Levy Mr. Easy Turbulence T.O.K. Notch Wayne Wonder Ce'cile Sasha Snachez Sizzla   Technical Info Release Date : 06/24/2008 Original Release Date : 2008 Catalog ID : 001135502 Label : Machete Music Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00602517730809    Product Image