Red Hot & Latin Redux (Dig) (2006)

Product Summary Label: Nacional Records UPC: 00689076847421 Release Date: 7/25/2006 Buy.com Sku: 202717543 Item#: M2YYR9 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Pepe & Irene - Los Lobos/Money Mark ~ Various Artists 2. Yalanda Niguas - Cafe Tacuba/David Byrne ~ Various Artists 3. Gente Que No - Todos Tus Muertos/Los Autenticos Decadentes ~ Various Artists 4. What's New Pussycat? - Los Fabulosos Cadillacs/Fishbone ~ Various Artists 5. El San Del Dolor - Cuca/Youth Brigade ~ Various Artists 6. Wanna Be Loved - Los Pericos/Buju Banton ~ Various Artists 7. Quien Es Esa Negro - Sen Dog/Mellow Man Ace ~ Various Artists 8. Padre Nuestro - Reign/Hurricane G ~ Various Artists 9. Whoever You Are - Geggy Tah/King Chango ~ Various Artists 10. Aguas De Marco - Cibo Matto ~ Various Artists 11. Una Hoja Una Raiz - Diego Frenkel/Laurie Anderson ~ Various Artists 12. Cosas Que Me Ayudan A Olvidar - Andres Calamaro ~ Various Artists 13. Que Bonita Ballas - Nortec Collective ~ Various Artists 14. Peligroso Pop - Plastilina Mosh ~ Various Artists 15. Sol Tapado - Thievery Corporation ~ Various Artists 16. Sister Twisted - Kinky ~ Various Artists 17. Crosseyed And Painless - Brazilian Girls/Kevin Johansen ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Liner Note Author: Thomas Cookman. Nine years after the release of Red Hot Latin: Silencio = Muerte, this reconfigured reissue takes the cream of the original album, strips away some tunes (including, unfortunately, those by Rub?n Blades, Melissa Etheridge and Brazilian metal giants Sepultura) and tucks in a handful of new tracks. The 1997 compilation, which appeared on Jellybean Benitez's H.O.L.A. label, not only helped usher in the era of Latin alternative music in a big way; it also contributed to the awareness of AIDS in the Latino community. It was a visionary project in its bold pairings of Latino and non-Latino artists: ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne collaborated with Caf? Tacuba; dancehall superstar Buju Banton joined with los Pericos on the wired "Wanna Be Loved," and the set opened with los Lobos' quasi-jazzy meet-up with Beastie Boys associate Money Mark. A particular highlight was -- and remains -- the funky/giddy take on the old Tom Jones hit "What's New Pussycat?" that brought together the Argentine band los Fabulosos Cadillacs and the American party-time funk-punks Fishbone. The five new tracks naturally give Red Hot and Latin Redux a more contemporary sound, but overall -- perhaps because Latin alt has become such a well-established genre -- they don't exude the same visionary sense that pervaded the original compilation. Nortec Collective's reggae-esque "Que Bonita Ballas" and Thievery Corporation's "Sol Tapado" never really take off, but Kinky's "Sister Twisted" and "Crosseyed and Painless," the album-closing workout starring Brazilian Girls and Kevin Johansen, are worthy successors to the deleted tracks -- the latter, in particular, is a keeper, with its cinematic, atmospheric grandeur and a can't-sit-down dancefloor groove. Proceeds from the upgrade were slated to go to the Red Hot Organization to continue in the battle against AIDS. ~ Jeff Tamarkin Producer: Tomas Cookman; Tomas Cookman   Technical Info Release Date : 07/25/2006 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : 68474 Label : Nacional Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00689076847421   Professional Reviews Entertainment Weekly (p.68) - "[With] a Mex-Tex polka by Cafe Tacuba and David Byrne..." -- Grade: B    Related Videos Sergio Mendes, Morning in...