Felix Contreras

A Kind Of Magic: New Latin Music, Sprinkled With Discovery Dust

Felix Contreras — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:37:05 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww6GFzYQwoc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ImhVuHSs_g

First Listen: Original Soundtrack, 'Hecho En Mexico'

Felix Contreras — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 01:22:32 +0000

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The soundtrack to the documentary film Hecho En Mexico is ambitious and complicated, but the music more than justifies the journey.

Director Duncan Bridgeman's project exploring the history of Mexican culture (released in theaters on Nov. 30) functions as a visual mashup of styles and messages, and the music reflects that.

Staff Picks: Our Favorite Music Books Of 2012

and — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:43:02 +0000

In 2012, writers who tackled musical topics dove deep, got weird, burrowed into a niche; we joyfully followed them to depths we never would have expected when the year began. We devoured works of criticism, history, biography and the Zen of John Cage and Tony Bennett.

How The Wolf Survived: 40 Years Of Los Lobos

Felix Contreras — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:39:36 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn3rQ6DrcLE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIZAeclloEo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-_FtGcb_Pk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uKGWpqnS8E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ornSpLMUzbw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFbLzqFaykU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsf3P4ji_7M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPkJwKz91Ds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJVsUMKftMo

First Listen: Bomba Estéreo, 'Elegancia Tropical'

Felix Contreras — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:00:35 +0000

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Many musicians say that the second album is harder to write than the first, especially when a debut is successful: There's more pressure, higher stakes, fewer ways to surprise and less time to work.