Destination of April by The Green Car Motel (band)

The Green Car Motel is a band that seamlessly fuses English and Spanish with the landscape of the Southwest. They make their home in Los Angeles, California. In 2004 Garcia and Reyes formed THE GREEN CAR MOTEL and promptly gained a sizeable following. The band keeps an open door for a myriad of musicians to […]

Rumba Mambo Cha-Cha-Chá Music | Putumayo

Latin dance is mainly derived from three styles: Native Latin, European, and African influences. The roots of Latin dance is deep and geographically embedded because it dates back to the fifteenth century when indigenous dances were first recorded by Europeans. Its influence was first derived from their native roots, the Aztecs and Incas. When sixteenth […]

“Bebu Silvetti “Spring Rain”

Juan Fernando Silvetti Adorno (27 March 1944 – 5 July 2003), professionally known as Bebu Silvetti or simply Silvetti, was an Argentine- born Mexican pianist, composer, conductor, arranger, and record producer. In the 1970s he moved to Mexico and got the nationality. Popularly known for the 1977 instrumental disco hit, “Lluvia De Primavera” (“Spring Rain” […]

“SMOOTH” – SANTANA

“Smooth” is a collaboration between Latin rock band Santana and Matchbox Twenty vocalist Rob Thomas. The song was written by Thomas, DeGaetano, and Itaal Shur, produced by Matt Serletic and sung by Thomas. It won three Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Not only was […]

“CONGA – Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine”

“Conga” is the first hit single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English-language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love. The song was written by the band’s drummer and lead songwriter Enrique Garcia. The single was first released in 1985. Background According to Gloria Estefan in an […]

Elegant JAZZ – Beautiful Cafe Bossa Nova JAZZ

in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil It is mainly characterized by “different beat” that altered the harmonies with the introduction of unconventional chords and an innovative syncopation of traditional samba from a single rhythmic division.Therefore, the “bossa nova beat”, then, is characteristic of a samba style and not of […]

“Tequila” by the Champs

Tequila” is a 1958 Latin-flavored rock and roll instrumental recorded by the Champs. It is based on a Cuban mambo beat. The word “Tequila” is spoken three times throughout the tune. “Tequila” became a #1 hit on both the pop and R&B charts at the time of its release and continues to be strongly referenced […]

DEAN MARTIN SINGS VOLARE

https://youtu.be/CjLpKoHCYng “Nel blu dipinto di blu” (Italian pronunciation: [nel ˈblu ddiˈpinto di ˈblu]; literally “In the blue that is painted blue”), popularly known as “Volare” [voˈlaː… Source: DEAN MARTIN SINGS VOLARE

Pepe Marquez “I Want A Love I Can See”

“I Want a Love I Can See” is a 1963 single by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. The single was the group’s first A-side to be written and produced by Miracles lead singer Smokey Robinson. Robinson had previously written the B-side “Slow Down Heart”, but for over the past year Berry Gordy, Jr. […]

“Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing” Stevie Wonder

“Don’t You Worry ’bout a Thing” is a single by Stevie Wonder, taken from his 1973 album Innervisions. It reached number 16 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, number 10 on the Cash Box chart, and number 2 on the R&B chart. The song’s lyrics convey a positive message, focusing on taking things in one’s […]