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Michael Ramos, the man behind Charanga Cakewalk, is an experienced Austin-based session musician and sideman for such noted artists as Patty Griffin and John Mellencamp. With Charanga Cakewalk, he boldly attempts to bring together the Mexican musical styles that he grew up hearing on his family's radio with sophisticated electronic arrangements. The result is an exciting and often seamless blend of serpentine rhythms and melodies with subtle but insistent grooves. On the best tracks, such as the shimmering "Mexicanos" and the splendid "La Cumbia Lounge." Ramos finds a mix that evokes the buoyancy of such Latin styles as cumbia and norteno but sands down some of the rougher edges to create a easy-going sound full of sunshine and good vibrations. In its weaker moments, it gets a bit too lightweight or becomes too subtle to be more than pleasant background music, but when it works, it provides the perfect soundtrack for summer lounging.
-Andy Smith 06/13/05 >> go there
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