MARMARA HOUSE PROJECTS
DANNY RIVERA-NELSON GONZALEZ/Obsesion: This sweet little set could mean more to gringos than it does to Latin music fans as it's the Latin equivalent to a jazz oldies album with songs dating back 80 years. Gringos have probably never heard this stuff. The two name artists are both long time mainstays of the Latin music scene and have worked with each other as well as all the heavyweights of the genre over the many years they've been at this. Rivera brings it straight from the heart and Gonzalez provides just the right amount of background to make this something you might think is coming from the bandstand corner of the ethnic restaurant you like----but it's really so much more. With a pure sound that cuts right to the chase, this duo takes a journey through the past just to bring it into the future in a tasty, unique way. Well done throughout.