SUN-DRENCHED FUZZED-OUT PYSCH-POP WITH BEACH BOYS-ERA HARMONIES & SURF SAMPLES.

PLAY: 1, 2, 4

RIYL: fun., LOS CAMPESINOS

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Second CD by Bulgarian architect & music producer Nikola Gruev, a master at weaving Gypsy-Balkan soundscapes using vintage samples & loops. But now he adds more live instrumentation, including Balkan clarinet riffs, creative guitar work, & drum & bass, plus he adds flavors of styles like nu-jazz (#4), dub (#6), blues (#9), tango ((#12), & more. Really great stuff!

A WRUV exclusive sent to WRUV directly from Berlin Germany.

Here's a video based on the CD - Check out their live performance!

From an Italian gypsy living in Brooklyn, a very successful fusion of Jamaican dub & traditional Middle Eastern styles. Features Middle Eastern tonal scales & Arabic instruments like the oud, two-stringed chifteli, & ba?lama (aka saz), darbuka (goblet drum) & tabla, as well as deep dub bass lines. This fusion really works well, yielding some really fine world music.

Music video here

Free track downloads here (requires email address).

Peruvian-born classical violinist now based in Austin Texas indulges in his second (or 1st?) love, the music of his youth; the gentle rural folk music of South America. Here are 12 of his own compositions drawing inspiration from the traditional music of Peru, Brazil, Mexico, & elsewhere, sung in his own fine, mellow voice, & featuring some very impressive guitar & guitarron. Quietly beautiful.

Vintage Indian cinema music; the sort of dramatic Bollywood surf-rock psychedelia you might hear in a 1960s Hindi version of "Mission Impossible" or a James Bond movie. Features huge Indian stars with vocals in Hindi & Bengali.

Also see Justintime's review here

Second CD from a very popular new Puerto Rican Reggaeton artist. Music is club reggaeton with mostly romantic & party themes, also tropical fusions.

All FCC Clear Try # 4, 8, 19.  #2, 6, 9, 16 were hits.

Latest CD from one of the top stars of Reggaeton, also featuring tracks from other artists. Music is international tropical reggaeton fusion & electro, pop, dance, & some straight ahead club reggaeton.

FCC WARNING: DON'T PLAY TRACK 5 (# 12 IS THE RADIO EDIT)   Try # 1, 3, 7.   #3 Is a huge hit