Latin Moves From Old Grooves

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Enjoy familiar songs in a comfortable Latin jacket. The warm sounds fit these warm days of summer 😎  

Probably the first one who made Latin versions of well-known songs was German composer, musician and producer Uwe Schmidt, also known as Señor Coconut. Meant to be rough sketches, Uwe Schmidt started to program a couple of Kraftwerk cover versions in traditional cha-cha-cha arrangement and decided to make this the second Señor Coconut album. Entertained by the result of the first recordings, he produced a total of 4 songs which he sent to some record companies. One of those, Tōwa Tei's Akashic Records, immediately licensed the album, entitled El Baile Alemán, releasing it upon completion of the production in 2000. Uwe Schmidt obtained official permission by Kraftwerk themselves to release the album, though had to remove his version of Radioactivity. European and North American record companies remained uninterested until triggered by the hype El Baile Alemán had caused in Japan. A few years later French duo Nouvelle Vague did more or less the same trick with new wave songs in a Latin style. I chose to play Pinball Chacha by Señor Coconut from his 2008 album Around The World.

Tracklist:

Vanessa Falabella – Sailing (2024) 
Raffi Quijano – If I Can’t Have You (2008)
Nouvelle Vague – Let Me Go (2006)
Aaron Tesser & The New Jazz Affair – All Night Long (2010)
Anakelly – Under My Thumb (2006) 
Cris Delanno – I Heard It Through the Grapevine (2017) 
Señor Coconut & His Orchestra – Pinball Chacha (2008)
Gretchen Parlato – Holding Back The Years (2011) 
Carol Welsman – What A Fool Believes (2007)
The Juju Orchestra ‎– Do It Again (2007) 
Ohm Guru – This Is Your Life (2009) 
Bossa Nova Lounge Orchestra – You Can’t Hurry Love (2017)
Amazonics Feat. Mayla Da Viola – Rock Your Baby (2011)
Andres Garcia – And I Love Her (2012)
Barbara Gryfe – I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (1970)
Wendy Lewis & Vintage Lounge Orchestra – How Long (2012)
Groove Da Praia & Ituana – Talking In Your Sleep (2020)
Katja Ebstein – Ein Haus Auf Einer Insel (1976)
Starbossa – Spacer (2011) 
Bellestar – Best Of My Love (2016)
Sarah Menescal & Eve St. Jones – Break My Heart (2023)
Banda Brasileira – Streetlife (2011)

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