Articles by Erin MacLeod

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  Boogat

  El Dorado Sunset

  PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2013

  It's clear from El Dorado Sunset that Boogat has spent time honing his chops live, in front of audiences bent on dancing. This album unders...

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  Various

  Gilles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura: The Search Continues

  PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2012

  A couple years ago, BBC Radio 1 DJ and tastemaker Gilles Peterson released a whole album of new Cuban music, entitled Havana Cultura. As he...

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  Cornershop featuring Bubbley Kaur

  Cornershop & The Double 'O' Groove Of

  PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2011

  It's been nearly seven years since the release of "Topknot," Cornershop's first notable collaboration with Bubbley Kaur. Its smooth, sugary...

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  Mr. Pauer

  Soundtrack

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2011

  Miami-based DJ Mr. Pauer (aka Toto Gonzalez) calls his music "electropical." His alias a Spanglish riff on "power" and Gonzalez makes big d...

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  Dub Sonata

  Nights in Cuba

  PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2010

  "Once Upon a Time in Cuba" kicks off this record with 53 seconds of jazz piano playing, street noise and boisterous chitter chatter. Up nex...