Latin

Artist: Satie; Artist: Barbara Hannigan; Artist: Reinbert De Leeuw Label: Winter & Winter

Artist: Various Artists Label: Dark Peak

Artist: Henri Salvador Label: Le Chant d (Harmonia Mundi)

Artist: Los Cuates de Sinaloa Label: Sony U.S. Latin

20ps leporelo booklet. Liner notes by Wladimir Kaminer: “Where I come from, the music played by the government-owned radio stations always sounded hopeful and optimistic. It was the state’s attempt to create the impression that their citizens and pastors lived together in harmony. Yet, the songs which the Soviet citizens sang in their small kitchens, on trains, on long trips or in the forest around the campfire sounded pretty different, they were melancholic and fragile and anything but optimistic. They were about the senselessness of life, about misfortune, suffering and death. The most famous ones are entitled ‘When I Die’ or ‘Don’t Cry for Me’. Or ‘Black Raven’ which isn’t about an endangered bird but symbolizes the singer’s imminent death. When people don’t get the chance to evolve their lives they start configuring their death out of desperation. They believe that life is a trap, an exhausting challenge every one of us must face and that all life benefits won’t last. As a result, defeats are passed on as valuable experiences to future generations. Many important and precious things in our life depend on the Black Raven, or worse, on the black cat of fate. For example Germans, the world’s famous optimists, believe that the cat’s way of crossing their path determines their future: great if it’s from left to right but heaven forbid if it’s the other way round! By contrast, Russians, being convinced fatalists, don’t give a damn in which direction the cat walks, it is the encounter that brings misfortune and suffering and poisons the already complicated and unmanageable life. Death, however, is much easier to handle, you’re free to choose its layout. That’s the reason why in my country people prefer talking about taking lives than about flourishing lives. Dictatorships mess up your personal plans for the future, therefore, designing your death becomes of great importance. In a totalitarian regime it is dangerous to talk about how you want to live, that’s why people constantly talk about how they’d like to die, either you die a victim or a hero, in upright or lying position, for a better future, for a more beautiful past. Too bad that dying is a unique opportunity that can neither be repent nor corrected in hindsight. A fatalistic russian wisdom says: ‘Grounded meat can’t be reversed, a meatball will never be a cow again.’ But meatballs have hopes and dreams, too. In sheer despair they freak out. They start a revolution. This happened in the Ukraine during the so-called ‘Post-Soviet transitional period’ and hardly anyone had expected the former Soviet republic to do so. The totalitarian socialist system has proven itself to be surprisingly versatile, and, with any problem appearing it was ready to burn itself, to announce a reconstruction, a ‘perestroika’, to rise like Phoenix from the ashes with the same passengers on board. Actually, after Stalin‘s death his crimes were pilloried by the people who where heavily involved in them. Nobody from the nomenklatura got ever injured, was held accountable. The following leader of the country was easily removed, the system could repeatedly reinvent itself right before the people’s eyes. If it didn’t work out in the old suit, they just put a new one. The same happened in the nineties, all changes were directed from above, socialism was renamed capitalism, farms and factories got privat¬ized by its directors, the Party Secretaries turned into oligarchs, everything remained as it was, it just got renamed. Except in the Baltic countries, it was impossible to establish civic democratic institutions and bring their leaders under control. People could only dream of independent courts, the effectiveness of social media, or a political opposition. In the post-Soviet societies the political caste is like an airbag between the capital and the people, accepting kickbacks for their ‘services’ from both sides and corrupts itself continuously while harbouring a false image of democracy. A democracy with a solid struc¬ture and a book of unspoken rules and unwritten lawsto be respected and ‘internalized’ by every citizen, just like a fish internalizes its gaff, acting like no other type of democracy exists in the whole world. History teaches us, that it’s impossible to fool so many people for such a long time. One day they explode. And that happened in the Ukraine. Thousands took to the streets, remained there throughout the harsh winter and didn’t give up. At first it was thought that this would cause riots, hooliganism, even an attempted coup. Wrong! This was the revolution. The Ukrainians appealed even to their russian neighbors. ‘Russians, stand up!’ the crowd shouted on the Maidan. The Russian leadership did not like that at all. The ex-State Security officers who, as it is customary in this tormented and maltreated country, were of course never elected but shoved into their offic¬es through the back door. They smelled danger. Again they started quoting from their old KGB textbooks: the free will of the Ukrainian people was merely staged and financed by the hostile Americans who clearly have never had other plans than to separate Russians and Ukrainians. No matter what, the Americans have always been the perfect enemy, far away enough but handy if necessary. To prevent a revolution in their own country, Russia invaded Crimea and started a devious unofficial war in eastern Ukraine to disorient its own people and to stultify the Ukrainian revolution as a sudden outbreak of nationalism. But the Ukrainians withstood, they didn’t give up, they chased away their black raven and sang new songs. The system is incredibly stiff, even today the upper echelons of the Ukrainian leadership consist of functionaries of that time who managed to ride the tide of revolution in their favor. It’s still too early to celebrate the victory over their corrupt power. Nevertheless, the revolution has already accomplished a lot, the country has changed significantly. The Ukraine is economically poor and battered by the war but it is breathing in the spririt of Europe. A dream fulfilled by the people by relying on their own strength and that hasn’t been achieved by any president so far. Politicians and business leaders are no longer the sole decision makers, the public opinion in the Ukraine is strong and spoken aloud and contributed anywhere. The people have managed to be heard. Independent media and civic institutions help them to control their politicians. The self-confidence of the people got boosted. It is now expressed in the good music produced in the new Ukraine and compiled on this record by my friend Yuriy Gurzhy: he presents us brand new soundscapes. Here comes the Sound of the Ukrainian revolution — the new Sound of Europe.” Record Label: Trikont Style: Folk

Artist: Laberinto Label: Sony U.S. Latin

Komponist: Thad Jones; Artist: Caterina Valente; Artist: Count Orchestra Basie Label: Laserlight Digital (Delta Music)

Artist: Zentellas Y Jr Label: Univision Music Grp

Tango Nuevo - The Tango is among cultural heritage of mankind. It‘s about desire, lost love and sorrow! Dance to Se Va La Vida, Mi Noche Triste, La Cumparsita, Esta Noche, Champagne Tango, El Choclo, Milonga Sentimental and many more! Tango For Two: The Tango is a feeling that you can dance! 2 CD, running time approx 115 minutes Record Label: Zyx Style: Tango

"Blues for Salvador" - это студийный сольный альбом музыканта Карлоса Сантаны, вышедший в 1987 году. Альбом он посвятил жене Деборе. "Blues for Salvador" принес своему автору первую в его карьере премию Грэмми в 1989 году. Carlos Santana - американский гитарист, родившийся в 1947 году в Мексике. Много раз был удостоен премии Грэмми, особенно в период своего звездного часа 1960-70 годов. Песня "Black Magic Woman" того времени стала бессмертным хитом. Возвращение на вершины чартов произошло в 1999 году с выходом в свет альбома "Supernatural". Пластинка получила Грэмми в номинации "лучший альбом года". Всего было продано 30 миллионов его пластинок, 14 альбомов стали золотыми, 9 - платиновыми.

Artist: Los Ruffinos Label: Import

Artist: Banda Taurina Label: PID

Artist: Pena Branca & Xavantinho Label: Wea Brazil

This long awaited album features a remix of the ace award wining merengue house club banger tumba la casa !! plus a variety of different dance music do to secreto's up bringing in the biggest melting pot of the world new york city.

Artist: Noel Y Su Grupo Instinto Label: CD Baby

Artist: Yannir Y Bebo Label: CD Baby