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Review:
Island Life sees the return of the Grammy-nominated Yerba Buena. An album filled with promise and a double sonic dose of Afro-Cuban grooves, fiery salsa incorporating the history of all latin music, plus all-out funk, Island Life promises to become the coffee table album of 2005!
Island Life chronicles the essence of all island life, from Manhattan to Cuba to the Dominican Republic and beyond. An ambitious urban-tropical synthesis that won't let you off the dance floor, Island Life mixes Spanish/Latin American/New York musical reference points. With this concept in hand, Andres Levin invites guests from the globe-over to join the party from Peret to Les Nubians to El Cigala to John Leguizamo and beyond pouring the essence of Latin music onto one party platter. Channeling the spirit of tropical rhythms with the energy of New York and incorporating the influences of Cumbia, Meringue, Reggaeton and gypsy music that is Latin culture today is what Yerba Buena does best!
— CalabashMusic.com
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