Cuban fury via Madrid time on new El Combo Batanga 45 El Que La Rompe La Paga. El que la rompe la paga? Damn straight! What a shame governments didn’t apply such obvious logic in 2008 when banking broke the global financial system? Still, this blistering salsa-funk beast will allow you to unleash your inner Latin dancer while you ponder global financial corruption
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EL COMBO BATANGA: El Que La Rompe La Paga (Vinyl 7″)
EL COMBO BATANGA: Aji Gua Guao/ El Barrio En La Mirada (Vinyl 7″)
Expect chilli-hot all original Latin funk on one side of the new single by El Combo Batanga. That’ll be Aji Gua Guao on which the Madrid-based crew leaven the groove with a bit of Cuban sauce and a spicy drum break in the middle that’ll have dancefloors rocking. On the flipside, providing a sonic counterpoint is El Barrio En La Mirada – a lilting slice of Latin soul featuring lyrics about the experiences of a Cuban immigrant
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VARIOUS: We Are Friends (2014) Free download
Now I know pan-European co-operation is not exactly de rigeur this year what with recent events on the eastern side of the continent (not to mention the persistence of piss-weak ‘What corrupt bankers? It’s immigrants!’ narratives beloved of governments) but a more hopeful model (and message) is provided on We Are Friends, a free twelve track drop of funk, soul, breaks and a dash
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