With his 10-gallon hat and cowboy boots, the Santiago-born Vocalist-guitarist Eliades Ochoa is known as the “cowboy” of the world-renowned Buena Vista Social Club. Because of his success with that group, he’s made a few recordings of his own as the leader of Quarteto Patria. On this CD, Ochoa’s romantic tenor voice and bouncy guitar playing are …
Mexican singer-songwriter Ely Guerra has accomplished something truly impressive on Lotofire, her domestic debut but third album overall: she’s crafted an incredibly rich, diverse, and subtle album that stands up well in the company of such techno-informed pop divas as Fiona Apple or Bebel Gilberto. This is Guerra’s best work to date. …