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Selena's older brother, AB Quintanilla III, and his band, Los Kumbia Kings "rocks the house, y'all" on "Kumbia King 4". From soulful ballads to cumbia to Latino hip hop, they and their guests performers put together a really great album -- a sort of trip through the regional music of Mexico.

The album consists of 14 songs, although two are remix versions (of songs already on the CD):

1. No Tengo Dinero - (with Juan Gabriel/El Gran Silencio)
2. Amores Como El Tuyo
3. Insomnio
4. Llevame Al Cielo - (with Aleks Syntek)
5. Baby
6. Rompecabezas
7. Mi Gente - (with Ozomatli)
8. Contigo
9. Don't Wanna Try - (with Frankie J)
10. Under My Skin - (with Frankie J)
11. Please Don't Go Girl - (with Frankie J/Nino B)
12. Count On Me - (with Frankie J)
13. Amores Como El Tuyo - (Cumbia version)
14. No Tengo Dinero - (ATM remix, with Limi T21)

Although mostly in Spanish, the music and vocal interpretations crosses the language barrier. Superstar Mexican guests, such as Juan Gabriel, El Gran Silencio, Aleks Syntek and, another up-and-coming group, Ozomatli, show how much respect LK2 deserve. (Frankie J. and Nino B. are members of LK2). They are just that good.

My personal favorites are "Llevame al Cielo" (Take Me to the Sky) and "Mi Gente" (My People). On "Llevame al Cielo", Aleks Syntek emotes a sensitivity that reminds of George Michael in his best years, while Ozomatli just plain "raises the roof", Peter Tosh-style. The rest of the album varies in style, as LK2 show their versatility: "No Tengo Dinero" (I Don't Any Money) is a cross between cumbia (a regional Mexican dance, popular also in Central America) and hip hop, "Contigo" (With You) is a romantic ballad with flamenco guitar riffs, and on "Don't Wanna Try", Frankie J. out R. Kellys R. Kelly.

Now, you don't have to understand Spanish to understand the songs, although it helps. We listen to opera in other languages, and, for that matter, many groups in English without knowing what they're saying -- can anyone tell me what Nirvana was mumbling about ??? -- and that doesn't stop us from recognizing good music when we hear it. David Byrne of the Talking Heads was rumored to have written lyrics with the sole purpose of getting people to listen to the music he'd written; he wanted us to hear the melodies, regardless of what he was singing.

It's about time that people take the next logical step in their musical listening habits to cross borders and not let language be the barrier when seeking great music. Los Kumbia Kings, Ozomatli, and, little known (even in Latino music) Si*Se are great places to start.

Pick it up...you won't be sorry. You'll be sure to pick up your feet...and you might even pick up a little Spanish.

ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THIS CD ROCKS NOBODY CAN STOP AB AND LOS KINGS ..............
YALL NO WE LOVE YALL.....
FUEGO IS THE NEWEST CD BUT ALL OF THEIR CDS ARE 100% RECOMENDED BY ME................

IM OUT
KINGS OF KUMBIA,,,,KUMBIA KINGS,,,,,,,,,,KOO-KOO

Yeap, THE KINGS DID IT AGAIN WOW! THIS CD IS AMAZING PEOPLE.
A.B. THE MASTER MASTER OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS WOW, I just love it.
This album has it all people, you'll love it.
This cd is not only filled with all the great work that A.B. and the Kings bring to us, But it also has OZOMALTI, EL GRAN SILENCIO, LIMI-T 21, CHRIS PEREZ AND JUAN GRABIEL. IT COULDN'T BE MORE COMPLETE THAN WHAT IT IS. BUY IT YOU'LL LOVE IT.

The song Please don't go girl, is way better then thwe new Kids version.

AB And Los Kumbia Hings Will Never Let Me Down They Always Have Hit After Hit And That Is What I Love About Them. I Have All Of There Cd's And When A New Record Comes Out I Have No Doubt That It Wont Be A Best Seller So Buy The Damn Thang Cause It Of The Chain.

Las colaboraciones en este disco de Juan Gabriel, Ozomalti y Aleks Syntek hacen este disco unico. No Tengo Dinero nunca sono mejor. tiene un poco de todo como cumbia, balada r&b y hasta una cancion que suena como un trio que esta super. si solo compran un cd de kimbia kings compren este

After the groups many trials and tribulations, They still find a way to give their fans beautiful music. This C.D. is absolutely wonderful. But the one thing I don't like is that Jason Cano, the lead singer, didn't get to sing much at all. He has the most beautiful voice and he hardly got to use it. They brought Aleks Syntek, El Gran Silencio, and Juan Gabriel in to help... but they have plenty of voices to begin with. They didn't need all the help. But Mi Gente, the duet with Ozomatli was great. And as usual, they split the album into half Spanish and Half English. Which is great because I love the variety. I love how one song is a Cumbia ballad (Llevame al cielo) and the next is an upbeat hip-hop track (Under my skin). They've combined my two favorite kinds of music and I hope they keep it up.

This cd was very nice, I liked a lot of the songs. I don't really care for the No tengo dinero song, I think the songs that I liked most were the ones that featured Frankie. But it is worth buying if your a kumbia king fan.

I don't know what they were thinking when only having 5 guys -- but let me tell you I thought this album was off the hook! Frankie J got an amazing voice. [ you go boy ] ... I don't know maybe my ears are on wrong, but I give this album 5 stars and if I could I'd add more.

I think the kumbia kings are best overall but this cd throws them over the top. The beats are even better an I can relate to the lyrics.