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Cinco De Mowo!

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What a solid album! I so rarely like a disc from beginning to end. This is one of the exceptions. Fun, hip, swingin'. Buy it!

This is my favorite Mowo album to date. The songs are more sophisticated in structure yet even more listenable. Works as a primary listening experience, in the car or plane, or, best of all, while you are working. Really keeps you in the zone. Try it.

Wow, Im blown away by how hip this album is. Herb Alpert is onboard? Yeah , its crazy hip then. The album much like the last Mocean Worker album (Enter The Mowo!) really is a complete thought top to bottom. Its a party on a disc. You can rock this at any party I bet and then actually play it while you're running the vacuum afterwards and the good times will roll on and on. Key moments on the record include "Shake Ya Boogie" which features Steve Bernstein playing some amazing trumpet. "Tickle It" just a really catchy melody with a funky funky groove. "Que Bom" which features a singer I dont know named Alana Da Fonseca and is so sexy and sung in Portuguese. "Changes" which features Herb Alpert and is one of my favorite tunes on the whole album. You cannot go wrong with this album. This guy "mowo!" or whatever his name is just keeps bringing the goods. This is some of the best music nobody seems to be talking about. I wonder if he is in the witness protection agency or something? Anybody making music like this would be a huge star behind this kind of work! Haha,get this album. This is some killer stuff, probably my summer soundtrack and maybe even the soundtrack for the rest of my year!

Love Love Love it. Great tunes and put it on my ipod when I walk, play, etc. I highly recommend this.

Cinco De Mowo! is a fun, danceable look at jazz and techno aesthetics and joyfully plays with both in an enjoyable album that demands that you enjoy every beat.Enjoy, enjoy!

Picked this up in a used at Vintage Stock. This is as much fun as you can spin in a player. Funky, rhythmic, move your feet and make you smile. Retro big band meets high tech. As an old trumpet player and musician wanna-be, I am definitely envious.

Shame on me for getting introduced to Mocean Worker so far into his career...but with Cinco de MoWo, wow, what an introduction! It's been a long time since I've heard a modern take on the remixxing and mash-upping old school ragtime and big band within modern dance that doesn't sound hackneyed. This take on this subgenre sounds natural, it flows well, decidedly so from song to song too (tho I admit some of the songs are a little short, or end a tad abruptly) but on the whole an incredibly re-peat listen friendly album. It doesn't hurt that he came up around this music through his Dad, or that he showcases legendary musicians with fresh tracks insead of just sampling every last bit... Way to go Adam Dorn!!! Now to dive into your back catalog...

Mocean Worker's last two albums are straight up fun- the kind of breezy long players that can equally brighten up a late night party or a session of dishwashing. Album number four, Enter the Mowo broke free of DJ Adam Dorn's drum n bass past and signified the arrival of an original sounding marriage of old timey jazz and funk. Consider Cinco De Mowo to be it's fully realized maturation. Yes, samples still play an important part in the album's construction but the DJ is now trully a musician.

"Shake Your Boogie" will not leave your head once it gets in there.

Mocean worker is an entertaining hybrid of styles. His sampling of jazz elements make for an amusing remix/dance sound.

I didn't even know this man existed until 2 days ago, and WOW... whatta sound! If you enjoy jazz, funk, hip-hop, electronica or just like listening to music that moves your mind and body, then MOWO is worth a listen. I'm an avid runner currently nursing an injury, but I promise that several songs from Cico De Mowo! are in my run mix as I type this. This disc is well worth the money. I'm now off to find out if I can see this amazing creator live and in person. Where would the human race be without music? I can't even imagine...