International Conspiracy

Greg Ribot & Cumbia del Norte | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 6, 1999)
• Original Release Date: April 12, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cathexis Records
• ASIN: B00000IGN7
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,481 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #43 in Music > World Music > South & Central America > Bolivia

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Uniquely beautiful and happy music, April 3, 2000

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Dennis (Glendale, US, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: International Conspiracy (Audio CD)

After 35 years of listening almost only to classical music, I have embarked on an ear- and mind-opening exploration of other music. This disc has been among the most rewarding. Every piece is tuneful, happy, interesting, and unique. It is hard not to keep listening over and over and over. It is a desert island disc.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, May 25, 2000

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Brian Fuchs (Thousand Oaks, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: International Conspiracy (Audio CD)

I purchased this CD after hearing a small piece of it used a bumper music on Denis Prager's radio show.

It's not often that you buy a CD blindly and love each track more than the last.

This CD is music only -- no vocals. It's a little bit of everything: jazz, mambo, salsa.

If you like the Gypsy Kings, or Buena Vista Social Club, you'll LOVE this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classy, respectful treatment of cumbia, June 12, 2001

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This review is from: International Conspiracy (Audio CD)

The artists did a great job of capturing the fundamental elements of cumbia while also adding their own jazz 'twist'. Cumbia lovers will instantly recognize the cumbia tracks (9 of 14)as having the heart of cumbia and the soul of jazz. If you want to add something a little different to your cumbia collection or if you are not familiar with cumbia but you like smooth yet lively jazz (latin or not) this is a great cd to buy.

The tracks that are not cumbia provide a sampler of a variety of other South American styles (particularly Andean) mixed with jazz.