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International Conspiracy

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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.

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.

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.