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Red Hot + Latin Redux

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Various Artists - Nacional Records

 
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A classic document of rock — and lots of other things — en Espanol.

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    Review by Tiffany Littlefeather Woo

    1996's Silencio = Muerte: Red Hot + Latin Redux is one of the most playful and appealing of the myriad Red Hot compilations that kicked off with 1990's Red Hot + Blue and appeared regularly through the decade. Its primary focus was on the loose conglomeration of groups that were lumped under the umbrella of rock en Espanol, kicking off with crucial forefather Los Lobos (collaborating with Money Mark on the swirling "Pepe & Irene") before moving into tracks by scene leaders Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Aterciopelados and Café Tacuba, among others. As is the nature of the Red Hot series as a whole, collaborations are the rule here: Cadillacs pair up with Fishbone, Aterciopelados with Diego Frenkel and Laurie Anderson and Tacuba with David Byrne, while Tudos Tus Muertos and Los Autenticos Decadentes get together on the raucous "Gente Que No." For its 2006 reissue, the collection has added five fine new tracks by Nortec Collective, Plastilina Mosh, Thievery Corporation, Kinky and Barzilian Girls & Kevin Johansen.

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    Review by Jeff Tamarkin, All Music Guide

    Nine years after the release of Red Hot + Latin: Silencio = Muerte, this reconfigured reissue takes the cream of the original album, strips away some tunes (including, unfortunately, those by Rubén Blades, Melissa Etheridge and Brazilian metal giants Sepultura) and tucks in a handful of new tracks. The 1997 compilation, which appeared on Jellybean Benitez's H.O.L.A. label, not only helped usher in the era of Latin alternative music in a big way; it also contributed to the awareness of AIDS in the Latino community. It was a visionary project in its bold pairings of Latino and non-Latino artists: ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne collaborated with Café Tacuba; dancehall superstar Buju Banton joined with los Pericos on the wired "Wanna Be Loved," and the set opened with los Lobos' quasi-jazzy meet-up with Beastie Boys associate Money Mark. A particular highlight was -- and remains -- the funky/giddy take on the old Tom Jones hit "What's New Pussycat?" that brought together the Argentine band los Fabulosos Cadillacs and the American party-time funk-punks Fishbone. The five new tracks naturally give Red Hot and Latin Redux a more contemporary sound, but overall -- perhaps because Latin alt has become such a well-established genre -- they don't exude the same visionary sense that pervaded the original compilation. Nortec Collective's reggae-esque "Que Bonita Ballas" and Thievery Corporation's "Sol Tapado" never really take off, but Kinky's "Sister Twisted" and "Crosseyed and Painless," the album-closing workout starring Brazilian Girls and Kevin Johansen, are worthy successors to the deleted tracks -- the latter, in particular, is a keeper, with its cinematic, atmospheric grandeur and a can't-sit-down dancefloor groove. Proceeds from the upgrade were slated to go to the Red Hot Organization to continue in the battle against AIDS.

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