Las Robertas
Tatiana Pozuelo/Courtesy of the artist
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Tatiana Pozuelo/Courtesy of the artist
Las Robertas
Tatiana Pozuelo/Courtesy of the artist
Editor’s Word: To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month this 12 months, World Cafe is occurring a musical tour of Latin America. Each weekday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we’ll highlight the music of a distinct Latin American nation with a curated playlist of important tracks, contemporary voices and wild playing cards.
Like Costa Rica itself, at present’s 21 Days of Musica Latina combine is bookended by musicians that signify the twin pull of the nation’s Pacific and Caribbean shores.
To the east, there’s Costa Rican calypso. Core to the nation’s musical heritage, this pressure of calypso grew out of Afro-Caribbean influences from West Indies immigrants. The province of Limón has been a fountain of expertise, together with Costa Rica’s “King of Calypso,” Walter Ferguson. The area can be house to Marfil, one other important act that blends reggae, soca and soul.
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Westward, Indigenous folks traditions permeate the music popping out of the province of Guanacaste. The combination consists of artists like Max Goldenberg, whose songwriting captures the area’s geography. Bands like Malpais, who takes its identify from a distant seashore on the Nicoya Peninsula, have additionally infused Costa Rica’s folks traditions with blues and jazz influences.
Then, there’s Costa Rica’s capital, San José. This playlist consists of San José bands like Ojo de Buey, Monte and Las Robertas. That final band launched their debut album, Love Is The Reply, with manufacturing from Owen Morris (Oasis, The Verve).
Take pleasure in, and be sure to come again tomorrow to search out out the place World Cafe‘s headed subsequent.
