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Alex Wilson - Inglaterra

Inglaterra is the fifth offering from Alex Wilson and his twelve-piece power Latin band. Although predominately containing traditional salsa beats there are a few pioneering tracks; bringing together more than one long-established musical sound

Inglaterra opens with the booming sounds of Wilson’s orchestra with bouncing trumpets layering a time-honoured salsa beat. Many of the tracks containing the same dance-floor-filling formula, but the distinct character of this album is its merging with other genres. Breeding together reggae and bhangra, Wilson has created a layered sound that has great commercial potential, especially in London. In ‘Oh Kuri’ — which sees the mixing of bhangra vocals from Shahid Abbas Khan and a salsa beat — the result, although a little confusing does really work.

The album delivers an interesting twist with a Latin interpretation of Chaka Khan’s ‘Ain’t Nobody’ — backing a classic disco tune with a fast-paced salsa beat. In ‘Sube Lo’, the Colombian rapper, MC Magico spins on the more common combination of reggae and salsa producing a track with great chart potential, similar to the rougher sounds emerging from the reggaeton movement.

Although some of the tracks don’t have as much potential as others and are sure to divide opinion, Wilson has succeeded in his attempt to merge and progress the Latin music scene to new textured levels. But, respectfully, in this album he tips his Panama hat to the past, great Latino artists while looking to the future of the sound for his inspiration.



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