Sounds of the Americas

Tango, samba, salsa, son cubano, and Mexican guitar from Latin America and the Caribbean, alongside Appalachian fiddle, bluegrass, and Americana folk from north of the Rio Grande.

    ARC Music

    Niyireth: Music from Colombia

    CD · 1 disc

    $10.49 $20.99 Save 50%
    Composer
    BAMBUCO SANJUANERO TORBELLIN
    Artist
    Niyireth Alarcon
    Released
    Oct 28, 2016
    This release features the most beautiful songs from the Andean regions of Colombia, presented by Niyireth Alarcon who is widely known for her warm, velvety voice. Niyireth is accompanied here on traditional instruments such as the tiple, bandola, guitars, bombo, and percussion. Born in Garzon, Niyireth Alarcon is a mezzoprano with a first class singing technique. In over twenty years of continuously working with Colombian music of the Andes, Niyireth has made her contribution to theis genre by taking its singing to new levels seeking to bring the genre close to the Latin American singing movement.
    View full page
  • Niyireth: Music from Colombia
    Sale

    Niyireth: Music from Colombia

    ARC Music Oct 2016
    1 disc
    CD
    $20.99 $10.49Save 50%
    ARC Music

    MEXICO - LUZ DE LUNA

    CD · 1 disc

    $10.49 $20.99 Save 50%
    Composer
    VARIOUS
    Artist
    Various
    Released
    Mar 23, 2018
    On Mexico's west coast, inland from the tourist zone of Acapulco and Huatulco, the Costa Chica is an isolated region of towns and villages in the foothills of the Sierra Madre. It is a region known, from the outside, for violence and poverty, but, as the boleros in this album reveal, has a deep feeling for poetry, a love of music and constant parties where it all comes together far from the recording studios and the concert halls of Mexico City. In 2016, after several journeys to the area, these five remarkable bands were recorded. The groups, each in their own way, are masters of the bolero tradition, inherited from the local musician and composer Alvaro Carrillo. This collection includes very well known boleros like 'Sabor a mi' and 'Luz de luna' as well as contemporary boleros from the Costa Chica, recorded for the very first time.
    View full page
  • MEXICO - LUZ DE LUNA
    Sale

    MEXICO - LUZ DE LUNA

    ARC Music Mar 2018
    1 disc
    CD
    $20.99 $10.49Save 50%
  • Histoire Du Tango
    Sale

    Histoire Du Tango

    ARC Music Oct 2014
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99 $8.49Save 50%
  • Discover Music from Brazil
    Sale

    Discover Music from Brazil

    ARC Music Jun 2016
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99 $8.49Save 50%
    ARC Music

    Discover Tango with ARC Music

    CD · 1 disc

    $8.49 $16.99 Save 50%
    Composer
    VARIOUS
    Artist
    Various
    Released
    Apr 28, 2015
    A gorgeous album with a brilliant collection of passionate Tango. 18 elegant Tangos, Milongas and Valses, almost a full hour of stylish music, from the very traditional to today's modern renditions, presented by some of the finest exponents in the genre.
    View full page
  • Discover Tango with ARC Music
    Sale

    Discover Tango with ARC Music

    ARC Music Apr 2015
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99 $8.49Save 50%
  • Best of Cuba
    Sale

    Best of Cuba

    ARC Music Feb 2016
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99 $8.49Save 50%
    ARC Music

    Calypso Invasion

    CD · 1 disc

    $8.49 $16.99 Save 50%
    Composer
    VARIOUS
    Artist
    King Selewa & His Calypsonians
    Released
    Jun 23, 2017
    Calypso is a form of folk music and dance from the Caribbean. Historically, Calypso can be traced back to the arrival of African slaves in the Caribbean islands in the seventeenth century. It has its roots on the island of Trinidad. The words of calypso songs are witty and humorous, usually involving social or political commentary in satirical form. The lyrics are characterized by arbitrary shifts in the accentuation of everyday English words. The infectious Calypso music is set in duple meter. It is a vital component of any carnival celebration in the Caribbean, and there are annual calypso competitions which are themselves a premier aspect of the carnivals. Born in Africa in 1968, King Selewa got into music through Jamaican 70s calypso, ska, rock-steady and early reggae music which he and his elder brother, Lord Skalipsoul, then performed live all over Europe in 1995. King Selewa and Chico, his guitar player, soon formed their own band of experienced musicians- their “Calypsonians,” in order to go deeper into the roots of Caribbean music, that is to say, Calypso. As Lord Invader said: “Calypso is folklore of Trinidad, a style of poetry recounting current events in song.”
    View full page
  • Calypso Invasion
    Sale

    Calypso Invasion

    ARC Music Jun 2017
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99 $8.49Save 50%
  • Best of Cuba
    ARC Music

    Best of Cuba

    CD · 1 disc

    $8.49 $16.99 Save 50%
    Composer
    VARIOUS
    Artist
    Frank, Soneros De Verdad, Rivera, Calzado, Pedroso
    Released
    Jul 28, 2017
    This new release features fifteen rousing and very danceable Cuban songs in the best tradition of ‘Buena Vista’ with some of the old guard as well as the younger generation of ‘post Buena Vista’ Cuba. Artists include Luis Frank, Soneros de Verdad, Mayito Rivera, Rudy Calzado, Cesar Pedroso, and more. The Buena Vista Social Club was a members’ only club in Havana, Cuba that operated until the 1940s. The club was so widely known, that it inspired a 1990s band, a popular album, a late-nineties film, and a brand name. The spirit of the club is evident in this release as well. These songs have been handpicked and remastered by celebrated sound engineer Diz Heller.
    View full page
  • Best of Cuba
    Sale

    Best of Cuba

    ARC Music Jul 2017
    1 disc
    CD
    $16.99 $8.49Save 50%