Latin Summer by VARIOUS ARTISTS (CD)

Enter: Clásicos Latinos, a Berlin based label conceived as a platform for music from the Latin Americas with a focus on Cuba and Mexico, countries to which founder Memo Rhein has strong connections, especially in Raul Gutierrez with whom he has been friends from the old Munich days.

Founded in 2019 as a new branch of the Cugate company that embraces Cugate Classics (classical music), Kintsugi Recordings (modern classical / neo-classical) and Memo Music (Georgian music / folklore), Clásicos Latinos pursues two goals: keeping the Latin American musical heritage alive, and helping fresh talents with developing a career.

The tracks selected for „Clásicos Latinos presents: Latin Summer“ aim at mirroring this richness of styles: the female a capella quartet CUADRIGALES from Cuba, the Mexican brass band LOS RURALES that reveals strong connections between their rural Oaxacan traditions and the Balkan, ARAHI waving the LGBQT-flag, guitar virtuoso ALEJANDRO VALDES or the young lute player NOSLEN NOEL with new approaches to classical Cuban styles like flamenco and son, the before-mentioned RAUL GUTIERREZ and his big band celebrating the „king of Mambo“ Perez Prado, to name just a few.
An intriguing blend of personal favourites of Memo Rhein as well as previously unreleased songs from forthcoming releases and exclusive remixes add up to a sunny and entertaining label compilation that hopefully teases and pleases at the same time – enjoy!