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La Semilla Escondida

Parisian Bruno Garcia, a former indie rocker (Ludwig Von 88), has released three albums in Europe as Sergent Garcia. "La Semilla Escondida" is his U.S. debut, and with it comes music that he has coined "salsamuffin." That catchy name nicely references two of Garcia's major passions: Cuban music and Jamaican

reggae. The album exudes a whopping Caribbean vibe, but, individually, songs travel to reggae, salsa and beyond. "Revolucion" is a track that truly blends salsa and reggae, while "Mi Ultima Voluntad (Tonite)" is more straight-ahead reggae. Meanwhile, "El Regreso" is a sultry cha-cha. Sergent Garcia borrows from son, ragga, rumba and ska to shape a 14-track celebration of everything that is irresistible about Cuban and Jamaican music. The beauty of "La Semilla Escondida" is that it's wildly rhythmic and unfailingly hot-blooded. These songs would drive the sternest of stoics onto the dancefloor.—PVV

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