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And speaking of Mexican bands, this thread is surely not complete without a little Cafe Tacuba
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Cafe Tacuba is pretty good, but yeah they're pretty all over the map, there are songs I absolutely love and others I completely hate. One of my favorites by them:
Another Mexican band that's pretty decent is Kinky, sometimes their sound reminds me of Cafe Tacuba. One of my favorite songs:
There's a lot of Latin folk that's really under-appreciated in my opinion. The Nueva Trova movement in post-revolutionary Cuba was particularly interesting. I'd venture to say that Silvio Rodriguez is actually one of my favorite musicians, on par with songwriters like Neil Young, Tom Waits, and Nick Drake (actually Tom Waits is completely different animal now that I think about it). It's pretty amazing how much great music is awaiting to be discovered in Cuba. To think that the Buena Vista Social Club musicians didn't became popular outside of Cuba (or inside for that matter) until the 90s is remarkable.