A Los Amigos [Import]

1. Cachila

2. Quejas De Bandoneon

3. Guitarrita

4. Nueve De Julio

5. Alma De Bohemio

6. Chique

7. El Africano

8. Emancipacion

9. Union Civica

10. Los Amigos

11. Bordona

12. Arrabal

13. Camandulaje

14. El Andariego

15. Ojos Negros

16. Tinta Roja

A Los Amigos,Osvaldo Pugliese,EMI,Latin

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Average customer rating: Amigos Invisibles at their best Superb cover tune offering The Very Best of LAI. Finally something different and good. pales compared to the last 3 albums

Superpop Venezuela Los Amigos Invisibles Manufacturer: Gozadera Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Venezuela | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Reina Oye The Million Colour Revolution The Information The Crane Wife ASIN: B000H7JCPU Release Date: 2006-09-05

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Miss Venezuela
3. All Day Today
4. Curda Y Pain
5. No Es Facil Amar You Soy Asi
6. A Una Mujer
7. Rosario
8. Yo No Se
9. Caramelo Y Chocolate
10. Amar Si Tue Te Vas
11. Es Algo Mas
12. Ganas
13. Dun Dun
14. Maomao
15. Un Poquito Mas
16. Media Luna
17. Superpop Venezuela
18. San Agustin

Amazon.com

Venezuela's resident musical maniacs and former Latin Grammy nominees are back with covers of seventeen tunes they knew and loved during their teen years, a few of which, such as "Miss Venezuela," complete with samples of a simpering beauty queen, actually sound strangely familiar. Their rampant satirical stance and penchant for studio wizardry still firmly in place, they wallow in neo-nostalgia, running amok in Caracas Oldieville, abetted by producer DJ Dimitri of Paris and their own polymorphous tendencies. Nods to Isaac Hayes, Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti, sixties bossa nova as sanitized via the American west coast, P-Funk, Santana, and even The Fifth Dimension do a crazed buck-and-wing around hip-hop, lounge and latter-day dance club machinations. The contexts shift so rapidly that if the listener weren't so busy boogying, vertigo might well set in. By the third track, the flagrantly over-ripe, increasingly bizarre sets of cross-pollinations begin to seem almost normal, as a kind of sonic Stockholm Syndrome sets in. Going with the flow becomes not only a matter of self-preservation, but a hilarious, booty-shaking journey into the group's seductive, endlessly inventive brand of lunatic genius. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

Amigos Invisibles at their best.......2007-04-13

Awesome music, great mixes, and wonderful and funny tunes.... This CD brings their talent !!! Highly recommended along with Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Space

Superb cover tune offering.......2007-03-06

Like a fine wine or cognac, Los Amigos Invisibles only get better with age. With "Super Pop Venezuela," the sextet take a break from their own musical acumen to produce a disc that covers a gamut of Venezuelan melodies. Of course, though, LAI give the assembled harmonies their own unique magnetism. Thanks largely to the euphonious [writing] talents of guitarist José Luís Pardo (aka "Cheo"), "Super Pop"'s offerings are likely to satisfy anyone who enjoys the genre in which LAI subsists. And that's because, even though these songs are not LAI's own, they *make* them their own by injecting into them their own extraordinary character.

My personal favorites are "No Es Fácil Amar a Una Mujer," "Yo No Sé," "Curda y Pan" and most especially "Yo Soy Así." Keep in mind, too, that as with past LAI discs, not all the tunes have vocals -- which, in LAI's case, really makes not a difference as their musical proficiency is off the scale!

Even a casual fan of Los Amigos *has* to see them live at least once in his/her life. It is a truly remarkable event.

The Very Best of LAI........2007-01-13

I was living in Venezuela in the 80's, when these songs were first time published, and I can't stop remembering how many woderful things happened to me when I was listening to this music. These is so far, the very best CD released by the LAI, and among other latin bands, LAI is simply the very best of all them. I'd give more stars for this Cd, if they were available. By the way, listen to them alive is another glorious experience. I strongly recommend these guys.

Finally something different and good........2006-12-06

I LOVE this album! It is so much fun! It's got a killer mix of styles that showcase what Los Amigos Invisibles do best. They create a great dance party with some Disco, Salsa, Funk, House and other styles too. Dmitiri from Paris gave it a really nice vibe as the producer. There are songs to chill out to, songs to laugh to and most of all songs to dance to. This album will definitely put a smile on your face. I have a two hour drive to work and can honestly say that I can listen to this album from beginning to end and not get bored. Definately worth every penny and have bought some copies for friends and family as stocking stuffers this x-mas. Enjoy.

pales compared to the last 3 albums.......2006-09-25

Let's be candid, this album is not as well-produced or infectious as the prior 3 Los Amigos Invisibles albums. I love these guys to death, I'm not trying to be negative. But I find myself having no urge to re-listen to "Superpop Venezuela", whereas I always loved to revisit the Luaka Bop releases. Los Amigos Invisibles are an incredible live act, so perhaps this new material is better in concert.

If you're looking for a new act that has some of the same inspiration and creativity as prior Los Amigos Invisibles releases, you could do well by picking up The Pinker Tones debut "The Million Colour Revolution." They are from Barcelona and have a lot of the same good vibes LAI once had.

Average customer rating: I love it! The Best. Los Amigos Invicibles - best kept secret Fun fun fun funky fun!

Los Amigos Invisibles Los Amigos Invisibles Manufacturer: Luaka Bop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Venezuela | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Oye Reina Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Space Brazilian Girls The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0000CC834 Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. Ge
2. Ultra-Funk
3. Mi Linda
4. Sexy (Pardo)
5. Las Lycras del Avilia
6. Groupie
7. Otra Vez
8. Cachete a Cachete
9. Balada de Chusy
10. Asomacho
11. Ponerte en Cuatro
12. Nerio Compra Contestadora
13. Quiero Desintegar a Tu Novio
14. El Disco Anal (Pardo)
15. No Me Pagan (Pardo)
16. Cha-Chaborro (Pardo)
17. Aldemaro en Su Camaro
18. The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera

Album Description

Los Amigos Invisibles (The Invisible Friends) have created the ultimate party album. Surprising segues - one after another - join non-stop grooves. Like having an incredible DJ at your house working for the mere price of a CD (or Cassette)... it flows and swings and never stops... one song/groove leads right into the next, no waiting. It feels like being smacked upside the head in a delicious way.

The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera is a journey deep into the pants of rhythm. (We won't even mention the old sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera). Party music hasn't sounded this chic since Chic. "The Gozadera, more than a musical style, is a concept allowing us to use whatever music we enjoy and mix it up," says guitarist Jose Luis Pardo. "Like boogaloo, salsa, bossa nova, funk, disco, house, techno, jungle, merengue, New Wave, cha-cha-cha, mambo, and of course Acid Jazz." And who better to pull this off than producer Andres Levin (Aterciopelados, Chaka Khan, La Portuaria, La Secta, El Gran Silencio, David Byrne, Arto Lindsay, and many more) along with engineer Fernando Aponte (Masters at Work, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Deee-Lite, Towa Tei)?

This, their second album, finds the young Venezuelans stepping out from under the shadow of the Rock en Español moniker and giving it a much needed face-lift. "We are a rock band that does not just play just rock music," says singer Jose Briceño. The 19 tracks on the album combine keyboard driven dance-rock with elements of Latin music worked in. Whether it's the funked out bliss of "Sexy," the mambo lounge of "Mango Cool," or the trip-hop ecstasy of "Otra Vez" (on which Arto Lindsay contributes a bit of distorted 12-string electric guitar), Los Amigos Invisibles have created the perfect party album. Their lyrics tell stories inspired by real-life experiences of love (sex), relationships (sex), and more often then not, the taboos that accompany each (sleazy sex).

Formed in 1991 as part of Caracas' mobile party scene, the six members of Los Amigos Invisibles quickly developed their unique sound by blending all styles of Latin music with modern beats. Their influences are vast, incorporating the space-age sounds of Esquivel, the whacked-out funk of Parliament, and the beat-friendly Brand New Heavies and Jamiroquai. "We began making music influenced by the development of the acid-jazz scene and the dance music coming out of London," says Jose Luis, "but when it came down to playing it, we realized that our culture and environment kept creeping into our music. The tunes that are played over the radio at the corner shop or that we whistle along with from the bodega are songs that interest us... that music is part of our people and that makes it part of us. All we want to do is have fun and make fun of it all at the same time." Their first album, A Typical & Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band, was released in 1996 and received Best Band, Record of the Year and Best Guitarist awards in the Venezuelan Rock Awards.

Customer Reviews:

I love it!.......2007-05-08

I bought this one and two others from LAI and every song was great. I recommend them very much. I don't get tired of listening to them over and over!

The Best........2007-01-18

I've been listening to the LAI music, since the very beginning of them, and everytime they bring new susprises with their music. I highly recommend this CD, and many others made by the band.

Los Amigos Invicibles - best kept secret.......2006-02-08

They are by far my favorite Latin band. This band overflows in energy and talent. Their live shows are unsurpassed, and this album is the closest you can get to having that experience.

The entire album is permeated by experimental, funky beats, but has definite foundations in the classic, traditional latin drums and horns. The entire album is in Spanish and although I'm not even close to being a Spanish speaker, this is in my top 5 albums list.

You have to at least listen to this album, and if it grabs you, I hope you have the opportunity to see them live at least once in your lifetime.

Fun fun fun funky fun!.......2004-01-20

Los Amigos Invisibles put the fun in funky in this album. It is so damn good. You can hear their unbridled enthusiasm in every note, and it is infectious. This is a great CD- and was my favorite of 2002 (yeah, it was released earlier, but it didn't come my way until 2002) There are tons of great dance tunes on it, and some goofy one offs, but it is all good.

Average customer rating: As much fun and "sabor" as day 1 PURE VENEZUELAN GOZADERA Excelente Best Latin band today Awesome band, awesome CD!

The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1 Los Amigos Invisibles Manufacturer: Luaka Bop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Venezuela | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Kinky The New Sound Of The Venezuelan Gozadera Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Space Reina Brazilian Girls ASIN: B0001XAPXS Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

1. Rico Pa' Goza
2. Comodon Johnson
3. Una Disco Llena
4. Venezuelan Zinga Son
5. Playa Azul
6. Ease Your Mind
7. Gerundio
8. Ojos Cerrando
9. Esto Es Lo Que Hay
10. Majunche
11. Mambo Chimbo
12. Diablo
13. Calne
14. Superfucker
15. Bruja

Amazon.com

Although four years passed since their previous album, these Latin playboys are always up for a party, and The Venezuelan Zinga Son Vol. 1 is no different. Produced by New York house music producers Masters At Work, the band's third domestic album is filled with upbeat salsa ("Esto Es Lo Que Hay" is a riot), soft Brazilian grooves, spacey funk, disco, rock and lounge. They roll it all together into street party of good vibes, sexy beats and lecherous thoughts (see track 14), but what keeps the Brooklyn-based sextet out of gutter is that it's hard to find fault when the insidious jams cause you to stop thinking and start dancing. Interestingly, the album seems to ride the arc or raging party: it starts on a promising but mellow tip, then loosens up in the middle part, then rides it out until there's nothing left to give. Los Amigos' best effort yet, Zinga is all-purpose fun. --Tad Hendrickson

Customer Reviews:

As much fun and "sabor" as day 1.......2007-07-13

Combining influences of Fania-based Salsa, bossa nova (Jobim) and deep house, and singing several songs in English (not surprising considering how much time they spend in NYC), with "The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1" the Amigos presented their fourth work in a moment that Venezuela -their homeland- and the world at large very much need their excellent groove and good musical humor.

Still, four years after its original release, the album retains all its flavor and fun, much like all their other works, kicking aside language barriers. With Los Amigos Invisibles, you CAN'T go wrong: from their first work, A Typical Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band to their 2006 release, Superpop Venezuela, they've managed to combine music and fun in a way few other bands anywhere else can.

PURE VENEZUELAN GOZADERA.......2006-04-07

INDEED ONE OF THEIR BEST ALBUMS FOLLOWED BY THEIR FIRST ONE "THE NEW SOUNDS OF VENEZUELAN GOZADERA". tHEY MAKE YOU DANCE, THEY MAKE YOU HAPPY, THEY MAKE MY DAY EVERYTIME I SPIN THEIR MUSIC. IF YOU GET A CHANCE OF SEEING THEM LIVE...DON'T THINK TWICE, THEY ARE "AWESOME" YOU WON'T STOP DANCING FROM THE VERY FIRST BEAT!! LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES ARE MY "AMIGOS" AS WELL.

Excelente.......2005-12-24

In this new work, Los amigos Invisibles, not only show his particular sound of Acid Latin Jazz, but they expose his maturity and versatility in each of the songs. This venezuelan group is raised as the only flag of his country in foreign territory, for the only one does not say. His topics reflects the good sound of the Funk, Acid Jazz and the soft notes of the Bossa in the topic "Playa Azul ". Indisputably, a great work.

Best Latin band today.......2005-11-04

Los Amigos are, simply put, the hottest -- and best -- Latin act in music today. Their incorporation of traditional latin rhythms with jazz, funk and rock meld into a sound uniquely their own. Venezuelan Zingason continues the tradition of The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera, Arepa 3000 and their limited release self-titled LP (which can be obtained via the LAI website). "Ease Your Mind" (in English, weirdly enough) may be the best track here, followed by its Spanish phonetic equivalent "Isyormain." And, of course, throughout the disc LAI never lose their humor or clever deviousness.

Also, if you EVER get a chance to catch Los Amigos live in concert, I guarantee you one of the BEST times of your life! They are simply SPECTACULAR!

Awesome band, awesome CD!.......2005-10-28

I saw these guys live in NYC during the Latin Alternative Music Conference. They rocked my world! Live show was split up into smooth first half and funky second half. I was so impressed I had to go and buy a CD. This album stays true to the live performance, containing smooth and suave songs as well as funky latin grooves. It's been in my car stereo for 3 weeks!

Average customer rating: The perfect blend of funk, salsa and a great sense of humor Cómpralo ahorita Good Music Not What I Expected Nice music

Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Space Los Amigos Invisibles Manufacturer: Luaka Bop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Venezuela | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The New Sound Of The Venezuelan Gozadera The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1 The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera Reina Brazilian Girls ASIN: B0000CC836 Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Arepa 3000
3. La Vecina
4. Que Rico
5. Cuchi Cuchi
6. Si Estuvieras Aqu
7. Masturbation Session
8. Mami Te Extra
9. Mujer Policia
10. No le Metas Mano
11. Amor
12. Pipi
13. El Barro
14. Domingo Echao
15. Piazo E' Perra
16. El Baile del Sob
17. Fonnovo
18. Caliente
19. Llegaste Tarde

Album Description

"[Los Amigos Invisibles] has taken the rhythmic sass in salsa, the bass-heavy fun in funk, and even the note-bending bile in acid-jazz, and mixed it all up to produce an infectious beat. [They] have put the joy back into dancing, sending a warm current into the cold alienating waters of industrial strength techno." - LA Weekly

"We're a dance band," says Jose Luis Pardo, the guitarist for Los Amigos Invisibles. Tuned into groove culture from Detroit to London to Tokyo -- thanks to the Internet and a busy tour schedule -- the Amigos began work on their new album AREPA 3000: A VENEZUELAN JOURNEY INTO SPACE with a disco sensibility. Admiring French DJ/producers the band sought a heavier house sound in contrast to the retro and lounge elements of THE NEW SOUND OF THE VENEZUELAN GOZADERA. "The lounge thing sounds more Japanese," says Jose Luis. "The house sound is fresher, the disco songs we do sound more like that. The album is more electronic in certain ways."

Since their ground-breaking US debut the Amigos have lived a double life. In their hometown of Caracas, Venezuela, they've hosted underground club nights for years (the most recent called 'Super Sancocho Variety'). Then, insouciant single-entendre songs like "Sexy" and the doggy-style anthem "Ponerte En Cuatro" landed them on MTV and radio, and before long, the six young men found themselves pop idols. It wasn't hard, but their hearts remain on the dance floor and in the clubs.

Customer Reviews:

The perfect blend of funk, salsa and a great sense of humor.......2007-07-13

Arepa is the name of a food that serves as a substitute of bread in Venezuela. Arepa 3000 is the third release of the Venezuelan super-band Los Amigos Invisibles.

Los Amigos, which had already scored big time with their previous two albums (the second of which was already recorded under Luaka Bop, David Byrne's label), did it again, but spicing up their "musica sabrosa" with a great sense of humor. Although it will be even funnier to people originally from Venezuela, you'll love the sections of people (famous comedians, horse race narrators and radio talk show hosts) speaking between songs. Specially contagious are the very tropical "Mami Te Extrano" (Honey, I miss you) and "Llegaste Tarde" (You arrived late).

Still, seven years after its original release, the album retains all its flavor and fun, much like all their other works, kicking aside language barriers. With Los Amigos Invisibles, you CAN'T go wrong: from their first work, A Typical Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band to their 2006 release, Superpop Venezuela, they've managed to combine music and fun in a way few other bands anywhere else can. Compralo y gozalo! (Buy it and enjoy it)

Disclaimer: Unless you get easily offended by sexually-suggestive song titles or explicit lyrics, there's no way on earth you'll dislike Amigos Invisible's first 21st century musical creation: Arepa 3000.

Cómpralo ahorita.......2007-07-05

Vimos esta banda en viva en la Cuidad de Guatemala en el mayo. Cuando regresamos a los EEUU, comprábalo aqui. Me gusta mucho esta banda y mis amigos y yo consideramos Los Amigos Invisibles lo mejor del bossa nova, jazz latina, jazz de brasilia, etc.

Good Music.......2007-05-13

If you like the latin beat and instruments this is a good choice, smooth and sexy.

Not What I Expected.......2006-08-10

I expected the CD to be better than it actually was. I first heard cuchi-cuchi and i loved the song, so i thought the other songs on the CD would be energetic like that one. It wasn't a bad CD though. I'd say 40% of the songs were worth listening to.

Nice music.......2006-07-24

These guys have a real sense of music. The mix a lot of genres and the final result is a very delicious music.

Average customer rating: awesome Couldn't be better, way better than their second album! Smooth, funky, goofy, subtle. Third album of the greatest venezuelan dance band! Don't be shy!

Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Space Los Amigos Invisibles Manufacturer: Luaka Bop ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Venezuela | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The New Sound Of The Venezuelan Gozadera The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera Memo Rex Commander y el Corazon Atomico de la Via Lactea Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3 ASIN: B00004WMZ1 Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Arepa 3000
3. La Vencina
4. Que Rico
5. Cuchi-Cuchi
6. Si Estuvieras Aqui
7. Masturbation Session
8. Mami Te Extrano
9. Mujer Policia
10. No Le Metas Mano
11. Amor
12. Pipi
13. El Barro
14. Domingo Echao
15. Piazo E' Perra
16. El Baile Del Sobon
17. Fonnovo
18. Caliente
19. Llegaste Tarde

Amazon.com

This divertingly arch, multi-kulti hodge-podge plays like a soundtrack for an imaginary Latin nightclub with a selectively demented door policy. The essence of Sergio Mendes trips in first, trailed by a rap that emerges from under a '70s disco conceit swathed in silky choirs and cheesy synths. Brazilian Tropicalismo via Caetano Veloso bumps butts with a naive pop organ riff that London hipsters circa 1968 would recognize, until the congas lash out and the whole thing turns into vintage Santana. Later, a "Super Freak" funk recollection retreats in the face of "Cool Jerk" and then morphs into drum & bass before a Tuvan throat singer clone makes the scene and Alvin the Chipmunks usher in a high-octane merengue. Meanwhile, muttered asides and electronic crackles intrude like a berserk broadband radio. A Spanish-language P-Funk silliness is in play throughout, but refracted through a lounge sensibility. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

awesome.......2006-06-30

I heard one of their songs on a tv couple weeks ago. Loved it so much I went to find it on line to buy it. After just listening to this CD only once I ordered another CD of theirs. I do not speak or understand one word of spanish and have no clue what I am even singing but the music obviously crosses over. I would tell anyone who is into funk or dance of any form or just some blank kicking music to put this in their collection ASAP. From the titles of some of their songs, I don't think it is to wise for me to sing these songs to loud in public until I find out what I'm singing.

Couldn't be better, way better than their second album!.......2005-01-14

Although I was introduced to los Amigos Invisibles via their songs from their second album, I would have to say that this CD is even better than THE NEW SOUND OF VENEZUELAN GOZADERA. It identifies more with the dance scene. Los Amigos Invisibles have to be one of the best Latin dance groups there is right now. This CD has to be a must for anyone who enjoys the Latin musical scene, but disdains the always biased and crappy SALSA, MERENGUE, and BACHATA musical movements. Their next work, Venezuelan Zinga Son is a nice complement to this CD, so if you could buy both, I suggest you do, so that you can shake your booty all night long!

Smooth, funky, goofy, subtle........2003-10-20

Musically speaking, Los Amigos Invisibles are an extremely smooth and funky band, seamlessly mixing Anglo and Caribbean Hispanic elements into their music, in a way that's accessible to many audiences. Yet in their eclecticism, their regional specificity never gets watered down-- their humor, which pervades the whole album in particular, is very specifically Hispanic Caribbean. And this is not just in the lyrics of the songs (hilarious though they are). The musical and stylistic allusions are up to it, too; for example, "El Barro", a song about a boy with a pimple in his nose, will send anybody familiar with Latin teeny-bopper boy bands reeling with laughter; "El Baile del Sobón" is a hilarious cartoonish parody of everything that's wacky about your random disposable roots Merengue song. The way they sing in general also often sounds "off-hand" in a way that I'm not sure translates across their cultural context, adding to the effect. A work of genius.

Third album of the greatest venezuelan dance band!.......2002-08-06

This is not the best album this band has to offer but its a nice album full of disco sounds mixed with jazzy grooves and latin percussions (venezuelan). Theyre sound is a litle more mature doe!
My favorite Amigos Invisibles album will always be their first "A venezuelan typical and autoctonal dance band" (not available in the States), lets hope their forth album "Venezuela singasong" is better than this one.

Don't be shy!.......2002-07-01

This CD deserves a resounding "Hurrah!" for breaking barriers of convention and genre. Its originality may even seem intimidating at first, but the crazy, pepped up Spanish lyrics grow on you VERY quickly. Understanding Spanish helps to appreciate the tongue-in-cheek nature of the album; still, I have many friends who don't speak a word of Spanish and adore this CD. It's a crowd and party pleaser, and even keeps me awake driving. Despite its energy, the album is cool as a cucumber... if you're looking to expand your musical horizons, this is a winner.

Average customer rating: Profanity GREAT NOISE FROM SUR AMERICA! Awesome Sexy A classic of modern true latin-dance-funk

The New Sound Of The Venezuelan Gozadera Los Amigos Invisibles Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Venezuela | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Space Méjico Máxico Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3 Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 1 Island Life ASIN: B0000062VC Release Date: 1998-03-24

Tracks:

1. Guelcome
2. Ultra Funk
3. Mi Linda
4. Sexy
5. La Licras Del Avila
6. La Groupie
7. Otra Vez
8. Cachete A Cachete
9. La Balada De Chusy
10. Asomacho
11. Ponerte En Cuatro
12. Mango Cool
13. Nerio Compra Contestadora
14. Quiero Disintegrar A Tu Novio
15. Disco Anal
16. No Me Pagan
17. Chachaborro
18. Aldemaro En Su Camaro
19. The New Sound Of The Venezuelan Gozadera

Amazon.com

Fresh, irreverent, and vigorous, Amigos Invisibles defy categorization. The band's base is rock en español with party attitude fueled by world-party verve. "Ultra-Funk" and "Mi Linda" throw the first hard punches with the message--this is dance-party music, mister, no milquetoasts allowed. Hard funk, rippling percussion, lounge licks, and more all come together nicely. There are even bossa nova grooves on the mellow "Las Lycras del Avila" and '70s funk rhythms on "Cachete a Cachete." The Venezuelan sextet breaks down barriers on the industry's maniacal need to pigeonhole music with this amalgam of rhythms, but the CD is easy listening. Charming, even after a dozen spins. --Ramiro Burr

Customer Reviews:

Profanity.......2005-01-27

There's a song on this album called "Asomacho." In amazon.com's 30 second clip of this song, the words "pinga" and "coño" can be heard, which are Spanish for d--k and c--t. It's disappointing amazon.com continues posting this clip of this song, even when told of the profanity.

GREAT NOISE FROM SUR AMERICA!.......2005-01-24

Wild new rock-jazz-r&b-soul-latino-funk. Great sounds. You will love this and all there other albums too. A great new sound that just moves....

Awesome.......2005-01-20

This album is straight crazy hotness! I love how the can blend the dance,funk,acid jazz, and Latin percussion in the music. Ponerte en cuatro is just hot! The funny, sexy lyrics make it really cool too! If you want something new and unique, check this disc out!

Sexy.......2004-09-04

What a sexy album this is. It's truly sad that some of the best Latin bands are not very famous in the United States. I'm sick of hearing of Paulina Rubio, Thalia, and Ricky Martin. Especially when there are bands like Los Amigos Invisibles, producing such great music, with this edgy sexy style of play. This Album is just a joy to listen to. I recommend Los Piojos from Argentina different style of play but also very cool music.

A classic of modern true latin-dance-funk.......2003-05-13

I dont have too much to say, the album speaks for itself, pure genious. I;ve seen them in concert in Margarita, Venezuela. New York, and Boston. If you can see them live, they are AMAZING.

Average customer rating: How I Wish for 20 CDs this Good from Gato This one cooks!

Gato...Para los Amigos Gato Barbieri Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Shadow of the Cat Que Pasa ASIN: B0000025YJ Release Date: 1989-08-07

Tracks:

1. Intro, Llamerito Y Tango
2. Carnavalito
3. Brazil
4. Viva Emiliano Zapata
5. Latino America
6. El Arriero
7. Bolivia
8. Finale (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

How I Wish for 20 CDs this Good from Gato.......2001-09-29

I also saw Gato live, this year. It was utterly transcendant, powerful and percussive. Nothing like the great majority of his albums. This CD is a taste of what he can do live - a different bag altogether. I hope I can find a more recent CD that captures his current power surge. His band was as exciting as McCoy Tyner's, which I also saw this year, and that is saying a lot! The misjudgments in material selection and targeting of smooth-jazz audiences will mar his reputation, even as it made him some money in the late 70's early 80's, and again in the late 90's. I hold no grudges for an artist trying to survive, but PLEASE give the rest of us more of your powerful, percussive soul!

This one cooks!.......2000-04-01

I saw Gato in concert about 17 years ago...raw power at its finest! This CD re-creates the power of the concert I saw....Gato Is Great!

Average customer rating: An Almost Brilliant Mix Tape Subtle and Delicate

Heights Jeff Buckley , Hooverphonic , Underworld , Los Amigos Invisibles , Tosca , Norah Jones , Marc Ribot , Susan Malick , and Martin Erskine & Ben Butler Manufacturer: Tommy Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Heights The Magnificent Tree Blue Wonder Power Milk Brokeback Mountain ASIN: B0009W5KB8 Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

1. Martin Erskine & Ben Butler Master Class (Score)
2. Tosca Honey
3. Martin Erskine & Ben Butler Super-Dooper (Score)
4. Susan Malick Dreaming
5. Martin Erskine & Ben Butler The Blue Room (Score)
6. Hooverphonic 2 Wicky
7. Los Amigos Invisibles Mami Te Extrano
8. Underworld King Of Snake (Fatboy Slim Remix)
9. Martin Erskine & Ben Butler The 1-9
10. Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos Baile Baile Baile
11. Wax Poetic feat. Norah Jones Angels (Thievery Re-Mix)
12. Art Louque
13. Jeff Buckley New Years Prayer
14. Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos El Gaucho Rojo
15. Martin Erskine & Ben Butler Fire Escape
16. Martin Erskine & Ben Butler Isabel Lee
17. Martin Erskine & Ben Butler The Way Out
18. Martin Erskine & Ben Butler End Title
19. Alice Tan Ridley America

Album Description

The latest release from Academy Award-winning filmmakers Ismail Merchant and James Ivory ("A Room With A View", "Howard's End", "The Remains Of The Day", etc.) stars Glenn Close, James Marsden, Jesse Bradford, and Elizabeth Banks. Spanning 24 hours, "The Heights" follows five New Yorkers challenged to choose their destiny before the sun comes up the next day. The eclectic music on this CD includes tracks by Norah Jones and Wax Poetic, Jeff Buckley, Marc Ribot, Alice Hanley, Los Amigos Invisibles, and more.

Customer Reviews:

An Almost Brilliant Mix Tape.......2007-06-06

The songs here range from smart, if overly familiar, electro-pop to a few Latin rockers; however, the flow comes to a grinding halt whenever the bits of soundtrack score are played. I'm sure they were perfectly evocative and moody for the images they were meant to accompany, but standing alone they are crushingly boring. My recommendation is to buy the CD (or borrow if you can) and just rip the songs by the contributing artists - making the near brilliant mix tape to chill out to.

Subtle and Delicate.......2006-08-06

Intricacy (Master Class) evolves into a mystery as electronica pulsates from your headphones in a sexy melancholy (Honey) and then dissipates into a haunting acoustic mystery (Super-Dooper). Until Angels, this becomes very relaxing. Norah Jones is hardly recognizable. The music then turns very moody and slowly slips away into a subtle soundtrack background ambience. The mood setting elements are very apparent throughout the selections.

~The Rebecca Review

Average customer rating: You only need to have ears in order to enjoy their work Hitting a homerun on their first swing

A Typical Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band Los Amigos Invisibles Manufacturer: Gozadera Records/ROIR ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CADRDU Release Date: 2004-11-30

Tracks:

1. Dame Tu Color
2. En el Cielo a en Tu Baca
3. Dime
4. Huma Que Respiro
5. Nada Que Decir
6. Siente
7. Biicuaiet
8. Vuela Hasta Tus Pies
9. Guffi's Mix
10. Encantame
11. Pelusa
12. Dialecta Divina
13. Porno Song
14. En Donde Esta La Bella
15. Mauri's Mix
16. Acid Jazz de Las Mujeres Locas
17. Mas Dulces
18. Boogaloo Pa' Las Panas
19. Vamanos

Customer Reviews:

You only need to have ears in order to enjoy their work.......2006-05-15

There simply is no way to go wrong with Los Amigos Invisibles! This Venezuelan funky acid jazz ensemble delivers some of the most groovy and fun music you can run into these days. Granted it's in Spanish, you only need to have ears in order to enjoy their work.

With "A Typical & Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band", their debut album, they deliver 20 songs loaded with beats that remind of a blend between Santana and Steely Dan. Highlights of the album are: the opening track ("Dame Tu Color"), "Dime", "Nada que decir", "Vuelo Hasta Tus Pies" (along with "Guffi's Mix", which it blends with seamlessly) and the impossible-to-ignore "Boogaloo Pa' Los Panas" (which throws the album into a Salsa loop that is closer to Fania All Stars than anything else).

All through the album you can find bits and pieces that serve as a starting point for some of the Amigos' best known recordings, which would be found in following works after they were discovered by David Byrne who signed them to this label, Luaka Bop.

Hitting a homerun on their first swing.......2005-11-22

This debut effort of Los Amigos is simply PHENOMENAL. Not only is it their first offering, it is their BEST. Previously available only in their native Venezuela, it is now available on LAI's own website (amigosinvisibles.com) and apparently via private dealers here on Amazon.

"A Typical" showcases what has made LAI truly a ear-pleaser today: an eclectic mix of rock, funk, jazz and Latin rhythms, and every song on this disc is thoroughly enjoyable. My favorites are "Encantame," "El Humo que Respiro," and "Vuelo Hasta tus Pies."

There's not *too* much of a difference between this the "slick polished" discs of their later efforts; indeed, the slightly "independent sound" of "A Typical" is what establishes this disc as the premier LAI album to date. The sooner Los Amigos re-release "A Typical" to the US at large, the better!

Average customer rating: About this CD Many memories with the music

Mi Rocio - Las Mejores Sevillanas del Rocio Manufacturer: Disky Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Latin Music | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005J9K9 Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

1. Adios - Los Amigos de Alberto
2. Salta la Reja Almonteno - Marismenos
3. Tengo en Mi Casa un Tambor - Los Romeros de la Puebla
4. Que Bonito el Ricio - Los Hermanos
5. Orgullo Rociero - El Pali
6. Tiene Dueno - Los Hermanos Reyes
7. Que Se Ba 'Pa' el Rocio - Amigos de Gines
8. No Puede Ser Riciero - Marismenos
9. Salero de Mi Hermandad - Los Hermanos Reyes
10. Pinos - Los Romeros de la Puebla
11. Se Me Va - Requiebros
12. Marisma Se Alborota - Marismenos
13. Ya Se Van Las Carretra - Amigos de Gines
14. Esos Caminos de Arena - Requiebros

Customer Reviews:

About this CD.......2007-04-03

Mi Rocio - Las mejores Sevillanas del Rocio -
Disky (label) #EDC 640942

Track Listing:
1. Amigos de Gines - El adios
2. Los Marismenos - Salta la reja Almonteno
3. Los Romeros de La Puebla - Tengo en mi casa un tambor
4. Los Hermanos Toronjo - Que bonita el Rocio
5. El Pali - Orgullo rociero
6. Los Hermanos Reyes - Tiene dueno
7. Amigos de Gines - Que se va "pa" el Rocio
8. Los Marismenos - No puede ser rociero
9. Los Hermanos Reyes - Salero de mi Hermandad
10. Los Romeros de La Puebla - Las pinos
11. Requiebros - Se me va
12. Los Marismenos - La marisma se alborota
13. Amigos de Gines - Ya se van las carretas
14. Requiebros - Esos caminos de arena

Many memories with the music.......2007-01-09

Typical "sevillana" type music. I enjoyed listening to it and it brought back many memories of my experience is Seville. Great for the person who wants to listen to traditional music from Andalucia.

Jazz Music:

1. Al Final De Este Viaje [Import]
2. Alicia Machado
3. Angels
4. Aun Hay Mas
5. Baladas de Amor [Import]
6. Baladas Triunfadoras
7. Beginning Rituals
8. Buena Suerte
9. Bustamante [Limited Edition] [Import]
10. Caminos del Amor

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