Beltran, John / Sun Gypsy
| Album: | Sun Gypsy | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Beltran, John | Added: | Nov 2002 | |
| Label: | Ubiquity Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2002-12-02 | Pull Date: | 2003-02-03 | Charts: | Electronic |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 2 | Jan 26 | Jan 19 | Jan 5 | Dec 29 | Dec 22 | Dec 8 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 22, 2016: | I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants
Dashiki |
4. | Mar 05, 2005: | Morning Glory
La Nueva |
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| 2. | May 20, 2009: | Getting Over the Hump
La Nueva |
5. | Feb 08, 2003: | Morning Glory
Bota Foga |
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| 3. | Mar 25, 2005: | Sunshine ... In The Afternoon
La Nueva |
6. | Jan 29, 2003: | Poptronica
Heaven and Earth |
Album Review
Jacki-O
Reviewed 2002-12-15
Reviewed 2002-12-15
John Beltran: Sun Gypsy
Label: Ubiquity
This is a real nice release from Ubiquity, in which the fusion of electronics and Latin music is well-balanced and well-integrated. It’s not just congas slapped onto generic beats. Instead, Beltran seems to really explore the variety of Latin sounds: mellow bossa-nova, pounding samba, and Afro-Cuban jazz . He adds a few synths & organs and timely electronic samples & loops to make some very nice songs. Try: 2,4,6,8,10
1. ocean sounds, goes into bossa-nova
2. Latin-y disco w/ lots of congas, mellow synths, soft female vocals
3. funk-based guitar groove, chill synths, nice guitar solo too
4. this is cool - a jammin' guitar over some wild Latin percussion
5. bumpin' dance-y Latin-jazz house w/ a variety of percussion & whistles
6. rapid-fire samba percussion, vocal samples, electronic effects/breaks - very cool
7. love song - almost Iglesias style - good guitar playing
8. pounding samba beats & whistles, and somehow the elctronics really add to the intense dance rhythms
9. lounge-y little interlude
10. A more relaxed tune, w/ some mellow synths & beats & a tropical flair
Label: Ubiquity
This is a real nice release from Ubiquity, in which the fusion of electronics and Latin music is well-balanced and well-integrated. It’s not just congas slapped onto generic beats. Instead, Beltran seems to really explore the variety of Latin sounds: mellow bossa-nova, pounding samba, and Afro-Cuban jazz . He adds a few synths & organs and timely electronic samples & loops to make some very nice songs. Try: 2,4,6,8,10
1. ocean sounds, goes into bossa-nova
2. Latin-y disco w/ lots of congas, mellow synths, soft female vocals
3. funk-based guitar groove, chill synths, nice guitar solo too
4. this is cool - a jammin' guitar over some wild Latin percussion
5. bumpin' dance-y Latin-jazz house w/ a variety of percussion & whistles
6. rapid-fire samba percussion, vocal samples, electronic effects/breaks - very cool
7. love song - almost Iglesias style - good guitar playing
8. pounding samba beats & whistles, and somehow the elctronics really add to the intense dance rhythms
9. lounge-y little interlude
10. A more relaxed tune, w/ some mellow synths & beats & a tropical flair
Track Listing
| 1. | Captiva Con Tigo | 6. | Fragile | |||
| 2. | Felicidad Nova | 7. | Sun Musica | |||
| 3. | La Nueva | 8. | Interlude | |||
| 4. | Bota Foga | 9. | Heaven and Earth | |||
| 5. | Dashiki | . |