Music Monday: Review: Adrian Quesada's Coconut Rock
Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada combine rock-steady beats and Brazilian ballads.
Teaming Martín Perna from the New York Afrobeat collective Antibalas and Adrian Quesada of Austin's Latin funk orchestra Grupo Fantasma, this kaleidoscopic gem splits the difference between the two bands in dazzling style. "The Revolt of the Cockroach Peoples" blends chugging baritone sax, tough grooves, and swirling flute, "Tu Fin, Mi Comienzo" ("Your End, My Beginning") sets cheesy organ licks to a pumping rock-steady beat, and "Vendendo Saude e Fe" ("Selling Wealth and Faith") is a creamy ballad featuring fuzzed-out guitar and Brazilian chanteuse Tita Lima. Coconut Rock feels more like a compilation than a cohesive album, but the variety just adds to the fun.
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Saude
it means health, not wealth.
Grupo Fantasma has twice
Grupo Fantasma has twice played the Austin City Limits Music Festival and recently taped an episode of the popular Austin City Limits TV Show on PBS. They have also performed at such festivals as the Montreal Jazz Festival and the Calgary Folk Music Festival and have headlined numerous SXSW showcases in their career.
