New Releases Thru June 9, 2009

So the question on the minds of bachata fans: is this Aventura's last album? The group claims they're not, but they also say that Anthony 'Romeo' Santos is going solo so we'll have to wait and see.

In the meantime, The Last features guests Akon, Ludacris, Wyclef Jean, Wisin y Yandel and Arturo Sandoval. Sounds good.

Los Amigos Invisibles sixth studio album contains 16 new tracks of Latin rhythms fused with funk and lounge-style arrangements that bring back disco - or rather reinvent it for the new millenium.

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This is the first studio album that K-Paz de la Sierra has released since lead singer Sergio Gomez was murdered in Dec. 2007. K-Paz's new lead vocalist is Miguel Galindo; the single "Como Un Tutuaje" was composed by Espinoza Paz.

Whether or not you saw or enjoyed Rudo y Cursi, the film starring Gael Garcia Bernal & Diego Luna, the film's soundtrack was fun and eclectic. It features tracks by Juana Molina, The Black Lips, Devendra Banhard, Nortec Collective, Mexican Institute of Sound and lots more.

Mexican singer/songwriter Reyli Barba, formerly of Elefante, drops a new album of romantic pop.

Spain's electro-pop group Fangoria (yes, they named themselves after the horror/splatter magazine) has a lot of fun with their music, as do we listeners. After taking a look at the album cover you shouldn't be surprised that the album has tracks like "Las Walpurgis Te Van A Llamar" and "Cabezas Disecadas."

A collection of tracks from Cuba's Egrem and Mimai's Sound Triangle Labels. Various artists.