1. Vicente Fernandez - 'Necesito De Ti'
SME Latin U.S.
With his 2007 studio album Para Siempre still on the Top 10 of Billboard's Top Latin Albums, Vicente Fernandez delivers a new one. Will this man never tire? (I hope not.)
2. Ceu - 'Vagarosa'
Six Degrees Records
Ceu's self-titled 2007 debut album was selected as part of Starbuck's 'Hear Music' series and I'm sure the exposure didn't hurt record sales. Here's the follow-up album and it's bound to be one that fans of cool Brazilian music will enjoy.
3. Ricardo Lemvo - 'Retrospectiva'
Mopiato Music
Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca started out in Los Angeles in 1990 where they met with huge success before becoming known by the rest of the world. In this retrospective album, Lemvo updates some of his classic tunes.
4. Bomba Estereo - 'Blow Up'
Nacional Records
You will get lots of revved-up dance music with this album although it might come as a surprise that Bomba Estereo is from Colombia. Electronica, dub, hip hop and Colombian rhythms like cumbia and champeta get mixed together into a new, high-energy sound.
5. Patricia Talem - 'Patricia Talem'
Points South Music
Brazilian Patricia Talem's self-titled debut album is a compilation of songs of various genres, styles and languages.
6. Edgard Nevarez y La Tropica - 'Back On The Block'
Back on the Block is an album of classic salsa featuring Puerto Rican trumpeter Edgard Nevarez.
7. Fiebre Latina - 'Volvamos A Comenzar'
An album of pop salsa from Cuba should have your delighted feet dancing the night away.
