Tortilla Soup
Various Artists - Soundtracks -
2001
Editorial
Reviews
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
This eminently
enjoyable soundtrack album
gathers together
a multigenerational collection
of artists whose roots span
South America, the Caribbean,
Europe, and Africa, underscoring
the rich, dizzying variety of
music that all too often simply
gets labeled "Latin." The
culture's telling sense of
history is present throughout,
from the Cuban
son preservationism of Buena
Vista Social Club
singer-guitarist
Eliades Ochoa
("Si en un Final") to the
compelling reggae/rap/salsa
cocktails of
Sergent
García ("Hoy Me Voy").
Bebel
Gilberto updates
traditional Brazilian jazz with
contemporary production touches,
yet never loses the music's cool
sheen on "Sem Contenção," while
Lila Downs
puts an equally chic, smoky spin
on the standard "Perhaps,
Perhaps, Perhaps." Venezuela's
standout pop combo
Los Amigos
Invisibles wax loopy and
lounge-suave on "Cuchi-Cuchi"
and "Si Estuvieras Aquí,"
respectively, and even veteran
Rocky scorer
Bill Conti
captures the tropical fever on
his title track. And in what
must be a soundtrack first, a
series of individual menu cards
relating to the film are
inserted with the liner notes.
--Jerry McCulley
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