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¿Te Gusta La Musica Latina?

David Toop, The Face, August 1986

FROM PANAMA DOWN THROUGH VENEZUELA TO BRAZIL, THIS MUSIC IS THE PULSE OF A CONTINENT. IN SOUTH AMERICA, SAMBAS CARRY SOCIAL STATEMENTS. THE DANCING IS CLOSE, THE CLIMATE SWELTERING. DAVID TOOP TRAVELS DOWN THE PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY.

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