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GRUPO LOS SANTOS
Lo Que Somos Lo Que Sea Deep Tone Records ****

This latest collection from New York quartet Grupo Los Santos marries the freewheeling open spaces of jazz with Cuban and Brazilian rhythms. It will lure both punters interested in dance, and fans of their densely packed arrangements. As if to prove the band's dance credentials, special guest Max Pollak lends an infectious rhumba tap to Pedrito la Vaca, on top of highly disciplined percussion from its composer, William Bausch. Shot through with languid Caribbean nonchalance (and the sensual humidity of Brazil on A Dança Dos Santos), GLS retain a cosmopolitanism that's undeniably born of the Big Apple. A sunshine state of mind. www.grupolossantos.com

Download tracks: Pedrito la Vaca, Happified