In the midst of Hurricane Matthew, the band Miami Locos por Juana placed today on iTunes their sixth studio album, "Caribbean", which makes one of its features fusions of rhythms, in this case with a marked accent "reggae". Caribbean brings together 15 songs, mostly in collaboration with other artists, like the band Vaughn Benjamin (ex-Midnite), B (The Villagers), Collie Buddz, ChocQuibTown, Jorge Villamizar (ex-Bacilos), Chad Stokes (Dispatch) , XAXO (Julca Brothers), Marinah (ex-Ojos de Brujo), Rocky Dawuni, Elastic Bond and Notch. According to a statement from the producer Rock The Moon Productions, Locos por Juana explores in "Caribbean" rates ranging from soca to champeta and combines them with others like hip-hop flamenco, indie-rock and urban funk, all under a strong influence of reggae.
" 'Caribe' is a masterpiece, recorded with much love and happiness from beginning to end," said Itagui Correa, the lead singer of Locos por Juana, while guitarist Mark Kondrat stressed that the recording process was "special" and that's why he's "so excited" to share the album with the public. The song "The Cure", recorded with reggae star in Bermuda Collie Buddz and included in the iTunes Hot Track, is made "to feel good," says Itawe. "It was light" with the Colombian band ChocQuibTown and third single from the album, whose video premiered on Billboard.com, NBC-Telemundo and VEVO, combines strength and cultural influences of both groups. The characteristic sound of Locos por Juana, a Latina and bilingual band founded in 2000 in Miami and nominated for Grammy and Latin Grammy awards, is a Caribbean, Latin and world rhythms cocktail.
The core of Locos por Juana form Itagui Correa vocalist, guitarist and drummer Mark Kondrat Javier Delgado, the first and last Colombians and the second born in Miami family with Colombian roots. Joining them are LASIM Richards, the trombone, and Carlos Palmet, percussion, according to its official website.
