You Should Check Out Mexican Institute of Sound

In the past few weeks I've started listening to Mexican Institute of Sound and they're growing on me. I heard about them through an email from Nacional Records (see also the Nacional Records' YouTube channel).

The song they led with was "ESCRÍBEME PRONTO" ...



... and checking that out led me to "Belludita", which is a catchy little number with a video that makes me laugh every time.

Check This Out: Lyrics Born

Image Source: City Pages

Just heard about Lyrics Born and am liking some of his stuff. In particular, these felt sweet in my ear (note - these link out to iTunes):

* I Like It, I Love It

* Callin' Out
featuring the 'if you feel it your heart reach out like Redd Foxx' line, which is nice

* Do That There

Worth Checking Out: Quasamodo

Image Source: Quasamodo

Another find through SoulSeduction.com. You can check out their MySpace page, but to sample the Truth be Told discs you can stream clips here.

Of course, you can also head to iTunes for tracks like:

* Do Yo Thang
* Tutti Booty
or
* Afrifunk

Worth Checking Out: The Coup

Image Source: Dusty Groove America

Another find while browsing MySpace Music.

Worth Checking Out: Pacha Massive

Image Source: Nacional Records

I was grazing MySpace Music this morning and stumbled across a few bands whose songs will be soon added to my collection. First one is Pacha Massive, a band from the Bronx that plays what they describe as a "rhythmic blend of funky Latin jams with Colombian cumbia, Afro-Cuban son, Jamaican reggae-dancehall, dub and drum-and-bass". That sounds about right. They have a number of their songs available for mini or full preview on their MySpace profile. Below are iTunes links to the ones that I was digging most.

* Don't Let Go
* Cruisin'
* Al Ritmo de Pacha
* Pachaqueando