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Y La Bamba’s Brand-New Tunes

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A rainy Monday ushers in a deliriously bright new record from local gypsy-folk fusion group Y La Bamba. While many fans understandably fixate on the band’s alluring frontwoman Luz Elena Mendoza, Y La Bamba’s sophomore effort makes more expansive use of all available players and voices—in fact, it’s not until track 3 that we even get Luz alone. Lush, lovely, and mystically rich, this album defies description. Best just to listen to Court The Storm

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By Brennan Novak on Feb 20, 2012 at 10:58AM

Oh that Luz Elena… so mystically rich. Heh! Nice & accurate depiction of the album! :)

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