Tuesday 5 January 2010

Camino de la Vida Entera

by Canteca de Macao

I bought this album from an Amazon UK seller and it arrived just before the New Year — from Argentina, of all places. What a great record. In fact, two records, because this package includes both Camino de la Vida Entera (2007) and Canteca’s previous album, Cachai? (2005). It is far too difficult to pick up a favourite song, they are all gorgeous. Probably the closing number, Chic tu Chic (I am pretty sure the pun is intended).

I admire the attitude of this band: all their music is freely available under a copyleft license. The sleeve includes the band’s Manifesto, which is concluded with this:
COMPRA, COPIA O DESCARGA ESTE DISCO. TÚ MISM@.
Similarly, the inscription on the disc itself goes:
Canteca de Macao te permite legalmente la copia de este CD
So there, Warner Music Spain!

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