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This week’s Beat Latino is inspired by the the two-volume “Guides to Birdsong” coordinated by El Búho (aka Robin Perkins) in which the calls and songs of endangered or threatened birds are the inspiration for a series of compositions by a who’s who of electronic producers from the Americas. Whether inspired by actually birdsong or the way these seminal fellow singers and music-makers on this planet soar and fly in freedom or their singular beauty, this week’s Beat Latino is truly for the birds. Spread your wings and fly and enjoy!
Feature photo: Section of the cover of “A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean”
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferminia | DJ Jigüe | A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean . | Shika Shika | 2020 | 03:11 |
| El Pájaro Cú | Los Cojolites | Zapateando. | Round Whirled Records | 2014 | 04:23 |
| Pajaro Plantero | Organizacion Acapulco | El Pajaro Plantero. | AVA Records | 2006 | 03:35 |
| Pajaro | Combo Chimbita | El Corredor Del Jaguar. | Names You Can Trust | 2016 | 05:32 |
| El Gran Pájaro de los Andes | Meridian Brothers | Salvadora Robot. | Soundway Records Ltd | 2014 | 04:35 |
| Pajaro Campana | Pancho Costa | Corazón Andino. | Blanco y Negro Music | 1997 | 02:35 |
| Pájaro Cu | Los Cenzontles with David Hidal | Volando en los cafetales. | Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center | 1998 | 04:43 |
| Warmikuna yupay-chasqapun | Luzmila Carpio | Luzmila Carpio. | ZZK Records | 2015 | 03:30 |
| Cardenal Amarillo | Tremor | Rhythm and Roots | A Guide to the Birdsong of South America . | Rhythm and Roots | 2015 | 05:07 |
| Mirla | Monte | Bomba Estéreo | Mirla. | Monte | 2020 | 04:04 |
| Mis gaviotas | Joan Manuel Serrat | La Paloma. | BMG Music Spain, S.A. | 2000 | 04:10 |
| Toti | Silvio Rodríguez | Toti. | SGAE | 2002 | 04:10 |
| Black Catbird | The Garifuna Collective | Black Catbird. | Shika Shika | 2020 | 02:46 |