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Meridian Brothers: The Musical Madcaps Of The Tropical Baroque

The Meridian Brothers push all boundaries of what you think you know about music. Promise, you'll love it.
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Listening to "Estaré Alegre, No Estaré Triste" from Meridian Brothers' upcoming album transported me to the sonic equivalent of a Baroque church in the Americas — structures that, despite belying their colonial sensibility.

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