Bio Ritmo

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:45:32 -0500

Bio Ritmo strives to capture the general aesthetic concept of salsa clasica, but with a welcome, modern twist. “We’re lactose intolerant”, says Giustino Riccio, timbalero for Bio Ritmo. “We are very adverse to cheesy salsa. There is not a lot of new stuff we can stand. It’s all watered down.” A monotonous formula: the matching silk shirt/suits (usually tacky), the same cover tunes (consisting mostly of the latest Latin pop hits, whatever they may be), and enough glitz and show to wow the most innocent bystander. “Turn on a Latin pop station and you hear the same kind of lyrics over and over: casual romance, inconsequential subject matter. Anything just to make a hit that won’t make people think too hard,” explains lead singer Rei Alvarez. “Most of the songs you hear now lack the individuality and sense of lyrical purpose that classic Latin music is known for. They’re just tunes for the apathetic masses to bob their heads to.”

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