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Article: PARTY STARTERS; Yerba Buena throws a Latin-funk-hip-hop fiesta.(Arts and Lifestyle)
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- The Boston Herald
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- October 28, 2005
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Byline: BOB YOUNG
Record company honchos trying to figure out how to break reggaeton and Latin rock to Anglos may want to give Andres Levin a call. The leader of Yerba Buena would be happy to explain why his Latin funk outfit is as hot with English-speakers as it is with Spanish-speaking fans.
"It's just fun," said Levin, who's also the band's producer and guitarist. "It's not calculated. It's kind of unexpectedly familiar."
And quirky, hip and danceable, with a pop sheen and lyrics that cross over easily between Spanish and English. Which is why the music from Yerba Buena's two CDs finds its way onto turntables in clubs from Miami to Los ...