“Roberto López is one of Quebec’s most creative Latin musicians... he gets a wicked pleasure in eluding the predictable.” Yves Bernard – LE DEVOIR
“Making some serious waves with this sophomore outing... López creates some serious
butt-shaking grooves!” Buggs Burnett - MONTREAL HOUR
“With added African pep and sparkle, and an intriguing fusion of Cumbia and Maghrebi Raï,
two continents seem too little for López! ” Rupert Bottenberg – MONTREAL MIRROR
“Brilliant orchestra... Soy Panamericano is a title that fits like a glove!”
Philippe Renaud – LA PRESSE
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ONE OF THE BEST 25 ALBUMS OF 2006 - MIX 96 (MONTREAL)
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“Never
has the triangle Bogotá-Santiago de Cuba-Montréal
been approached with that much imagination!” LE DEVOIR
“Latin music renewed! If you stay seated it is because
you already belong to the world of the living dead, because
this album seriously grooves. The arrangements are finely
written and the genre is really renovated. Olé!” CULTURE HEBDO
“Amazing assembler from Colombia, Roberto manages
with this project to group together different latin universes.
One of the most promising local discoveries this year.”
Yves Bernard / LE ICI
“Roberto Lòpez does a great compositional
work by mixing afro-Colombian and afro-Cuban rhythms with
urban music. An excellent work to follow!” ROLLING STONE - Latinoamérica (Colombia)
"The instrumentation succeeds to make the songs (also
because of the social compromise in the lyrics) sound
powerful and refreshing!" Jordi Urpi / REVISTA BATONGA! (Barcelona, Spain)
"A
beautiful album! ... I loved it very much!" Ginette Bellavance / ESPACE MUSIQUE : SOCIETÉ
RADIO-CANADA
"Most
exciting Latino CD of the year! Awesome is the word...
RLP is the real deal!” Angus Mackay /RHYTHMS INTERNATIONAL : MIX 96
“…
each distinct tune glitters with clarity, confidence and
catchiness.” Rupert Bottenberg / THE MIRROR
“Music
to make both the Orishas and the humans VERY happy they
hear it! And guess what, this smoker is 100% Montreal
made!” Dan Behrman / ESPACE MUSIQUE : SOCIETÉ RADIO-CANADA
"The
boogaloo-funk of the Colombian-Quebec combo Roberto Lopez
Project is worth dancing to! " THE GAZETTE
“The
sound of the percussion mixes in an eloquent manner with
the rap and the salsa style lyrics!” CAMBIO (Colombia)
