On February 7th the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba entered its 47th year, Boricua rapper Big Pun died in 2000, and the Caribbean island of Granada gained its independence in 1974.
Today, however, we wish to celebrate the birthday of Brazilian electronic musician Amon Tobin. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin is best known for using all sorts of samples in his repetoire such as guitar strumming and classical music. Mainstream audiences may have heard his music incorporated to films like "The Italian Job" and "21".
"Slowly" comes from Tobin's 2000 album "Supermodified" and is a song that illustarates Tobin's prowress for mixing diferent sounds in order to create exceptional music:
Sources- Wikipedia, YouTube, BBC, New York Times, amontobin.com
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