Amparanoia -

With acts such as the mighty Manu Chau, Ojos de Brujo and new comers Macaco Spain is currently the hottest source of global grooves. The new music blend flamenco, dub, mariachi and jungle has been christened Mestizo and the woman at its heart is Amparo Sanchez, who leads Amparanoia. Very much a contemporary of Manu Chau, who she works with and has shared a community for many years, Amparo represent the soul of the new sound. Like Manu Chau they set up in the multicultural Malasana district of Madrid, refining the bands sound though countless all night parties and jam sessions. But it was her remarkable voice that seems powerful yet languid, rhythmic and yet distracted that set Amparanoia's sound apart.