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Latin Beat Magazine, Nov, 1999

Funqueros

(Selfish Recordings)

This self-produced second CD release for the Los Angeles-based band Spellbound goes by the title of Funqueros, (a Spanglish word defined by the two leaders of the band, Bobby Moon and Paul Thomas, as "funquero\fun-'ke-ro\ n 1: one of a class of persons displaying the qualities of both a funkster and a salsero."

Through a total of ten original selections, Spellbound displays the colors of urban dance favorites like funk, soul, rock, and house, blended with rainbows full of tropical Afro-Caribbean rhythms and their derivatives: Latin jazz, the boogaloo, Latin hustle, salsoul, and Latin soul, among others. Dance music from the streets of Los Angeles' multi-cultural population best describes the music of Spellbound. Its keen urban piquancy makes them the right dance music band for any city in this world. The band features commendable vocals from Sonora, Bobby Moon, and newcomer Charo Salinas, as well as creditable work from Paul Thomas on guitars, sequencing, and keyboards. LA salsa band leader and multi-instrumentalist Johnny Polanco is a guest musician featuring his tres guitar on the tracks El Tropico and Just in time.