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The Alvaro Lopez Project

Alvaro Lopez / One Voice Records)

One of the freshest albums in Christian music this spring has come from south of the border—Mexico City, to be exact. That’s where drummer/vocalist Alvaro Lopez calls home, and where he honed his considerable talent for making Latin-flavored R&B music. His first English language release, The Alvaro Lopez Project, is simply brimming with hook-heavy, ear-catching music.

The first track here, “Life is Short” gives a tantalizing taste of what Lopez can do, with blazing horns, thumping bass lines, and energetic vocals reminiscent of Michael McDonald or Tim Miner. “Live Without Your Love” simply continues the trend by lighting a fire of radio-friendly R&B behind a passionate lyrical prayer. Other highlights include the silky “Jesus I Want to Live,” the sweet love ballad “She’s Beautiful,” the jazzy instrumentals “Smooth Jam” and “Jazz Jam,” and the readily-accessible, Spanish language pop song, “Por Tu Amor.”

In short, this is easily one of the best releases of 2001 thus far. So don’t miss this it!

--Mike Nappa

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