Batidos

DJ and producer Ron Trent and Groove Collective reedman Jay Rodriguez know as well as anyone that Latin music is made for dancing. But they're also New Yorkers, and they know that on humid summer nights in the city, the last thing you need is something to help you sweat.

On Olájopé the debut from their new group Batidos, (which is a Latin American milkshake,) Trent and Rodriguez offer a sensual blend of cool grooves and jazzy elegance — and for those hardy souls undeterred by the heat, a chance to dance to some very old Afro-Cuban rhythms in very contemporary arrangements. —Courtesy Calabash Music