Interest Coffee Shop Owners: New Putumayo Release

I don’t know what it it, but there’s one thing about the Putumayo CDs that remind me of coffee shops and craft shops. This may well have something to do with the reality that half the coffee shops and craft shops in the world are playing Putumayo when you walk in, which is not definitely a bad factor if you feel about it. In reality, if I owned a coffee shop, I would possibly end up playing Putumayo all day long too, that way if someone complained about the music, I could just shrug and say, “Don’t blame me, blame the people of Cape Verde.”

Putumayo tackles the rich musical heritage of the Indian subcontinent with the February 24th release of the appropriately titled “India.” Excellent timing too, given the recent worldwide success of “Slumdog Millionaire” (in fact Golden Globe winner A.R. Rahman is featured on track six). I would purchase this CD, but I fear that everytime I put it on, I would have an uncontrollable urge for a latte.