RAUL MIDÓN

sort of in the vein of the last post (acoustic guitars!?!?). he opened for musiq a few days ago... blind bol who plays guitar in a slappy bongo style (myspace). its that middle of the day chill type music -- a little latin stuff in there (i think he's from new mexico) -- the cd is like a mix between the babyface unplugged cd and keb 'mo. its a little old though, but apparently he's got a new one coming soonish...

raul midón - sitting in the middle (zshare)
this is a real great song. the chorus is solid, his voice sounds the best here (except that one long note maybe), the guitar is real focused (i love the breakdown at the end). this should have done real well on the radio but i guess they missed it.

raul midón - keep on hoping (zshare)
really i just like the whistle part in the middle. i'm not sure who he's singing with, it might even be falsetto-raul (?).

BONUS ROUND: he used to be a back up singer for shakira & ricky martin. wait whuttt??