Destrangis
Barcelona brothers José and David Muñoz are at the top of the class of  young, world-music-oriented musicians who have taken the centuries-old flamenco  genre into new musical realms. On their second major-label recording (after  2001's self-titledEstopa), they perfect  their riveting and rousing blend of rock, Caribbean, and Spanish styles. They  mix Cuban backbeats with flamenco on the festive "Vino Tinto," and imbue "Jardin  del Olvido" with a Texas-twanged country vibe. "El Blade," a new version of a  track entitled "La Raja de Tu Falda," cuts like a hip-hop-honed knife, while "Te  Vi Te Vi" rings with gypsy-fied vocal strains and "Nasio Pa la Alegria" rolls  with a reggae-friendly bounce. Estopa sing about love, food, sin, and sex. It  is, after all, a rock band, but withsabor.Eugene Holley, Jr.