Acclaimed Argentine composer and conductor Oscar Escalada leads the Coral del Nuevo Mundo (Chorale of the New World) in this bright collection of 12 songs, some accompanied, by South American composers and arrangers. Particularly wonderful are the opening cut, 'El ultimo cafe,' a tango from Argentina, the upbeat 'El Pinteo' from Argentina, ' 'O pato,' a jazzy, manic bossa nova from Brasil, 'Crece desde el pie' from Uruguay, and the dramatic 5-part title cut, by Ariel Ramirez of Argentina. 'Misa Criolla' is an excellent, complex recording of the best in Contemporary South American choral music!