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'''''Rei Momo''''' is the debut solo album by [[David Byrne]] and  second overall studio album (after the 1981 collaborative album ''[[My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (album)|My Life in the Bush of Ghosts]]''), released on 3 October 1989. The album consists of diverse Latin music styles from Cuba ([[Cuban rumba|rumba]], [[Mozambique (music)|mozambique]], [[Mambo (music)|mambo]], [[Cha-cha-cha (music)|chachachá]], [[bolero]]), the Dominican Republic ([[merengue music|merengue]]), Puerto Rico ([[Bomba (Puerto Rico)|bomba]]), Colombia ([[cumbia]], mapeyé) and [[Music of Brazil|Brazil]] ([[samba]], [[pagode]]). The album is mostly sung in English and features guest appearances by [[Kirsty MacColl]], [[Willie Colón]] and [[Celia Cruz]], among others.

The album was co-released by [[Luaka Bop]] and [[Sire Records|Sire]] on 3 October 1989. Initially, the album included three more tracks on the cassette tape than the LP: "Loco de Amor", "Good and Evil", and "Office Cowboy". All songs are present on the compact disc. David Byrne performed "Dirty Old Town" and "Loco de Amor" on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'''s Thanksgiving show in 1989.