What do you get if you combine the cream of Cuba’s musical talent with the classic sounds of New York?
Far from being another half-hearted album of covers, the likes of Tirso Duarte, Jorge Rodriguez “El Gafas”, Armando Cantero “Mandy”, and Jesus A Chappotin “El Nino” inhabit the compositions as if they were their own, have their own fiesta inside and throw in a fistful of Afro-Cuban sabor leaving us with a CD that is both tight and highly danceable. Great tracks, great musicians- what more can we ask?
A concept that may seem incompatible to the outsider, the integration and weaving of sounds and respective cultures surprises and excites, the breaks could keep any dancer sweating and we just have to go back to listen time and time again.
It keeps all sides of the equation happy and is one of the ‘must-haves’ of 2007.
Highlights (though hard to choose) must be “Anacaona”, “Quitate La Mascara” and even justice is well and truly done to the Lavoe wonder “Mi Gente”. To listen, Click here
Go and buy it! Now!
Tracks:
1. Homenaje a Los Salseros (Luis A Dominguez)
2. Anacaona (C.Curet)
3. Azuqita Mami (Hernandez-Alvarez)
4. Quitate La Mascara (Hugo Gonzalez)
5. Juan Pachanga (Ruben Blades)
6. El Raton (Cheo Feliciano)
7. Quitate Tu (J.Pacheco- B.Valentin)
8. Mi Gente (J.Pacheco)
9. Coro Millare (L.Martinez)
10. Rompe Saraguey (L.Martinez)
11. Puerto Rico/Adoracion (E.Palmieri)
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