Café
Society
Cubanacán
Tahino Records
Review by
It's
been a long time since I've heard such a danceable CD!
From
the very first song on this CD it grabs you and shakes you
to the Clave of pure Cuban Salsa, even if it's been a bit
displaced to the West coast of "Gringolandia"...this
is Cuban music...to make your life happier! You can
hear it a mile away, no matter where it is in the world!
One must
admit that it has been influenced by other things... but that is inevitable...
that's how it is with languages, accents and with food... if it is exported,
it becomes influenced by it's surroundings, and once in a while it is
good not to be so purist...your surroundings can add some really good
flavor! One example is Track #2, "En un cabaret",
which has some English lyrics, some rap, but also a Bongó solo that
is purely Cuban!
The
third track is, "María Caracoles",
and it's super danceable... riquísimo...the flavor
and "saoco" is perfect for putting together
a great rueda!
I
would have to admit that the only track on the CD that I
don't much care for is the fourth, "San Tomás",
because it appears to be nothing more than a commercial for
the band, and somewhat "agringotizado," besides.
But since
the CD players today are programmable, you can skip number 4 and the
rest of the CD I really like!
Track
#5 seems to me much like the first Willy Chirino songs... it
describes the arrival to a new country, but it adds elements
of rap, mixed with bongó, a piano "tumba'o" and a
great coro... what more do you want?????
I must
insist that we all support new musicians on the scene... not just those
who have been established for a long time. This group has a great
future! They've been wow-ing audiences in the San Francisco Bay
Area for a long time, and now it's time to play to a larger audience!
....A gozar! Ñó!!
Don't miss
this one!
Buenísimo!
Temas:
1-
Para el Bailador
2- En un cabaret
3- María Caracoles
4- San Tomás
5- La Balsita
6- A mi tierra
7- Amigos
8- Buringanga
Listen
to Track #7 in MP3 format HERE
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other CD reviews HERE
