Various Artists - CUBA: Music and Revolution: Culture Clash in Havana: Experiments in Latin Music, 1975-85 Vol. 2 2CD/3LP
"Cuba: Music and Revolution: Culture Clash in Havana: Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85 Vol. 2" is the new album compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) that takes off in exactly the same vein as the much-acclaimed Vol. 1 - exploring the many styles that came out of Cuba in the 1970s as Latin and Salsa mixed with heavy doses of Jazz, Funk, and Disco to create some of the most dancefloor-friendly music every made!
The album comes complete with extensive sleeve notes, and is jam-packed with heavy bass lines, synth and Wah-Wah guitar funk combined with the heavyweight percussion, powerful brass lines and the all-encompassing Latin rhythms of Cuban music known throughout the world.
The music on this new album features a host of rarities from legendary Cuban artists such as Los Van Van, alongside Grupo De Experimentación, Farah Maria, Ricardo Eddy Martinez, Juan Pablo Torres, Grupo Sintesis and Orquesta Riverside, most of whose names remain largely unknown outside of Cuba but have long been favourite club tracks and secret-weapons in Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker's record boxes!
The music on this album reflects the most cutting-edge of Cuban groups that were recording in Cuba in the 1970s and 1980s – all searching for a new Cuban identity and new musical forms reflecting both the Afro-Cuban cultural heritage of a nation that gave birth to Latin music - and its new position as a socialist state. Most of the music featured on this album have never been heard outside of Cuba.
Tracklist:
1. Y Que Bien [Juan Pablo Torres Y Algo Nuevo]
2. Por Que Lo Haces? [Orquesta Los Van Van]
3. Quemando [Los Latinos]
4. Amame y No Pienses Mas [Farah María]
5. Muevete Con Las Fuerzas Del Corazon [FA 5]
6. Como Arrullos De Palma [Tambores De Enrique Bonne]
7. Expresso Ritmico [Ricardo Eddy Martinez]
8. Solo De Tumba y Bongo [Los Papines]
9. Aqui Estamos [Grupo Sintesis]
10. Llegada [Los Van Van]
11. Baila Mi Guaguancó [Grupo Raices Nuevas]
12. La Rumba [Luis Carbonell]
13. En Casa Del Trompo No Bailes [Orquesta Riverside]
14. Llegue, Llegue [Juan Formel & Los Van Van]
15. Tu No Me Puedes Conquistar [Grupo Los Yoyi]
16. Para Que Niegas? [Los Papines]
17. Cuba Va! [Grupo De Experimentación Sonora Del ICAIC]
18. Luces En La Pista [Raul Gomez]
19. El 4-5-6 [Los Brito]
20. Tema de El Rancheador De La Naturaleza [Leo Brouwer]
21. La 132 [Ricardo Eddy Martinez]
22. Finalizo Un Amor [Los Reyes 73]
About this product: this releases is available on 2CD and 3LP formats.
The 3LP is pressed on heavyweight black vinyl. Includes a download code.