Zumbao
Corazón Caribeño
Import
CD
(Merusa Records 9251),
Released 2002;
Produced by Bartolomé Duijsens
Editor's Pick:
Here's something that's heading into battle as one of the better albums of the year. Direct from Marseilles (!), the group uses Cuban timba, and a bunch of music from around Venezuela as a basis for their sound. It opens with a timba version of an old Venezuelan calypso and moves through a traditional, then updated pilon, and onto a version of Monk's “Epistrophy.” All this sounds like dilettante's work, but it's not: the music, hard and rhythmic, makes the band sound like a group that has learned how to reach audiences by playing on the road. Rafael Quintero, the lead singer is either Cuban, or does a good imitation, and if this had been released from Cuba, it'd be yet another interesting timba based dance record, with scope and ambition. It makes you go "ummm..."
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2003-11-06)
Song titles include:
Coco Cacao 3:54
Excusez-moi Mésié (El Malandro Ilustrado) 3:48
Que Bueno Te Estas Poniendo 4:30
Cuando 2:53
Pilón (traditional) :50
Pilón (moderno) 3:07
Con El Perro Y El Gato 4:32
Venezuela Canta 3:48
Corazón Caribeño 5:22
Buscandote Como Un Loco 3:15
Epistrophy 9:51
Good Bye Pork Pie Hat 8:19
Buscandote Como Un Loco (remix) 6:31
Musicians include:
Rafael Quintero Lead vocals & chorus
Simón Bolzinger Piano, keyboards, musical director
Gille Grivolla Tenor & alto saxophone
Cédric Leonardi Drums, timbales
Roberto Castillo Congas & other percussion
Lorenzo "Diablo" Barriendos Bass
Hidegar "Maracay" Garcia Chorus
Enzo Tosoni Trombone
Laurent Velluz Baritone saxophone
James Powell Trumpet
Gustavo Ovalles Cumaco & percussion, congas
Guests: Angel Garcia Bass & chorus, piano, percussion
Bernard Montrichard Guitar
Yaritsa Verde Vocals
Guy López Sánchez Cavaquinho
Nathalie "Fefita" Chiron Chorus
Francoise Morin Sensuous vocals
Jade Garcia Chorus
Angelica Y Daniela Quintero Chorus
Grupo Madera
Category: Salsa/Son
=> Timba
=> Venezuela
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