Machete Y Caña
Machete Y Caña
Import
CD
(Envidia 7177),
Released 2007;
Editor's Pick:
Charanga Dura is what Bruce calls this stuff, and he’s right, this is explosive, wall-of-sound charanga direct from Havana. It’s not relaxed, or languorous, or polite, it’s fast, and hard tough. And it’s not dumb, with over half of the tunes coming from this part of the world, with "Te Conozco Bacalao" by Hector Lavoe, and "Pita Camion" and "Cambia El Paso" by Johnny Pacheco, plus two tunes by Ruben Blades, and "Mi China" by Tito Puente, meaning that the songwriting is of a high level, and hell, the music might even make it to radio play lists around the world. And the arrangements aren’t just copies; check out the tempo changes in "Mi China". Led by the bassist Jorge Machado, and featuring a few of the regular Envidia suspects the band rocks, with a fine young flautist, Marnie Upierre, taking the solos. Great singing, too, so the package is as good as any charanga that’s been released this year, and perhaps for the last several. The Real Deal.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2007-05-14)
Song titles include:
Machete Y Caña, Llegó 5:14
Pita Camión 4:37
Chacareo 5:44
Cambia El Paso 4:14
Caminando 5:26
Te Conozco Bacalao 6:01
Que Bueno Baila Usted 5:33
Mi China 5:20
Camaleón 5:14
Quítate La Máscara 4:38
Son Tradicional 4:46
Musicians include:
Jorge Machado Bajo
Jesús Suárez Piano
Luis A. Dominguez Piano
Karel Páez Timbal
Mariano Eoti Conga
Oswaldo Huerta Guiro
Rony Cabarrocas Violin
Edward Marzán Violin
José A. Pérez Sopilon Violin
Gregorio Laza "Cordovi" Coro
Orlando Duforneau "El Dufo" Coro
Antonio Luis Coro
Marnie Upierre Flauta
Category: Dance Traditions
=> Charanga
=> Cuba
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