Orlando Valle "Maraca" Y Otra Vision
...Lo Que Quiero Es Fiesta!!!
CD
(Ahi-Nama 1078),
Released 2008;
Editor's Pick:
***Best of 2008 Editors Pick Award***
Yet another masterpiece by the Cuban flautist, who has put out a work that’s mostly that particularly Cuban style that’s part timba and part a bunch of other things, including charanga, and a bit of reggaeton and salsa, all brought together in a seamless way. The pieces are often epic, bursting with episodes, new coros, solos, breakdowns; all of it a miracle of arranging. Plus, since Maraca’s recording with his working band, the dynamics of each piece are always on the move, producing explosion after silence after explosion. Anyone looking for the beauties of timba doesn’t have to look farther than Lo digo yo, sung by Jose Miguel Melendez, that keeps cresting, then backing down, then rising further, occasionally broken by a set of descending chords placed against a rising, almost be-boppish melody; it’s brilliant. And followed by the best use of a reggaeton rhythm I’ve ever heard in Cuban music, making the rhythm seem totally organic (not a
word used often with reggaeton) and flexible. The horn section’s amazing, and when Maraca breaks out his flute it’s easy to remember that he’s a virtuoso, the real deal, someone that could share the stage with any musician in virtually any context and not be afraid. This one lives in the cd player, a perfect piece of work.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2008-10-01)
Song titles include:
Los Feos 5:28
Lo Digo Yo 4:32
Me Tiene Enamora'o 4:09
Guajira Para Mimi 3:55
Te Lo Llevaste To' 4:22
Mala Suerte 4:35
El Verano 4:08
Descarga Dura 4:29
Hasta Cuando 4:23
Sé Que Te Gusta 4:58
Lo Que Quiero Es Fiesta 4:57
Guaguancó 4:36
Category: Salsa/Son
=> Timba
=> Cuba
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