Madera Limpia
La Corona
Import
CD
(Out Here 009),
Released 2009;
Editor's Pick:
Guantanamo, Cuba, is the home of Yasel Gonzalez Rivera and Gerald Thomas Collymore, the driving forces behind Madera Limpia (meaning “pure wood”). Their first album was released as the soundtrack to the award-winning 2004 documentary Paraiso, a kind of road movie about their life in Guantánamo, made by Alina Teodorescu, a Munich-based Romanian filmmaker. On their new album La Corona, also produced by Teodorescu, Gerald’s and Yasel’s characteristic blend of local acoustic traditions and urban Latino youth culture shows that post-Buena Vista Cuba is alive and kicking and is ready to make you dance while being firmly rooted in the traditions of Cuban music.
The musical language Madera Limpia uses, transforms a love for Cuban music into a globalized youth culture. Heavy percussion meets melancholic tres patterns, an occasional tuba takes over the bass part (La lenta) and all throughout Yasel and Gerald flow effortlessly between rap, reggae/dancehall, reggaeton or rootsy Changui, the style of Cuban music which originated in the early 19th century in the eastern region of Guantánamo Province. “Rap and reggae work against the beat”, explains Gerald, “this has a lot to do with the Changui. I try to mix both in one rhythm, because what Changui lacks, hip-hop has it.” Gerald also arranges the music and works with the guest musicians featured on the album: ‘El Puro’ Ángel Rubio Espinosa (Cuban tres guitar), Eudys Morales Ramírez (bass), Gil Guillermo Henderson Ledesma (trumpet), Brian Roberto Hui Romero (guitar), Ernesto García Méndez (violin), Maticos and Osmany Mengana Bayart (both percussions).
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Highly Recommended. (DR, 2009-01-19)
Song titles include:
En La Esquina 3:06
Loco 4:19
Perro Que Ladra 3:22
La Lenta 4:09
Boca Floja 4:10
Tu Papa 4:02
No Ni No 2:58
Salsa 3:58
Tirando Con La Cara 3:33
La Corona 4:06
Mente 1:35
Danza Mulata 4:13
El Ruego 2:43
Todavia En La Esquina :35
Verdad Gobal (bonus) 2:51
Musicians include:
Yasel Gonzalez Rivera Voz
Gerald Thomas Collymore Voz
‘El Puro’ Ángel Rubio Espinosa Tres
Eudys Morales Ramírez Bass
Gil Guillermo Henderson Ledesma Trumpet
Brian Roberto Hui Romero Guitar
Ernesto García Méndez Violin
Maticos and Osmany Mengana Bayart Percussion
Category: Pop/Other
=> Reggaeton
=> Cuba
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