Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Various Artists Title: Congo to Cuba Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 1 Label: Putumayo World Music Original Release Date: 1/1/2002 Re-Release Date: 5/21/2002 Genres: International Music, Pop, Latin Music Style: Latin Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 790248020020 |
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This compilation examines the connection between modern African music and Cuban styles that evolved from a slow-simmering cross-pollination of Spanish melodies and rhythms imported by homesick slaves. When Latin albums e... more »     |
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Amazon.com This compilation examines the connection between modern African music and Cuban styles that evolved from a slow-simmering cross-pollination of Spanish melodies and rhythms imported by homesick slaves. When Latin albums eventually found their way home to the Continent, local musicians immediately recognized the link and re-Africanized the tunes for their own markets. These versions then traveled back to the Caribbean, resealing the cultural circle and launching dozens of further permutations. The selections on this set are very well chosen, given that the subject is a huge one and a single CD is hardly adequate to the task. Gnonnas Pedro and Labah Soseh, two pioneering vocalists who hail from Benin and Gambia, respectively, receive well-deserved places of honor. Other master tracks include Congolese diva Tshala Muana's hypnotic "Lekela Muadi," and "Canto a la Vueltabajera" by Cuba's Alfredo Valdés, which abounds in goofy classical piano quotes. --Christina Roden Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsNice...Very Nice Anthony Moore | Oakland | 07/09/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "I heard one of the songs at the San Francisco Latin Film Festival playing as the audience entered for the screening. I could not wait to ask the sound man for the title and I have not been disappointed. The songs I heard that night were Safiatou and the next song. Since I bought the CD earlier this year, I've been hooked. Very bright recording allows me to hear all the nuacnes of the melodic and percussion driven African and Latin music. I great find. I'm looking for other releases by these world artist on this compilation. Go get it." Latin and african paraiso pete saloutos | bainbridge island, wa USA | 06/15/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "as a listener of all sorts of interesting music, this complitation hits the spot. while i'm playing the cd i'm not sure if i'm in cuba or africa, but that doesn't matter. this is a must for those whoe like up tempo latin groove. hitting the repeat button over and over i feel the passion and soul of these artists. putamayo stepped to the plate, usually my only complaint is their compilations are too short, this one goes on......thanks for the groove...pete saloutos" Cannot change the truth SpokenWords | Ohio | 12/26/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "As Cuban and an AFRO CUBAN who has enjoyed our music for more than 50 years it is never difficult to accept the fact that Africans came to cuba and to all of the caribbean light yrs before slavery took over in amerikka. We brought our culture, language religion and music with us and even today in 2006 one only has to pay attention to see that our flava has never changed..even in hip hop..So to say that some people re-africanized the music anything is a bad choice of words..how can you africanize what is already african?
The truth is we as a cuban people identified with the mother land, brought the music with us and got robbed" |
