Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban: Mambo Sinuendo on CD
Mambo Sinuendo
Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.
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- Label:
- Nonesuch
- Year of recording ca.:
- 2002
- UPC/EAN:
- 0075597969122
- Release date:
- 23.1.2003
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2003 Grammy Award Winner
Mambo Sinuendo, Ry Cooder’s collaboration with Cuban guitar legend Manuel Galbán, hearkens back to a point in the late 1950s when Cuban popular music began to hint at a fusion of American pop-jazz and the futuristic creations of modern Cuban composers (like Perez Prado). Borne along by the mid-century mambo and cha-cha-cha crazes, the hot sounds of mambo-jazz spread out into American popular culture—Perez Prado was Vegas-bound; Stan Kenton hit the road with his "Cuban Fire" orchestra; Henry Mancini scored Touch of Evil à la Prado; and Duane Eddy had a Top 10 hit with the mambo-esque "Theme from Peter Gunn."
But nowhere can there be found a more perfect representation of this style than in the recordings of the Havana doo-wop quartet Los Zafiros, still after 40 years the most popular Cuban vocal group of all time. As Los Zafiros's guitarist and arranger, Manuel Galbán pioneered a tough, rocking guitar style that is considered by Cuban musicians to be unique in their music. Mambo Sinuendo reintroduces Manuel Galbán—pianist, organist, and guitarist extraordinaire.
Says Cooder, "Galbán and I felt that there was a sound that had not been explored—a Cuban electric-guitar band that could reinterpret the atmosphere of the 1950s with beauty, agility, and simplicity. We decided on two electrics, two drum sets, congas and bass: a sexteto that could swing like a big band and penetrate the mysteries of the classic tunes. This music is powerful, lyrical, and funny—what more could you ask? Mambo Sinuendo is Cuban soul and high-performance twang."
For Mambo Sinuendo, Cooder has enlisted the bassist for all the Buena Vista Social Club sessions, Orlando “Cachaíto” López. The percussionists include longtime collaborator Jim Keltner; Cooder's son, Joachim Cooder, another Buena Vista veteran; and the conga master Miguel “Angá” Díaz.
Reviews
P. Bickel in Stereo 3/03: "Mit Manuel Galban, Keyboarder und Gitarrist von Los Zafiros, reformiert Cooder den kubanischen Blues und tätigt dabei Anleihen bei Perez Prado oder Surf-Rock a la Dick Dale. Cooder-Sohn Joachim und Kim Keltner an den Drums sowie ein Perkussionist liefern lässig dahinschlürfende Latino-Rhythmen; dazu brillieren Cooder und Galban mit schwül-lasziver Elektro- gitarren-Arbeit."Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
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1 Drume Negrita
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2 Monte Adentro
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3 Los Twangueros
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4 Patricia
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5 Caballo Viejo
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6 Mambo Sinuendo
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7 Bodas De Oro
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8 Echale Salsita
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9 La Luna En Tu Mirada
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10 Secret Love
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11 Bolero Sonámbulo
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12 Maria La O
