Mongo Santamaria - Drums And Chants '2019

Tracks list

Whatever possessed Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaria to release this
recording of traditional chants and drumming modes from the various traditions
of the Afro-Cuban experience reinvented him not only for his own people, but for
the legions of Americanskis who only knew him as the cat who did the Latinized
soul-jazz version of Herbie Hancocks Watermelon Man, which became a pop hit.
Here, Santamaria enlisted the help of Carlos Potato Valdes, Antar Daly,
Silvestre Mendez, and Julio Collazo in a burning collection of rhythms and
call-and-response chants from the various traditions that make up the islands
roots music -- Yoruba, Lucumi, Dahomeyanos, Carabalies, and the Congos -- all of
whom originated in the river region of Niger before they crossed the Atlantic.
In each case, the listener is treated to a fantastically complex recorded
example of rhythms and then chanted information that accompanies them: harvest
songs, traveling songs, songs of sorrow, songs of mating, and more.
Occasionally, as on Margarito, a wooden flute accompanies the song, and in the
case of Congo Mania, a trumpet does the same thing. There are numerous drums
employed to both solo and choir effect like the batas, bembe, congos, quinto,
and more. This is deep Afro-Cuban music from the heart of the Niger region,
crossing the ocean with blood, sweat, and tears and finally taking root in the
land of sugar cane. There are stories and legends in these tracks -- they are as
authentic and raw as it gets. World music fans owe it to themselves to pick this
up.

Tracklist:
01. Mongo Santamaria - Druma Kuyi (Remastered) (2:48)
02. Mongo Santamaria - Consejo A Vive Bien (Remastered) (4:47)
03. Mongo Santamaria - Moforiborere (Remastered) (2:50)
04. Mongo Santamaria - Oromiso (Remastered) (3:16)
05. Mongo Santamaria - Congo Mania (Remastered) (7:54)
06. Mongo Santamaria - Margarito (Remastered) (2:47)
07. Mongo Santamaria - Caumbia (Remastered) (3:11)
08. Mongo Santamaria - Columbia (Remastered) (2:46)
09. Mongo Santamaria - Abacua (Remastered) (2:57)
10. Mongo Santamaria - Yroco (Remastered) (3:01)
11. Mongo Santamaria - Ochun (Remastered) (2:53)
12. Mongo Santamaria - Bembe Kinigua (Remastered) (3:14)
13. Mongo Santamaria - Chango (Remastered) (2:15)
14. Mongo Santamaria - Conga Callejera (Remastered) (2:14)
15. Mongo Santamaria - Meta (Remastered) (2:17)
16. Mongo Santamaria - Guaguanco (Remastered) (2:15)
17. Mongo Santamaria - Fiesta Abacua (Remastered) (8:31)

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