Urban Legend / Tranquilidad Cubana
| Album: | Tranquilidad Cubana | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Urban Legend | Added: | Nov 2006 | |
| Label: | Blind Lemon Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2006-12-10 | Pull Date: | 2007-02-11 | Charts: | Electronic |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 4 | Jan 28 | Jan 14 | Jan 7 | Dec 24 | Dec 17 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 15, 2010: | Morning Glory (sittin' in for J.C.'s Epiphany of Sound)
Pa' La Calle |
4. | Jan 25, 2007: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
Pa' La Calle |
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| 2. | Feb 03, 2007: | cafe paradiso
The Golden Era |
5. | Jan 10, 2007: | Morning Glory
Chuleta |
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| 3. | Jan 27, 2007: | New World DIsorder
Mi Nombre Es Cuba |
6. | Jan 10, 2007: | the Scientific Method Applied to Radio
Pa' La Calle |
Album Review
Sadie O.
Reviewed 2006-11-20
Reviewed 2006-11-20
Urban Legend – Tranquilidad Cubana
Reviewed by Sadie O., 11/20/06
Cuban fusion with hip hop, electronica, etc. Two DJs and a lot of guests, recorded and mixed in Havana and elsewhere. All tracks have strong Latin dance rhythms, most have a lot of other elements as well.
No FCCs detected. I like track 6 best.
1. 3:56 ***starts with audience noises and announcer and horn flourish, then midtempo Afro-Cuban groove with somewhat Reggaeton-inflected rap in Spanish. A bit of hip hop rap in English, in fact quite a few different voices and styles. Long fade.
2. 4:59 **slow, slinky salsa groove a la early Santana or Malo, but rather more subdued. Bits of electronica in second half of cut. Another long fade.
3. 4:35 **piano intro, then downtempo, mellow and pretty groove with flute and vocal snippets. Harder groove comes in gradually, nice Afro-Cuban mambo with fine piano work.
4. 3:48 **percussion and some guy teaching dancing lessons, then downtempo salsa with scratching, some really nice Spanish guitar.
5. 2:54 ***long random dreamy noises intro, then wah wah guitar and slightly downtempo salsa riddim. Lots of sampling and scratching and electronica.
6. 4:18 ****strong midtempo Afro-Cuban beat with strongly Reggaeton-inflected rap in Spanish. Long fade.
Reviewed by Sadie O., 11/20/06
Cuban fusion with hip hop, electronica, etc. Two DJs and a lot of guests, recorded and mixed in Havana and elsewhere. All tracks have strong Latin dance rhythms, most have a lot of other elements as well.
No FCCs detected. I like track 6 best.
1. 3:56 ***starts with audience noises and announcer and horn flourish, then midtempo Afro-Cuban groove with somewhat Reggaeton-inflected rap in Spanish. A bit of hip hop rap in English, in fact quite a few different voices and styles. Long fade.
2. 4:59 **slow, slinky salsa groove a la early Santana or Malo, but rather more subdued. Bits of electronica in second half of cut. Another long fade.
3. 4:35 **piano intro, then downtempo, mellow and pretty groove with flute and vocal snippets. Harder groove comes in gradually, nice Afro-Cuban mambo with fine piano work.
4. 3:48 **percussion and some guy teaching dancing lessons, then downtempo salsa with scratching, some really nice Spanish guitar.
5. 2:54 ***long random dreamy noises intro, then wah wah guitar and slightly downtempo salsa riddim. Lots of sampling and scratching and electronica.
6. 4:18 ****strong midtempo Afro-Cuban beat with strongly Reggaeton-inflected rap in Spanish. Long fade.
Track Listing
| 1. | Pa' La Calle | 4. | Descarga Del Barrio | |||
| 2. | Chuleta | 5. | The Golden Era | |||
| 3. | La Fuerza De La Musica | 6. | Mi Nombre Es Cuba |