| Gypsy Cuban Project, The / Havana Night Sessions At Abdala Studios |
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| Album: | Havana Night Sessions At Abdala Studios | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Gypsy Cuban Project, The | Added: | 01/2017 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2017-02-01 | Pull Date: | 2017-04-05 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | 9 Apr | 2 Apr | 26 Mar | 19 Mar | 5 Mar | 19 Feb | 12 Feb | 5 Feb |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 16, 2019: | Global Ginga Chan Chan | 4. | Mar 29, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian Ileana, Ileana | |
| 2. | Apr 05, 2018: | Melange Ileana, Ileana | 5. | Mar 26, 2017: | Music Casserole Jungali | |
| 3. | Apr 05, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian Saralman | 6. | Mar 23, 2017: | Melange Chan Chan |
| Album Review |
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| Margy Kahn Reviewed 2017-01-22 | ||
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Romanian musician and politician with Roma roots went to Cuba to jam with the gypsies; the result is an interesting fusion album dominated by Cuban rhythms but with many Balkan accents; interesting factoid – 90,000 Roma fled to Cuba in the 1940's to escape Nazi death camps; wonderful Roma-accented Spanish lyrics! No FCC's; Favorite tracks: 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 1 – Saralman –4:17- uptempo bilingual number; strong horn section; nice fiddle; accordion; Cuban meets Balkan 2- Serenata en Batanga –3:25 – slower, solo with Omara Portuando – echoed by folk flute 3—Hopai Diri Da – 3:36 – uptempo Cuban dance rhythm with Spanish lyrics and scatting; *4 – Quando Tu Me Quieras – 3:50 – slower, breathy solo begins; pretty guitar interlude *5 – Ileana, Ileana – 4:22 – bilingual salsa; interesting; nice piano accompaniment; horns followed by fast accordion work **6 – Jungali – 4:11-- starts off with slowish piano chords – singer(s) in Balkan style with Spanish language; gypsy violin; switches to Roma; nice harmony; 4/4 Latin rhythm; melodies veer major to minor and back 7 – Magdalena – 3:30 – lively Latin dance number with diverse singers; strong horn section 8 – Jelem, Jelem –5:27 – starts off slow with horn fanfare and vocals; picks up into rhythmic cha-cha 9 – Gitanos – 3:40 – uptempo with vocals, drums, pianos; a bit Gipsy Kingish 10- Zaraza – 3:27 – spoken words with violin in background; segues to guitar and violin with singers *11—El Corazon Yo Te Dare – 4:00 – Balkan style singing of Spanish song *12 – Ay, Mama Inez – 2:54 – unusual singing and accompaniment **13 – Chan Chan – 5:00 – starts with a capella solo; nice flourish of cimbalom; segues into the tune we all know from the Buena Vista Social Club with continuing brass band accompaniment followed by flute | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Saralman | 7. | Magdalena | |||
| 2. | Serenata En Batanga | 8. | Jelem, Jelem | |||
| 3. | Hopai Diri Da | 9. | Gitanos | |||
| 4. | Quando Tu Me Quieras | 10. | Zaraza | |||
| 5. | Ileana, Ileana | 11. | El Corazon Yo Te Dare | |||
| 6. | Jungali | 12. | Ay, Mama Inez | |||
| 13. | Chan Chan | |||||