| Various Artists / Afro-Cubano |
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| Album: | Afro-Cubano | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Nov 2022 | |
| Label: | Putumayo World Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2023-01-28 | Pull Date: | 2023-04-01 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Apr 2 | Mar 26 | Mar 19 | Mar 12 | Feb 26 | Feb 19 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 06, 2023: | Run-Away Radio Boracho | 4. | Mar 23, 2023: | Run-Away Radio Boracho, Dur Di Kutubel | |
| 2. | Mar 30, 2023: | Run-Away Radio N'dona Ponte, Requiem De L'amour | 5. | Mar 20, 2023: | Hanging In The Boneyard Dur Di Kutubel | |
| 3. | Mar 28, 2023: | Virtually Happy Bessoka (Version Courte) | 6. | Mar 18, 2023: | Music Casserole Santomense |
| Album Review |
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| Global Ginga Reviewed 2022-12-29 | ||
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The songs on this collection come from many different countries but fit together naturally like a jigsaw puzzle that takes the listener through a a joyous musical adventure - from Africa to the Caribbean. The CD includes a 12 page booklet with extensive information about café culture, artists and songs plus an album download card. The songs featured on this collection come from many African diaspora countries: Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Cabo Verde, Senegal, São Tomé & Príncipe, Suriname and Cuba. All songs are recommended. More melodic and slower songs are tracks 1,3,4,5,6. Keep in mind that in track 6, we have Afro-Portuguese talent, songwriter Uziel Sança sharing his “Sociedade Parasita” in the traditional coladeira style of Cabo Verde, a former Portuguese colony. If you are looking for more fast paced tracks, play tracks 2,7,8,9,10. Track 7, Boracho, sounds like a cha-cha from Cuba but is from Suriname. Track 9, Santomense reminds me of a Santana song and the guitar solo will show you why. Lastly, track 10, by Los Angele's resident, Ricardo Lemvo, is clearly a mashup of Africa and Cuba and should get listeners on the dance floor. Look for Lemvo's performances in the Bay Area. | ||
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