Cuban Hip-Hop? Indeed! All Cuban rappers (residing in Cuba). Most of these songs rely on old-school style bass sounds and lyrical arrangements. They sound refreshingly fresh, though, because they blend traditional Cuban instrumentation in the mix. All songs are sung in Spanish. Quick synopses:
3. variably pitched synthesizer in background. Jazzy-sounding bass beat.
4. rough sounding. Looped drums, recording, bass in background.
5. Cuban guitar, violins with modern electric horns. Kind of abrasive at points.
6. raps over a violin loop.
8. gravelly voice raps over heavy bass and horn sample.
12. very beautiful guitar sample. Probably the album’s best track.
13. probably sounds the least like hip-hop. Male, female vocals. Sounds like a fast latin music track.