Viento De Agua / Materia Prima
| Album: | Materia Prima | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Viento De Agua | Added: | Apr 2004 | |
| Label: | Smithsonian/Folkways | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2005-01-03 | Pull Date: | 2005-03-07 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 27 | Feb 13 | Feb 6 | Jan 30 | Jan 23 | Jan 16 | Jan 9 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 20, 2012: | Cacao!
Cucu |
4. | Feb 22, 2005: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Ahora Si |
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| 2. | Jun 13, 2006: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Ahora Si |
5. | Feb 08, 2005: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Quinto Y Tumbador |
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| 3. | Feb 26, 2005: | Morning Glory ... Planes, Trains and Automobiles ...
Las Tarimas |
6. | Feb 01, 2005: | At the Cafe Bohemian
Ahora Si |
Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2004-12-16
Reviewed 2004-12-16
Afro-Puerto Rican bomba and plena music. Lead by percussionist Tito Matos, this group has energy plus. The bomba features call/response vocals, rhythmic compositions and percussion. The plena is similar but uses different drums & often has a narrative theme. Read the notes for fuller (and more coherent than I can give) explanations. All tracks feature great drumming and a lead vocalist & chorus, so there’s not much variation between them.
*1. A fast, fiery plena.
2. Midtempo plena with a nice atmospheric quality.
*3. Relaxed bomba w/wailing male vox & chorus.
*4. Fast. The drums really get going on this one.
5. Midtempo w/nice lead vocals/chorus.
6. Midtempo with lots of shaking percussion.
7. Bells make this a bright, happy, clinking sound.
8. Uptempo bomba.
*9. Warm vocals, good percussion mid/uptempo plena.
*10. Mid/uptempo with some fast/intricate drumming & vox.
11. Fast & busy plena w/good energy.
12. A capella intro, then a fast drum-driven plena.
*1. A fast, fiery plena.
2. Midtempo plena with a nice atmospheric quality.
*3. Relaxed bomba w/wailing male vox & chorus.
*4. Fast. The drums really get going on this one.
5. Midtempo w/nice lead vocals/chorus.
6. Midtempo with lots of shaking percussion.
7. Bells make this a bright, happy, clinking sound.
8. Uptempo bomba.
*9. Warm vocals, good percussion mid/uptempo plena.
*10. Mid/uptempo with some fast/intricate drumming & vox.
11. Fast & busy plena w/good energy.
12. A capella intro, then a fast drum-driven plena.
Track Listing
| 1. | Ahora Si | 7. | Ola De La Mar | |||
| 2. | El Elon | 8. | Mayela | |||
| 3. | El Oye | 9. | Pa'un Plenero | |||
| 4. | Quinto Y Tumbador | 10. | Cucu | |||
| 5. | Sire-Sire | 11. | Maringracia | |||
| 6. | Las Tarimas | 12. | Viento De Agua Llego |