| Viento De Agua / Materia Prima |
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| Album: | Materia Prima | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Viento De Agua | Added: | Apr 2004 | |
| Label: | Smithsonian/Folkways | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-01-03 | Pull Date: | 2005-03-07 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Feb 27 | Feb 13 | Feb 6 | Jan 30 | Jan 23 | Jan 16 | Jan 9 |
| 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 | |
| 2. | Jun 13, 2006: | At the Cafe Bohemian Ahora Si | 5. | Feb 08, 2005: | At the Cafe Bohemian Quinto Y Tumbador | |
| 3. | Feb 26, 2005: | Morning Glory ... Planes, Trains and Automobiles ... Las Tarimas | 6. | Feb 01, 2005: | At the Cafe Bohemian Ahora Si |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2004-12-16 | ||
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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. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 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 |