| Diaz, Miguel "Anga" / Echu Mingua |
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| Album: | Echu Mingua | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Diaz, Miguel "Anga" | Added: | Feb 2006 | |
| Label: | Nonesuch/Atlantic | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2006-02-26 | Pull Date: | 2006-04-30 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Apr 23 | Apr 16 | Apr 9 | Apr 2 | Mar 12 | Mar 5 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 11, 2022: | At the Cafe Bohemian (rebroadcast from May 10, 2017) Conga Carnaval | 4. | Apr 11, 2006: | At the Cafe Bohemian A Love Supreme | |
| 2. | May 10, 2017: | At the Cafe Bohemian Conga Carnaval | 5. | Apr 07, 2006: | No Cover, No Memory A Love Supreme | |
| 3. | Apr 17, 2006: | No Cover, No Minimum Tume Tume | 6. | Apr 04, 2006: | Blues at the Cafe Bohemian Conga Carnaval |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2006-02-22 | ||
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This Cuban percussionist (co-founder of Irakere) blends Latin jazz with hip-hop, African rhythms, turntables, and various other sounds. His debut album as a bandleader is seriously cool. It’s a glorious mix, spiced up with guests like Orlando “Cachaito” Lopez, Baba Sissoko, and Dee Nasty. Along the way he covers Coltrane & Monk. Sophisticated music that deserves a pitcher of martinis and more than a few hits of the “repeat” button. I love it all – play it, play it all! 1. Short, like a band tuning up. Percussion, unclear vox. Can go into 2 2. Starts mid w/distant vox/perc. Turntables & more perc/piano. 3. Way cool mid. danzon. Afro-Cuban jazz for the 21st century. 4. Upbeat blend of Cuba & Mali featuring perc, vocals, sound effects. 5. A sexy groove w/great piano/perc. Relaxed, serious seduction. 6. Mid/up Latin jazz perc jam w/ subtle underlying turntables. 7. Trio (bass/flute/congas). Relaxed w/a serious improve feel. Cool. 8. A Monk classic w/congas instead of piano. Strings. Too short. 9. Short drum jam. Fast, can go right into 10. 10. Upbeat, quirky & so cool. Piano/strings/perc/bandoneon. Yum! 11. Fast blend of turntables/perc/flute/bass. Nice energy, great sound. 12. Fast, hot party song. Horns/vox/perc. Crazy energy. Dance! 13. A street sort of carnival sound. Midtempo w/nice call-response. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | San Juan Y Martinez | 7. | Dracula Simon | |||
| 2. | Rezos | 8. | Round Midnight | |||
| 3. | Pueblo Nuevo | 9. | Jerry's Tune | |||
| 4. | Tume Tume | 10. | Oda Maratima | |||
| 5. | A Love Supreme | 11. | Freeform | |||
| 6. | Grandinga Mondongo Sandunga | 12. | Conga Carnaval | |||
| 13. | Closing | |||||