Articles tagged "rumba"

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Syran Mbenza & Ensemble Rumba Kongo: Immortal Franco: Africa’s Unrivalled Guitar Legend

by Deanne Sole

[29.Sep.09] :. A Franco tribute led by Syan Mbenza was always likely to be played with fidelity.

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Various Artists: The World Is Shaking: Cubanismo from the Congo, 1954-55

by Deanne Sole

[5.Aug.09] :. Honest Jon's is doing something unusual here, taking us back to the early days of the style, opening a window into the years before the Greats came along.

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Bi Kidude: Zanzibara 4 / Various: Zanzibara 3

by Deanne Sole

[8.Nov.07] :. Zanzibara 3 is Afro-retro comfort food, hot soup for chilly evenings. Zanzibara 4 asks more from you.

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Los Herederos pounds out seldom-heard Afro-Cuban beat

by Jordan Levin [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[17.Aug.07] :. MIAMI—Philbert Armenteros has a stutter, but you’d never know it when he sings. Then his voice pours out as easily and powerfully as his hands beat the congas, summoning the gut-quivering...

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Papa Noel: Café Noir

by Deanne Sole

[18.Jul.07] :. Papa Noel's songs sound even more Cuban than you would expect from the doyen of a music scene inspired by Cubans.

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