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Recorded in Los Angeles as a tribute to the late pioneering Cuban American DJ Emilio Vandenedes, the Caravana Cubana crew invites comparisons with Ry Cooder's
Buena Vista Social Club franchise insofar as it brings together such Cuban musical veterans as pianist
Jesus "Chucho" Valdés and 83-year-old singer Pio Leyva with young upstarts like trombonist
Jimmy Bosch and
conguero Miguel Anga Diaz. But it's a more lively project than the suavely dignified
BVSC records thanks mainly to a ferocious percussion section that maintains a sizzling flame under material ranging from traditional Santeria ceremonial music to the head-spinning drumming of "Una Rumba con Dos Tres" to a handful of jazzier jams kicked off by former members of
Dizzy Gillespie's legendary 1940s Latin jazz band.
--Richard Gehr
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A joyous reunion of Cuba's best known musicians with their friends in the United States. Jesus "Chucho" Valdes, Bamboleo, Miguel Anga Diaz, Orlando "Maraca" Valle, and the 83 year-old Pio Leiva join with LA-based Jose Caridad "Perico" Hernandez (one of Cuba' s greatest musicians according to Chucho Valdes), Lazaro Galarraga, Carlos Del Puerto, Jr., Francisco Aguabella, and others. An added bonus is the presence of Raul Travieso Rodriguez, brother of the Cuban music legend, Arsenio Rodriguez. This is Raul's first recording since his brother's death in the early 1970's. These are original recordings throughout the summer of 1998.
BAND MEMBERS:
Francisco Aguabella
Bamboleo
Jimmy Bosch
Carlos Del Puerto, Jr.
Miguel Anga Diaz
Lazaro Galarraga
Jose Caridad Perico Hernandez
Pio Leiva
Al McKibbon
Raul Travieso Rodriguez
Jesus Chucho Valdes
Orlando Maraca Valle
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