Released: 1999
Tracks: Distinto, Diferente; Tumba Palo Cocuyé; Tributo al Niño Rivera; Reconciliación; Variaciones Sobre un Tema Desconocido; Al Vaivén de mi Carreta; Gandinga, Mondongo y Sandunga; Huellas del Pasado; Warariansa; Homanaje a Martha Valdés
Best track: very hard to pick, but I like the first two tracks best
Track to skip: they’re all good
It’s hard for me to do any kind of in-depth review of this album. My easiest review (and most honest) is that it’s fantastic and go get it. What else can I say? Well, OK, it’s Cuban music with African rhythms, excellent musicianship, grooves that will make your bootie shake for the next week, extremely catchy songs, the coolest and most incredible horn lines I’ve ever heard, something that will put a smile on your face in about 5 seconds after you put it on…is that any better? That about covers it! This group is an offshoot of the Buena Vista Social Club, and many of the BVSC’s members guest on here. I actually like this CD a lot more than the BVSC as this grooves a lot more. The music on here is really beautiful and rarely do you hear music played with this much passion and enthusiasm. I love it!
Rating: 97
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