Thursday, December 6, 2012

Latin Music






Afro Cuban All Stars

The Afro Cuban All Stars was a group that flourished under the tourist trade between the U.S. and Cuban before the Cuban Revolution. They reemerged in the 90’s when they were recorded. I listened to their album, A Toda Cuba Le Gusta, which translates to “Everyone in Cuba Likes it”.  The entire album made me want to dance, even the slower songs like, “Habana del Este”. I enjoyed the flute in the song and you can definitely hear the clave keeping the beat in it. I really like how in “Maria Caracoles” it opens with the bong drums and the rest of the percussion comes in followed by the horns and so forth. It is a party song to me. I have found that through listening to this album, I really enjoy this group!

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