MICHAEL WALL'S FAVORITE
AFRO-CUBAN CDSHere's (some of) my favorite Afro-Cuban folkloric picks.
Yoruba Andabo "El Callejon De Los Rumberos" (DM 203CD Discmedi Blau)
Tremendous playing, tumbadores and bata, great coro, FINE recording"Tumi Cuba Classics - Vol 3: Rumba" (TUMICD052 Tumi)
The best rumba collection I've heard so far"Real Rumba from Cuba" (COCD110 Corason)
The second best..."Oriente De Cuba: The Rumba" Folkoyuma (NI 5425 Nimbus)
Rumba from a different part of Cuba - very different sound!"Percussions Cubaines" Iluyenkori (PS 65084 Playasound)
One of many fine recordings of bata and the chants. I really like the vocal arrangements on this one."Afro Roots" Mongo Santamaria (PCD 240182 Prestige)
Kind of a sampler of many different Afro-Cuban forms all on one recording."Vivito y Coleando" Conjunto Cespedes (4033 Xeno)
Jesus Diaz... If you don't know him, now you can find out."Afro-Cuba: A Musical Anthology" (1088 Rounder)
Another great overview of many different Cuban forms... then select the last two of the "top ten" by choosing any 2 recordings by:
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