Alto En La Fiebre De La Rumba (A Calm in the Fire of Dances)

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This is a sequel to 1998's Esta Noche En Una Rumba, and it's another profound investigation of the roots and possibilities of Afro-Cuban rhythms and the rumba tradition by producer Kip Hanrahan and drummer Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez. Hanrahan is a master at creating studio fireworks by mixing and matching percussionists. Here, he often has Hernandez and Robbie Ameen anchoring the rhythmic dialogue with two drum kits. He then adds congas, coros, and timbales and elaborates the seething, pulsating results with tenor saxophonist Charles Neville and several vocalists who cover the sensual and the ceremonial. Haila Monpie is especially good on the driving "Quimbara 2000." Along with the potent drum-centric tracks, a series of brief musical vignettes takes the CD in different directions. Xiomara Lougart's voice is breathily intimate on the unaccompanied "Besame Mucho," and there's warm tenor-bass dialogue between Neville and Andy Gonzalez on "Science of Voodoo." The concluding mix of telephone conversation and percussion sculptures signals another direction altogether. This is passionate, fiery work that plumbs a tradition and breaks new ground. --Stuart Broomer

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Average customer rating: An Aquired Taste For Rhythm

Alto En La Fiebre De La Rumba (A Calm in the Fire of Dances) Deep Rumba Manufacturer: Justin Time Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rhumba | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Robby and Negro at the Third World War (La Timba No Es Como Ayer) ASIN: B00004WFH4 Release Date: 2000-10-31

Tracks:

1. Cubana
2. Medley: Robby And Negro Opening Time/Pensamiento
3. Bom Bom Bom Bom
4. Prelude To Un Golpecito Na' Ma
5. Kip Quest
6. Quimbara 2000
7. Charles And Andy Discuss The Science Of Voodoo And The Voodoo Of Science
8. Besame Mucho
9. Tradicion
10. Sugar And Cotton (Black Hands In White Labor)
11. Cantar Maravillioso
12. Giovannito
13. Arabian Nights
14. El Solo Nino
15. Yambu De Las Cocas
16. Work And Play (Real Life Dramas)

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This is a sequel to 1998's Esta Noche En Una Rumba, and it's another profound investigation of the roots and possibilities of Afro-Cuban rhythms and the rumba tradition by producer Kip Hanrahan and drummer Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez. Hanrahan is a master at creating studio fireworks by mixing and matching percussionists. Here, he often has Hernandez and Robbie Ameen anchoring the rhythmic dialogue with two drum kits. He then adds congas, coros, and timbales and elaborates the seething, pulsating results with tenor saxophonist Charles Neville and several vocalists who cover the sensual and the ceremonial. Haila Monpie is especially good on the driving "Quimbara 2000." Along with the potent drum-centric tracks, a series of brief musical vignettes takes the CD in different directions. Xiomara Lougart's voice is breathily intimate on the unaccompanied "Besame Mucho," and there's warm tenor-bass dialogue between Neville and Andy Gonzalez on "Science of Voodoo." The concluding mix of telephone conversation and percussion sculptures signals another direction altogether. This is passionate, fiery work that plumbs a tradition and breaks new ground. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

An Aquired Taste For Rhythm.......2005-09-22

You'll enjoy Deep Rumba if you're interested in the many styles of Latin music.
Excellent rhythms and percussion, a good choice for the percussionist in your life.
Lots of spacious melody lines and traditional vocal harmonies.
I play bass and I'm learning quite a bit about rhythm from these folk.
Dig it!

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