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COOK 1082LP
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"Originally released in 1961 on the Cook Laboratories label, Le Jazz Primitif From Trinidad is an extraordinary example of the jazz scene on this West Indies isle. Side A features a group led by Rupert Clemendore, an amazing drummer, percussionist, and vibes player, covering territory from American Jazz and R&B, to Calypso. Side B, led by bassist John Buddy Williams is more straight forward Calypso though it is not without jazz and R&B influences. An incredible LP showcasing the diversity of the fruitful Trinidadian musical scene of the mid 20th century. Lovingly reissued in a perfect replica of the original Cook jacket."
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SF 40513
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"The bomba and plena heard on this recording are the materia prima (raw material) of today's two most African Puerto Rican musical traditions. When its dynamic leader Tito Matos created the group Viento de Agua ('Wind of Water'), he vowed to keep alive the 'streetcorner sound' of the plena, music rooted in the lives of ordinary people. Viento de Agua Unplugged plays the stripped-down, straight-ahead version of his music, foregrounding its essence -- the sound of unbridled percussion, underscoring lyrics that proclaim local topics. In these performances by veterens of bomba and plena, Tito proves his claim that 'There is no way to create if you don't have the roots'."
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SF 40460
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1996 release. "Puerto Rico in Washington presents the musical traditions of bomba, plena, and jibaro recorded at the 1989 Festival of Amercian Folklife. Spontaneous, powerful, and resonant, this recording of Marcial y sus Pleneros and Cuerdas de Borinquen is the first to capture the energy and creative genius of these masters as they draw the audience into their performances. Extensive notes with photos and lyrics in Spanish."
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SF 40494
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"Originally from Mali, Guinea, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau, these artists are now part of the global beat of New York City's music scene. Though their music has a distinctively contemporary Afropop sound, they are all jalilu-practitioners of ancient performance traditions dating back to the 13th-century Empire of Mali. This exquisite recording showcases singing by masters of the soaring vocal style of jaliya and virtuoso instrumental playing on the bala, kora, n'goni, tambin, djembe, dundun, guitar, and bass. A testimony to the vitality and creativity of immigrant communities in America, this music and its performers seamlessly combine contemporary life in urban New York with ancient African traditions."
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