Two CDs put together as a compilation. They are all from my personal music collection and were compiled for me seven years ago by 'Barry Cox', the N.Y.C. based singer, author of the "Cancionero Rumbero" song book.
"Vol. 1" Graphic design: Barry Cox 4. Juventude Del Presente Silvestre Mendez
10. Porque No Quieres Carlos Embale y Roberto Maza "El Vive Bien"
11. Soñando Guaguancó Roberto Maza "El Vive Bien"y Carlos Embale 13. La China Linda "El Vive Bien" 'Roberto Maza
14. Virgencita de mi camino Los Parragueños 1960's
15. Si en vano te juré Los Parragueños 1960's
"Vol. II" Graphic design: Barry Cox
1. En Este Ritmo 2. El Dia Que Me Quieres / Ingrato Corazón Cantan: Juan De Dios 6. Yambú-Guaguancó-Columbia
Filmed by Barry Cox. With Amado de Jesús Dedeu Hernández, Inés Carbonell, Dainy Grisel Cárdenas, Miguel Chappottín, Lázaro Rizo, Guillermo Triana, Juan de Dios, Raúl Gonzáles Brito "Laly", Amado de Jesús Dedeu García "Amadito"
This post has five videos featuring "Piri" playing quinto en rumba.
I like his "rhythmic sensibility" which gives him his own unique "style" of playing quinto.
Also refreshing is that he plays "nobody else's style" but his own.
He plays quinto in the first four videos, in the fifth video he plays Caja (tumbador) then gets up to let another drummer play, then returns to play quinto.
The first three videos, he plays with his Father who is sitting next to him. 'Juan De Dios' sings in several of them.
For more in depth information about 'Manley "Piri" López Herrera' and "Los Chinitos", you can view 'Patrice Banchereau's' excellent web page/s here.
Los Papines, 'Tata Guines, "Papiosco", Pedro "Fariñas" Celestino, Matías Giovanni Del Pino, Juan De Dios, Gregorio "El Goyo" Hernández, *Pascual Herrera (*he co-wrote "Mi Quinto" with Ricardo Abreu a.k.a. Papin) and Ricardo Abreu's' tio (uncle),"Sanguili" dancing with the hat.
"Amaranto En Varadero" Amaranto Y Su Orq. Copacabana Vinyl LP most likely 1954-'57
Above is his first band when they were called "Amaranto Y Su Orq. Copacabana".
The cover shows Amaranto & his band on a boat docked somewhere in Varadero.
12. Alli Se Acabo
"Amaranto Y Su Banda De Cardenas"
Vinyl LP - 1961, '62
Amaranto Fernández, pianist and arranger led a "Cuban Jazz" big band based out of Cárdenas, a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. ('San Juan de Dios de Cárdenas')
He formed his first band 'Copacabana' in 1954. He changed the name in 1960 to 'Amaranto Y Su Banda Gigante'. His first LP on the then young E.G.R.E.M. record label titled "Amaranto Y Su Banda De Cardenas" is an incredibly swinging recording, showing not only his piano playing, but his great arranging skill with that fat ballsy ever-present thick baritone sax sound.
On this LP Amaranto does killer arrangements of "Dame Un Chance" as a Son Montuno by Electo Rosell ("Chepin") , "La Tierra Del Rico Son" as a Guapacha by 'Felix Cardenas', "Es Rico y sabrosón" as a Son Montuno, "Voy Monte Adentro" as a son Montuno by 'Pedro "Peruchin" Justiz' and "Chiqui-Chiqui" done as a Mozambique, the last two with flute solos. His Danzónes on this are also superb.
Vocals by lead singer, Bebo Suau.
His early LP's are rare and obscure. I have two of them, one on Egrem and the one before it on the Bravo label. The LP above recently sold on Ebay for $200.00 He has a 2003 CD out on the Envidia label, but I've never heard it. However being familiar with Envidia, I probably wouldn't like it. Sadly... I found a video on YouTube of him at the age of 81 with a band playing in someplace that looked like it was for tourists in Cuba.
Ripped from original Egrem vinyl @ 320. Pops and clicks "painstakingly" removed/cleaned with Goldwave V.5
Dame Un Chance
La Tierra Del Rico Son
Es Rico y sabrosón
Voy Monte Adentro
Chiqui-Chiqui
Linda Luly
"Sabor Cubano Con Amaranto y Su Orq. Son"
His last project, unfortunately not very good in my opinion.
Cuban LP's and recordings which include particular "styles" and "forms" of (playing & singing) "Cuban" music that unfortunately have become, or are on their way to becoming lost art forms. As well as related materiel which may not be "directly" from Cuba.
Mostly LP's that are either long out of print and-or obscure and music from "my own personal collection".
Occasionally some Brasilian things will be added that are hard to find, even on the other great Brasilian blogs, many that are listed in my Blog links. And maybe some things that have nothing to do with Cuban or Brasilian music.
It takes time to do all this, scanning the covers, resizing and uploading, often changing & correcting the info.
Have fun! "The water most often tastes freshest at its source"
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Professional musician / percussionist.
Living, working and teaching in Manhattan, N.Y.C., U.S.A.
Born and raised in Manhattan, N.Y.C.
Lived in New Orleans from 1972 to 1986.
Produced and hosted the first Cuban music radio program in New Orleans on WWOZ from 1980-1986.
Been back in N.Y.C. 39 years and planning on getting the hell out very soon.
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