Cambrón Jr. Vol -1 & Vol -2 Changüi - Cuba

"Dime Si Hay Instrumento"
Cambrón Jr. y Su Changüi - Vol-1

7. Meta Yamandu El Bongó

8. Dime Si Hay Instrumento

10. El Guararey Es Contigo

"Cambrón Jr." is the son of the late 'Carlos Borromeo Planché' ("Cambrón") Cambrón Sr. was an important member of 'Grupo Changüi De Guantanamo' during the 1980's.
(in the 80's the most prolific group playing Changüi tipico in Cuba)

Cambrón Sr. playing guayo

I bought these two CD's from Cambrón Jr. while in Cuba and also a pair of typical Changüi Bongoes that he made.
(Different in size and shape, as well as playing technique from standard "Son" Bongoes)

"Yo Vengo De La Loma" 
Cambrón Jr. y Su Changüi - Vol-2

3. Homenaje a Elio Revé

11. Auxilio Guardia

12. Changüi Sucu Sucu
Ritmo Sucu Sucu y Changüi


Cambron Jr. Video #1
Cambron Jr. Video #2
Cambron Jr. talking in the street Video #3

Grupo Changüi De Guantanamo "Changüi y Cumbancha"

"Changüi y Cumbancha" '
'Grupo Changüi De Guantanamo'
Vinyl LP on Siboney.
Done in the Siboney recording studios in Santiago De Cuba.

Accompanying insert notes by 'Danilo Orozco Gonzalez'


Changüi bongoes brought back from Cuba, 1997.
Made for me by 'Cambron Jr.'

Benjamin Lapidus "Herencia Judía"

"Herencia Judía"

Benjamin Lapidus - 2007

While I was riding my bicycle back from Chinatown some months ago, I saw 'Benjamin Lapidus' in the street, I stopped to talk to him and he was nice enough to give me his CD titled "Herencia Judía" which he recorded in 2007.
'Benjamin Lapidus' composer, arranger, guitarist and tresero based in N.Y.C. has studied Son and Changüi in Cuba, he is also the leader and director of his own band; "Sonido Isleño".
"Herencia Judía" is a project with vocals sung both in Hebrew and Spanish with Benjamin on tres, accordion and vocals together with participating musicians including 'Roman Diaz'; percussion, Bata, vocals.

2. Herencia Judía
(Son Montuno)

4. Aleinu L'Shabeach
(Yambú)

5. Las Cuatro Preguntas
(Changüi)

9. Ma Nishtana
(Changüi)

11. Los Cuatro Hijos
(Nengón)

12. Kadish Para Daniel
(Guaguancó)

4. Comparsa De Simchat Tora
(Conga Santiaguera)

New project by Eddie Bobé & friends Los " Descendientes del Ritmo"

A soon to be released project by N.Y.C.
percussionist, vocalist, guitarist, tresero
Eddie Bobe y Los "Descendientes del Ritmo"

(rough studio mixes)

"Vete Tu"
Changüi Nueva Yorkquino

Musicians:
Eddie Bobé: tres, coro & percussion
Giovanni Hidalgo: Changüi bongó
Juan Papo Garay: Lead vocal & composer of Vete Tu
Chris Theberge: tumbadoras (congas)
Abraham Rodriguez: coro

"Mama No Quiere"
Batá-Rumba

Musicians:
Eddie Bobé: tres vocal percussion
Abraham Rodriguez: vocals
Giovanni Hidalgo: tumbadoras (congas)
Orlando Puntilla Rios: Iyá (batá)
Eddie Bobé: Itotelé (batá)
Chris Theberge: Okonkolo (batá)
Reut Regev: trombone

"En El Balcón Aquel"
Rumba abierta

Eddie Bobé: guitar, percussion, coro
Abraham Rodriguez: coro
Reut Regev: trombone
Felix Sanabria: quinto
Chris Theberge: tumbadoras (congas)
Luis Arona: bass
Jay Rodriguez: saxofone

"En El Balcón Aquel"
(Los Papines, canta Fuico)

Tipica Ideal - LIVE-EN VIVO N.Y.C.- 1976

The New York City Charanga 'Tipica Ideal' recorded "live-en vivo" in 1976 at "The Corso" a nightclub, that during the 1970's was one of the best nightclubs to see, hear and dance to the best latin bands in N.Y.C.

These were recorded by me, live.
I took a "Craig" monoral cassette tape recorder into the club and recorded three songs.
This was back before Sony even had invented the Sony Walkman!.

With great extended solos by 'Jose "Chombo" Silva' on Violin and the late 'Tommy Lopez' on Conga. Mike Amitin' on bass (he lives around the corner from me), 'Gil Suarez' on piano and I don't remember the other band members at the time of these three recordings. I think it was:
Gil Suárez: Piano
Mike Amitin: Bass
Elisardo Molina: Timbales
Aurelio Parada: Violin
José "Chombo" Silva: Violin
Julian Cabrera: Güiro
Tomas López: Tumbadora
George Castro: Flute
Vicente Consuegra: Vocals
Victor Velazquez: Vocals

Ripped from my cassette tape to CD
then converted to MP3 @192

1. Pare Cochero - 6:59

2. El Tiburon - 6:26

3. El Ritmo Changüi - 9:66

Jose Conde dice "Respondele a Obama"

There are many great Cuban musicians that reside in

the N.Y.C. / N.J. area, Jose Conde as well as Pablo Moya

are two of my favorites and who I have a lot of respect for.

"Bye Bye Cenaida"

Jose Conde

"Goza Con Mi Changüi"

Jose Conde

"Puerco Robao"

Jose Conde

Video Cuba - Changüi

'Terceto Yoyo photo / Cuba 1920's

'Terceto Yoyo'
The Cuban trio with a 14 key Marímbula.
There is only one recorded song
that I have ever heard from them.
'El Cangrejito'
El Terceto Yoyo

"Marímbula"
Cover photo from Luis Conte's CD:

The actual 9 key Marímbula used for the above CD cover was made in Jamaica W.I.
My father bought it in N.Y.C. and gave it to me in 1978.
My dad took off the original rusted piece of metal that held the keys down and replaced it with a "brushed" aluminum strip of metal.
I sold it to my long time friend Luis Conte in 1986.
(L.A. based percussionist originally from Santiago De Cuba)

You can buy his CD "Marimbula" directly from the link to his web site below.

http://www.luisconte.com/recordings/recordings.html

A Cuban Marímbula used for playing Changüi,
with 7 keys, a "bass" key in the middle.
Photo: Daniel Chatelain

An older Cuban 8 key Marímbula

Lorenzo Cisneros Topete - "Changüiseando a la trova y al son"

"Changüiseando a la trova y al son"
'Lorenzo Cisneros Topete'
1. De Guantánamo Bajó El Changüi

9. Suena La Maraca y El Bongó

Video: Cuba - Orq. Elio Revé con Papi Oviedo 1980 - Cuba

Orq. Elio Revé
Con Papi Oviedo on electric tres
Elio's brother, Oderquis: bata y campana
Gerardo Portillo Scull: vocal

(30 years ago)

"Rico Changüi"
Gerardo Portillo Scull: vocal


"El Niche"


"Matingo"

(from the Youtube vaults of "pisicore")