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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

"Cuba Humanidad" Tribute to Carlos Embale 1999 - Cuba


"Cuba Humanidad" - 1999

A Tribute To Carlos Embale 1999.
Various artists pay tribute to the late 'Carlos Embale'.
A Superb well produced studio recording of mostly Sones along with three Rumbas featuring
Diamela Del Pozo, "El Nene" and Mario "Mayito" Rivera singing with
Los Muñequitos De Matanzas.

Rolo Martinez sings a very nice version of Suavecito.
Excellent tres playing , true "Son" bongó playing.

Great arrangements of classic tunes that Carlos Embale performed.


2. Echale Salsita
Voc: Coco Freeman

3. Esas No Son Cubanas
Luis Rios y Efrain Rios

7. Rosina Y Virginia
Voc: "El Nene" con Los Muñequitos

8. Por Que Me Guardas Rencor
Mario Rivera y Manuel J. Denis

10. Suavecito
Voc: Rolo Martinez


Carlos Embale y Septeto Nacional (de nuevo)
video with Omara Portuondo.



Saturday, January 24, 2009

Carlos Embale - 4 LP's 2 CD's - Cuba

"Guaguancó"
1975
Vinyl LP/LD

In 1977-'78 I went to L.A. for a gig, I stayed at Luis Conte's house (the old house). While I was there, he played these first two 'Carlos Embale' LP's for me and I remember the sound of the wood block they used and how "fresh" and different they sounded to me, after years of listening to the "older" styles of 'Grupo Guaguancó Matancero'/'Los Muñequitos', 'Los Papines' 'Mongo' & 'Patato' y 'Totico',
For me, these two LP's are 'Carlos Embale's' best.
(In the last two years, these two LP's have started to turn up as CD's, copied from the original vinyl, in Miami record stores)


"Carlos Embale"
1977, '78
Vinyl LP/LD

"La Voz Del Guaguancó"
1984
Vinyl LP/LD


"Todavia Me Queda Voz"
Vinyl LP/LD
Recorded August 1985.
Released 1988.

"Rumbero Mayor II"
In 2002 'Barry Cox' made this CD compilation from the above LP's and he created the front & back covers, he called it "Rumbero Mayor II".

"Rumbero Mayor"
1992 Egrem CD
Compilation CD of songs from some of his previous LP's.


Video: Carlos Embale Y Los Roncos

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Orq. Kubavana De Carlos Barberia "Ritmo Y Metales" 1958-'59 and "Congas y Comparsas"


The "original" Cuban vinyl LP cover on Panart.

Carlos Barberia

The CD "semi" reissue on the Caney label from Spain.(missing 3 songs from the original LP)
Orq. Kubavana under the direction of the great Cuban arranger 'Carlos Barberia'.
Above is the original LP on the Cuban Panart label titled "Ritmo Y Metales" front and back cover.
The 'Caney' label from Spain reissued it on a remastered CD, but left out 3 songs from the original LP. What they did on the CD was "add" several songs from Carlos Barberia LP.

Killer sessions featuring the arrangements of 'Carlos Barberia' and the best studio session players in Havana at that time. (1958-1959)

Trumpets: Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Alejandro "El Negro" Vivar, Miguel Hernández.
Trombone: Tomás Hernández.
Saxofones: Wilfrido "Mosquito" Gelaver, Tomas Vazquez, Homero Bentancourt, Geraldo Maldonado, Pedro Ruiz.
Piano: Raul Reyes.
Acoustic Bass: Reinaldo Mereier.
Timbales & Drum set: Guillermo "Barretico" Barreto & Ana Gomez.
Tumbadoras: Oliveiro Valdez.
Bongoes: Clemente "Chicho" Piquero (bongocero for the Benny Moré Orchestra)
Vocals by Raul Planas, Carlos Embale, Rudy Calzado & "El Fantasmita".
1958-1959

Yo soy Cagueiran
Vocal: Raúl Planas

Ven pa' la loma
Vocal: Carlos Embale

 A toda Cuba le gusta
Vocal: El Fantasmita
No Me Niegues Tu Cariño
Vocal: Rudy Calzado




Everything including the 3 songs from the LP that were missing from the remastered CD.
Ripped@320


"Congas y Comparsas"
Orq. Kubavana De Carlos Barberia
CD reissue

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Compilations: "50 Aniversario Del Triunfo de La Revolucion" 2 CD's 2010

"50 Aniversario Triunfo de La Revolucion"
Compilations: 50 songs. The Tumbao label
A 2 CD digipak.

The music label 'Tumbao' based in Spain is well known for it's
effort for over more than 15 years, for aquiring, remastering,
reissuing and therefore preserving many varied forms of
secular and non secular Cuban music, as well as the many
historically important artists/musicians/bands/orchestras.

The "Tumbao Cuban Classics" series with consistently
creative and artistic graphic design work has provided
music to listeners who may otherwise would never have
had a chance to hear classic Cuban music, unless they had
been collecting it for years or knew someone who had it.

We must of course acknowledge 'René Lopéz Sr.' and
'Andy Kaufman' for being among the first to reissue "Cuban Classics originally from 78rpm's onto vinyl LP's in the mid 1970's on the 'Cariño' and 'Cubitas' record labels respectively.

Many people I know have heard and have some of these 50 recordings, but many more have no idea that these recordings exist.
Tumbao took their time in searching for and compiling the materiel on these two CD's titled "50 Aniversario Del Triunfo de La Revolucion".

Whether listeners relate to the "ideology" presented is up to
the listener, but without a doubt... the musicians, bands, orquestas that are playing the music on these 50 recordings are superb.
Alejandro 'El Negro' Vivar, Ibrahim Ferrer, Pio Leiva
Orq. Chepin, Carlos Embale, Daniel Santos,
Rolando La' Serie and yes....... Celia Cruz.


CD #1
13. Vinieron A Salvar A Cuba
Orquesta Mayia.
Vocals: Carioca y Ibrahim Ferrer.
Hesmerido "Lolo" Ferrera: bateria
Ritmo Pilón - 1959.

14. El Chévere Guevara
García Escobar y su Conjunto
Guaracha - 1959

16. Ya Soy Feliz
Orquesta Chepín Choven
Vocal: Ibrahim Ferrer
 Hesmerido "Lolo" Ferrera: bateria
Ritmo Pilón - 1959.

24. Los Chivatos
Conjunto de Arty Valdés
Vocal: Cascarita
Guaracha - 1959


CD #2
3. Yo Soy Cubano
Papin y sus Rumberos
Vocal: Pascual Herrera quinto: Ricardo Abreu
Rumba Guaguancó - 1959

7. También La Tumbé
El Septeto Nacional
Vocal: Carlos Embale
Trumpeta: Lazaro “El Jabao” Herrera
Guajira Son - 1959

9. Guajiro Ya Llegó Tu Día
La Sonora Matancera
Vocal: Celia Cruz
Son Guajira - 1959)

10. Reforma Agraria y Guaguí
Harry Lewis y su Banda
Guaracha - 1959

13. Son Humanista
Conjunto Luis 'Lilí' Martínez Griñán
Vocal: Vicente Sánchez
Son Montuno - 1959


**********
This one is not included in the 2 CD's
Este no está incluido en los CD's 2
Revolucion En La Cintura
Orq. Neno Gonzalez
Voz de: Candita Vazquez





Similar themed materiel can be found on the excellent
vinyl LP: "Carnaval 1960 - 61"
CD1:
1. Guillermo Portabales: Rebeldía del guajiro (Guajira, 1948)
2. Trío Yara: Así canta el cubano (Guajira, 1952)
3. Ramón Veloz: Ay, pobre Cuba (Lamento Guajiro, 1952)
4. Evelio Rodríguez, Conjunto de Ñico Saquito: Que viva mi bandera (Punto Cubano, 1953)
5. Daniel Santos y su Conjunto: Sierra Maestra (Marcha, 1957)
6. Quinteto Rebelde, canta Rubén de la O.: Eso que tiene Fidel (Bolero Son, 1958)
7. Quinteto Rebelde, canta Rubén de la O.: Soy fidelista (Guaracha, 1958)
8. Quinteto Rebelde, canta Rubén de la O.: Respeto a Che Guevara (Bolero, 1958)
9. Quinteto Rebelde, canta Rubén de la O.: Que se vaya el mono (Guaracha, 1958)
10. Cascarita con el Conjunto de Arty Valdés: Guaguancó del 26 (Guaguancó, 1959)
11. Rolando Laserie y su Orquesta: Fidel ya llegó (Guaracha, 1959)
12. Ibrahim Ferrer y Carioca y Orquesta Mayia: Muchas gracias Fidel (Conga, 1959)
13. Ibrahim Ferrer y Carioca, Orquesta Mayia: Vinieron a salvar a Cuba (Son Montuno, (1959)
14. García Escobar y su Conjunto: El Chévere Guevara (Guaracha, 1959)
15. Chepín Choven y su Orquesta Oriental: Habana-Camilo (Danzón, 1959)
16. Ibrahim Ferrer con Chepín Choven y su Orquesta: Ya soy feliz (Son Montuno, 1959)
17. Bimbi y su Conjunto: Como dice Fidel (Guaracha, 1959)
18. Daniel Santos y su Conjunto: Victoria de la juventud (Conga, 1959)
19. Celina y Reutilio: Que viva Fidel (Son Guajiro, 1959)
20. Carlos Quintana con Chepin y su Orquesta Oriental: Canto al patriota (Son Montuno, 1959)
21. Evelio Rodriguez Conj. de Lily Martínez: Del Escambray a La Habana (Son Montuno, 1959)
22. Rodobaldo Cabana Libre y sus Milicianos: Ya te fuiste so cotorrón (Guaracha, 1959)
23. Tony Mariño y su Orquesta: Oh, caridad (Guaracha, 1959)
24. Cascarita con el Conjunto de Arty Valdés: Los chivatos (Guaracha, 1959)
25. Trío Los Piratas: Héroes de La Sierra Maestra (Corrido, 1959)
(**not all the rhythms are listed correctly in the CD notes)

CD2:
1. Celina y Reutilio: Décimas de La Revolución (Décimas Guajiras, 1959)
2. Conjunto Artemiseño: Revolución cubana (Guajira, 1959)
3. Papín y sus Rumberos: Yo soy cubano (Guaguancó, 1959)
4. Luís Caney y su Orquesta: ¿Miedo para qué? (Son Montuno, 1959)
5. Cuarteto Los Ricardo: Se te acabó la guapería (Guaracha, 1959)
6. Evelio Rodríguez con el Conjunto de Lily Martínez: Ponte a trabajar (Guaracha, 1959)
7. Carlos Embale con el Septeto Nacional: También la tumbé (Guajira Son, 1959)
8. Luís Caney y su Orquesta: Se va el caimán (Cumbia, 1959)
9. Celia Cruz con la Sonora Matancera: Guajiro ya llegó tu día (Son Guajiro, 1959)
10. Harry Lewis y su Banda: Reforma Agraria y Guaguí (Guaguancó guaracha, 1959)
11. Carmelina Barbieri Conjunto Tienda del Pueblo: Ya empezó la molienda (Son Guajiro, 1959)
12. Joseíto Fernández y su Conjunto: Tierra y Libertad (Guajira Son, 1959)
13. Conjunto Lily Martínez, canta Vicente Sánchez: Son humanista (Son Montuno, 1959)
14. Felipe Dulzaides y sus Armónicos: Cuba, Cuba, Cuba (Canción Swing, 1960)
15. Arty Valdés y su Conjunto: Se ha perdido una estrella (Guaguancó, 1960)
16. Orquesta Copacabana de Cárdenas, Joaquín Hernández: Héroe de libertad (Bolero, 1960)
17. Pio Leyva con la Orquesta de Joaquín Mendivel: Rumba de mi Patria (Son Montuno, 1961)
18. Rodobaldo Cabana Libre y sus Milicianos: Edúcate cubano (Guaracha, 1961)
19. Pio Leyva con su Orquesta: Los obreros se divierten (Son Montuno, 1961)
20. Ñico Saquito, Conjunto con Alberto Aroche: ¿Qué es lo que pasa en Cuba? (Guaracha, 1961)
21. Harry Lewis y su Banda: Pelotón, atención (Guaguancó, 1961)
22. Carlos Puebla y sus Tradicionales: Cuba no está sola (Guaracha, 1962)
23. Carlos Puebla y sus Tradicionales: Conmigo eso sí no va (Guaracha, 1962)
24. Carlos Puebla y sus Tradicionales: ¿Y a nosotros qué? (Guaracha, 1962)
25. Ramón Veloz: Sin bandera (Bolero, 1962)
(**not all the rhythms are listed correctly in the CD notes)

Lets see if it gets listed in the
Cristóbal Díaz-Ayala - FIU archives.. jajaja!

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Carlos Embale - Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro - 1989

Carlos Embale - Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro
1989 - Siboney/Egrem vinyl LP/LD
Carlos as always sounds great, nice tresero.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Congas y Comparsas "Ayer y Hoy" - Cuba - N.Y.C .



'Las Sultanas'
Members of the Comparsa 'Las Sultanas'
 from La Habana in 1954.

'Las Sultanas'
Members of the Comparsa 'Las Sultanas'
 from La Habana in 1948, '49

"Congas Y Comparsas Del Carnaval Habanero"
Panart 1959
With the bands of Carlos Barberia' y Kubavana
& Alberto Zayas' y Su Grupo Afro Cubano.

I'm partial to the cuts with 'Alberto Zayas' y Su Grupo Afro Cubano as he has two trumpet players one of them is the great Oscar "Floresita" Velasco O'farrill taking several trumpet solos and several Bongo solos taken by who to me sounds like Rogelio "Yeyito" Iglesias.
The coros in the Zayas band
are always excellent and the use of tuba for the bass parts in the arrangements are great.

5. Las Jardineras
Comp: A. Zayas
Alberto Zayas' y Su Coro Folklórico
Trumpet: "Floresita", bongoes: "Yeyito"
(Tuba playing the bass lines)

8. Los Marqueses De Atares 
Alberto Zayas' y Su Coro Folklórico
Floresita trades with the other trumpet player

10. Por Que Te Pones Asi
Comp: A. Zayas
Carlos Embale in the coro
(Tuba playing the bass lines)

12. Conga A Cecilia Valdes
Comp: Gonzalo Roig.
Alberto Zayas' y Su Coro Folklórico
Listen closely at the very end, you'll
hear Carlos Embale singing.



 "Comparsas Cubanas"
Justi Barreto  
Recorded in N.Y.C. 1969

"Papaito" Muñoz 
 plays quinto on several tracks.

Julito Collazo  
plays Bombo.



2. Yayabo
4. Las Sultanas
6. Las Bolleras
7. Vaya Simon

"Carnaval En Santiago"
Egrem

An excellent LP on the Egrem label
featuring the Comparsa groups: 'San Augustin', 'Los Hoyos', 'Paso Franco',
'
Folklórico Del Puerto', 'Herredia', 'La Kimona',
'La Placita'
, 'Textiler
os', and 'La Carabalí'.
Even though the title says "En Santiago", the style of the carnaval rhythm "Conga" alternates between contrasting Havana styles and Santiago styles.
With superb Havana trumpet alternating with the Santiago "Corneta China"("trumpeta China")


This record was produced by Enrique Bonne, percussionist from Santiago, former timbale player with Pacho Alonso and father of Timba singer Ángel Bonne.

7. Con Su Pin Pin Pin
(Conga de Santiago De Cuba)
 

4. Poupurrit  Carabalí

8. Mirala Que Linda Viene
Conga Habanera

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Rumba Rarities / Rarezas - Cuba

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

Drummers and singers from Grupo Manguare

9. Chan Fan Ko
(the Chinese Changó)
'Los Papines' with 'Pascual Herrera' vocal


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