Mambo Sinuendo (2003) more music like this

by Ry Cooder & Manuel Galbán

Mambo Sinuendo is a collaboration between Ry Cooder and Buena Vista alum (and formerly of many other groups as well) Manuel Galbán. The album attempts to catch an old style popularized in Cuba by Galbán, and was, surprisingly, never followed up on by anybody after Galbán. It's a guitar-based romp closely based in the pop/jazz crossovers of the ...

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Portraits of Cuba (1996) more music like this

by Paquito D'Rivera

Because Paquito D'Rivera is such a compelling improviser, one greets a heavily arranged and orchestrated session like Portraits of Cuba with some apprehension. But as it turns out, such apprehension is unwarranted, for the Cuban saxman/clarinetist still has enough room to solo and say what needs to be said. With this 1996 session, which was ...

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Cuba: I Am Time (1997) more music like this

by Various Artists

For such a small island, Cuba has had an enormous musical impact both inside and outside of Latin America. Salsa is the music of choice among Cubans and Puerto Ricans, and Afro-Cuban music has influenced everyone from American jazz players to Dominican merengue artists to Spanish "nuevo flamenco" stars. A four-CD box set, Cuba: I Am Time ...

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Bebo [Sony] (2006) more music like this

by Bebo Valdés

Veteran Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés, who has lived in Sweden since the '60s, is still a major player at the age of 88. On Bebo, he mostly plays ancient and traditional themes, many dating back to the 1800s. The repertoire, which predates ragtime and the development of many Latin rhythms, sometimes sounds like a mix between ragtime and the more ...

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Havana Nights [Max Music] (1998) more music like this

by Various Artists

A pretty strong Latin sampler, Havana Nights collects hot performances of Cuban songs both old and new by such artists as Mercedita Valdez, Tito Gomez, Manuel Licea "Puntillita," Celeste Mendoza, Omara Portuondo, Juana Bacallao, and J. Rivera Prevot, among others. Steve Huey, All Music Guide

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Cuban Collection (2005) more music like this

by Omara Portuondo

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Mambo Mania!: The Kings & Queens of Mambo (1995) more music like this

by Various Artists

Mambo Mania! may not be the last word on the Afro-Cuban music of the 1950s and '60s, but for beginners, it's a darn nice place to start. Rhino can usually be counted on to do its homework when assembling compilations, and this superb 18-song CD is no exception. Serious fans of what came to be called salsa will be more than familiar with such ...

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Lo Mejor del Caminante (2000) more music like this

by Roberto Torres

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Cuba, I Am Time, Vol. 3: Bailar con Cuba (1999) more music like this

by Various Artists

Bailar Con Cuba is an infectiously danceable compilation of salsa and Latin jazz tracks, featuring material from the likes of Beny Moré, Israel "Cachao" Lopez, Arsenio Rodriguez, Septeto Nacional, Sexteto Habanero, Pello El Afrokán, Orchestra Aragon, Arcaño, and others. Some of it is a little generic, but most of what's here is passable at the ...

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Castigador (1995) more music like this

by Roberto Torres

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Eterna Tradition (1996) more music like this

by Grupo Raison

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