Viva Africando

Various Artists
Sterns
World | Sep 2013

Reviews

Don Farrell
Reviewed 2013-09-29
Africando with various vocalists & The Spanish Harlem Orchestra Classic Afro Latin salsa. Africando a NYC group with former vocalists and vocalists from Africa & the Americas, ten different languages. Recorded in Paris. All are great dance tunes to move ya boo-tay!
1: 4:15 fast, piano, percussion, horns & male vocal, Burkina Faso
2: 4:45 mid tempo, percussion, horns & male vocal, Senegal
3: 4:16 fast, piano, percussion & vocals, horns in last half. Guinea
***4: 5:02 fast, nice tres? almost a sitar sound, very nice vocals, Senegal
5: 4:10 mid to faster, piano, percussion, horns & male vocal, Benin
***6: 5:14 fast, sung in French, very nice vocal, Haiti
7: 4:12 mid to faster, nice guitar, Congo
8: 5:15 fast, nice piano & percussion groove, Benin
9: 6:12 mid tempo, piano, percussion, horns, male vocal, Senegal
***10: 7:58 mid tempo, Santana medley, Samba Pa Ti, Oye Como Va & Black Magic Woman, Cape Verde
11: 5:27 fast, Senegal
****12: 5:15 fast, percussion & guitar driven groove first half then piano & horns salsa, male vocals, Senegal
13: 5:43 fast, a tribute by The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, NYC

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