- Original Release Date: 11 Oct 2010
- Label: World Circuit
- Copyright: 2010 World Circuit
- Total Length: 58:35
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- ASIN: B0043YCJ62
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 30,190 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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| Song Title | Time | Price | ||
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| Play | 1. Mali Cuba | 5:38 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 2. Al Vaiven De Mi Carreta | 5:00 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 3. Karamo | 6:55 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 4. Djelimady Rumba | 3:11 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 5. La Culebra | 3:33 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 6. Jarabi | 5:57 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 7. Eliades Tumbao 27 | 1:17 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 8. Dakan | 2:14 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 9. Nima Diyala | 3:36 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 10. A La Luna Yo Me Voy | 3:59 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 11. Mariama | 4:00 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 12. Para Los Pinares Se Va Montoro | 4:13 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 13. Bensema | 4:57 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 14. Guantanamera | 4:05 | £0.89 |
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Amo Ginko
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I played this wonderful, wonderful record for the first time this morning. I loved it immediately. It really is beautiful - a much overused word with regards music, but in this instance entirely apt. I shall leave it to others to wax lyrical about the coming together of sounds and cultures; it is enough for me to recommend this release without reservation. It will brighten your day, it really will...
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Collaboration & the original idea for Buena Vista Social Club!
11 Oct 2010
By mac&cheese
Format:Audio CD
There's a great story behind 'AfroCubism'. When Nick Gold & Ry Cooder went to Cuba back in 1996, they were intending to record Malian mucians with Cuban musicians. But the Malians never showed up (visa issues apparently) so there they were with 3 weeks booked in the studio and no collaboration. They worked on other ideas and ended up recording Buena Vista Social Club - the rest, as they say, is history. Or world music history at least :)
The original idea for the project - AfroCubism - has finally seen the light of day, so is it worth the wait? Well, the band is certainly more of a supergroup than it would have been back in 1996 - Cuban Eliades Ochoa & Malians Bassekou Kouyate & the kora genius Toumani Diabate in particular having high profiles in their own right these days, and the album more than reflects the considerable talent of all those involved. The discipline of the Cuban rhythm section makes sense of collaborations involving the looser more improvisational Malian style. There is even a fresh & enjoyable improvisation re-working of 'Guantanamera'!
This record blends traditions, pushes boundaries & gives you something thoroughly enjoyable to listen to. If you loved Buena Vista Social Club then you will love this too. Joy & exuberance abound!
The original idea for the project - AfroCubism - has finally seen the light of day, so is it worth the wait? Well, the band is certainly more of a supergroup than it would have been back in 1996 - Cuban Eliades Ochoa & Malians Bassekou Kouyate & the kora genius Toumani Diabate in particular having high profiles in their own right these days, and the album more than reflects the considerable talent of all those involved. The discipline of the Cuban rhythm section makes sense of collaborations involving the looser more improvisational Malian style. There is even a fresh & enjoyable improvisation re-working of 'Guantanamera'!
This record blends traditions, pushes boundaries & gives you something thoroughly enjoyable to listen to. If you loved Buena Vista Social Club then you will love this too. Joy & exuberance abound!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Martyn
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Whichever side you're coming from, ie an interest in Cuban music, an interest in Africn music, a fan of both or even someone new to 'World music', this album has it all - wonderful playing, singing, composition and that wonderful feeling that comes across of everyone just having such a great time creating something which is a genuine fusion of styles, rather than clumsy Damon Albarn-style bolting on of one music to another.
Songs are by turns more Malian than Cuban and visa versa in their basic rythms and composition, but the playing blends in wonderfully, each set of musicians copying and reproducing the opthers' styles to create something genuinely seamless and unique.
Something also very evident here, and which I increasingly appreciate about much 'World music' in general, is that the best-known artists, Eliades Ochoa, Toumani Diabate, Bassekou Kouyate, are all capable of stepping aside and letting others take the lead - this was very evident when i saw the Afrocubism show recently - Fode Lassana Diabaté on the balafon (a truly wonderful Malian instrument resembling a large wooden xylophone) was given as much solo time as any of those I mention above, as were all the other artists.
This should, and I hope will, become just as essential to anyone's music collection as 'Buena Vista Social CLub' itself, and well done to Nick Gold for finally bringing it all together.
Songs are by turns more Malian than Cuban and visa versa in their basic rythms and composition, but the playing blends in wonderfully, each set of musicians copying and reproducing the opthers' styles to create something genuinely seamless and unique.
Something also very evident here, and which I increasingly appreciate about much 'World music' in general, is that the best-known artists, Eliades Ochoa, Toumani Diabate, Bassekou Kouyate, are all capable of stepping aside and letting others take the lead - this was very evident when i saw the Afrocubism show recently - Fode Lassana Diabaté on the balafon (a truly wonderful Malian instrument resembling a large wooden xylophone) was given as much solo time as any of those I mention above, as were all the other artists.
This should, and I hope will, become just as essential to anyone's music collection as 'Buena Vista Social CLub' itself, and well done to Nick Gold for finally bringing it all together.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
well rounded
It's a great album. My friend introduced me to it, I introduced my mum and dad to it, we all like it lots. Read more
Published 17 days ago by molly barrett
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!
I love the mix of the stringed instruments, the percussive Cuban style with the rolling Mali-an sounds, and the mix of the Cuban Sonero singing style with the solo African calling... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Tess
5.0 out of 5 stars
Splendid mixture between Mali and Cuba
A very nice mixture between Cuban and Malian music! If you like Buena Vista Social Club you will certainly also like this one.
Published 15 months ago by Jonas Möller Nielsen
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just what I wanted
I heard a track from this album on a world music radio show and bought it for my mum for xmas. I've only heard a couple of the songs, and they were good, and my mum thinks it's... Read more
Published 16 months ago by krcmckay1
5.0 out of 5 stars
Afrocubism
After having seen the group in concert I was very keen to get the CD. It came quickly and it is brilliant!
Published on 27 Dec 2010 by Karen Elliott
5.0 out of 5 stars
Afrocubism in Istanbul
I was lucky enough to watch the group live, in Istanbul, just a few days before I received the cd. Although I thoroughly enjoyed their stage performance, I still would go for the... Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2010 by Ahmet Ceylan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Compelling musical communication
The post dated nature of this mingling of African and Cuban musicians has inevitably tinted the eventual album. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2010 by N. H. Rowland
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great execution of the original conecpt
Although I do think Buena Vista Social Club was a happy accident that should have happened, it is great to see the follow through of the original idea of W. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2010 by T. H. Matheu
5.0 out of 5 stars
Uplifting and life affirming
I was lucky enough to be at the concert at the Barbican last weekend. It was stunning. I felt really priviledged to see and hear such great musicians play. Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2010 by ISR
4.0 out of 5 stars
just what I was looking for...
I got this CD for my mum for her birthday. It arrived really quickly which was good as I had been a bit slow with sorting something out for her. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2010 by cnd1234
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