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Papa Mambo

By John Santos

Label: Machete Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Papa Mambo; Tercer Grado; Second Wind; Laneology; Alabi Oy

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Article: Album Review

The John Santos Quintet: Papa Mambo

by Chip Boaz
September 12, 2007

In the musician's world, the end of one project signals the start of a new journey towards a unique musical destination. When percussionist John Santos and the Machete Ensemble bid the world farewell in 2006, it marked the end of an era in Bay Area Latin jazz. After more than twenty years with the large ensemble, ...

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John Santos & The Machete Ensemble: 20th Anniversary

By John Santos

Label: Machete Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Commitment; Giant Steps; Perserverance; Oye Mis Consejos; Tumbando; Circle; Hacia El Amor; Devuelveme Lo Mio; Kongo; A Los Bailadores; Omod

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Article: Extended Analysis

John Santos & The Machete Ensemble: 20th Anniversary

by Forrest Dylan Bryant
August 28, 2005

John Santos & The Machete Ensemble 20th Anniversary Machete Records 2005 When percussionist John Santos founded the Machete Ensemble in 1985--back then it was called the Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble--he probably had no idea that he was creating an institution. With a difficult mission of blending jazz, folkloric, and dance idioms ...

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John Santos Finds His Groove

by Forrest Dylan Bryant
May 13, 2003

John Santos is riding high these days. His most recent album, S.F. Bay , was nominated for a Grammy Award as Latin Jazz Album of the Year. He has received increasing notice from critics, and is a recognized leader not only in the Bay Area's Latin scene, but in jazz as a whole. This spring, Santos ...

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Midnight Kiss

By Nika Rejto

Label: UNika Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Midnite Kiss, Caterpillar Rag, The Way You Look Tonight, Crystal Door, Please Don't Say Bonsoir, Melody of Love, Imagination, Rejtospective Space, Avocado Madness, Chante des Arbes

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Tribute To The Masters

By John Santos

Label: Cubop
Released: 2000
Track listing: Tin Tin Deo; Iyes

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John Santos & Machete: Tribute To The Masters

by Jim Santella
March 1, 2000

Percussionist John Santos combines traditional Afro-Cuban elements with modern jazz. Formed in 1986, his Machete Ensemble is so-named because of the connotation that tool has woven into Caribbean culture. The machete was used throughout history for harvesting sugar cane, and in certain circumstances also as a weapon during violent confrontations. Representing both sides of the ocean, ...