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Odessa/Havana

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2008
Track listing: Lailadance; Impresiones; Cadiz; Next One Rising; Rumba Judia; Prayer; Colaboracion; Freylekhs Tumbao.

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David Buchbinder: Odessa/Havana

Read "Odessa/Havana" reviewed by Elliott Simon

by Elliott Simon
June 4, 2008

Significant Jewish participation in the Latin dance craze of the 1950s resulted in several novelty fusion records that Latinized traditional Jewish melodies within a jazz context. By presenting the melody against a Latin rhythm, “Hava Nagilah" was thusly transformed into a cha-cha. In 2002, Cuban percussionist Roberto Rodriguez reinvented and dramatically advanced this sub-genre by beautifully ...

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David Buchbinder: Odessa/Havana

Read "Odessa/Havana" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
January 16, 2008

A few years ago Tzadik's Radical Jewish Culture series explored a little-known mash-up of Jewish and Cuban musical traditions on two charming recordings by percussionist Roberto Juan Rodriguez--El Danzon de Moises (2002) and Baila! Gitano Baila! (2004). But as fascinating as those recordings were, they featured a musical perspective by an all-star cast of musicians who ...

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David Buchbinder: Odessa/Havana

Read "Odessa/Havana" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
January 2, 2008

Two distinct and seemingly very different musical galaxies spin into each other on trumpeter David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana, setting off a gravitational push-and-pull of musical momentums. It's a Cuban/Klezmer blend that stirs up the best of both musical styles--the churning, bubbling, rhythms of the mambo and the rubbery freewheeling exuberance of traditional Jewish sounds.Canadian trumpeter/composer/band ...

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