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William Cepeda and Afrorican JazzGrupo AfroBoricua: Bombazo
by Eric Saidel
This CD represents William Cepeda's attempt to educate us in the ways and rhythms of the music of his native Puerto Rico. The music is based in the drums and rhythms brought to Puerto Rico as a consequence of the African slave trade. The melody instruments are, for the most part, limited to the voices of ...
William Cepeda Afrorican Jazz: My Roots and Beyond
by AAJ Staff
Look at the group name: it’s familiar, yet different. While this is Latin jazz, its flavors are not the usual – you get liquid synths and bomba drums, modern guitar and ancestral chants. “...[W]hile there are plrnty of jazz albums inspired by Cuban rhythms and music, there’s nothing quite of the same caliber out there for ...
William Cepeda's Afrorican Jazz: My Roots and Beyond
by Joel Roberts
My Roots and Beyond is the perfect title for the debut Blue Jackal recording by William Cepeda's Afrorican Jazz, one of the most exciting and original groups on the Latin jazz scene today. As the title suggests, this album has somewhat of a historical focus, drawing on many of the traditional musical forms from Cepeda's island ...
