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Yemay

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 1999
Track listing: Yemay

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Irakere featuring Chucho Valdes: Yemay

Read "Yemay" reviewed by Jim Santella


Taking its name from a forest region in Africa where percussionists formed the basis for Cuban music two hundred years ago, Irakere blends timbales, congas, drum set and the heavily percussive piano of Chucho Valdés with its tight horn section. Vocal chorus, call & response melodic patterns, traditional rhythms, and exciting improvised instrumental solos mark their ...


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