Afro Latin Party CD

Afro Latin Party CD - From African salsa to Cuban son, Afro-Latin Party is a non-stop celebration of the Latin sounds heard in nightclubs from Dakar to Havana. Croatian salsa, Cuban ska, and Oregonian mambo!?!? These are three of the unlikely gems listeners will find on Afro-Latin Party. What started out as an effort to provide the perfect soundtrack to a Latin dance party became a tribute to the global appreciation and realization of the musical ricochet between Cuba and Africa.
Central to the Afro-Latin phenomenon is Africando, who provide three songs on Afro-Latin Party, each with a different African lead singer. In the 1960s and 1970s, the biggest names in African music including such heavyweights as Youssou N'Dour and Salif Keita were performing Latin music, thanks to vinyl that came over from abroad. Cultural exchange between Cuba and the socialist governments in Mali and other parts of West Africa was a regular phenomenon. Performers like the Fania All Stars and Celia Cruz toured Africa and became musical icons.

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The artists and songs are:

Africando featuring Amadou Balake - Betece
Jose Mangual Jr. - Ritmo Con Ache
Pepe & The Bottle Blondes - Cuentame Que Te Paso
Ska Cubano - Babalu
Africando featuring Medoune Diallo - Mandali
Cubismo - Morenita
Africando featuring Nicholas Menheim - Demal
Chico Alvarez - Cogele el Gusto
Ronald Rubinel's Salsa Kolor - La Grev' Bare Mwen
Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca - Samba Luku Samba