Ay Caramba! - Ska Cubano

Description: Genre: World Music - Cuban & Latin / Artist: Ska Cubano / Import / Audio CD released 2006-07-11 at Cumbancha / Disc #1 ... more

Ay Caramba! - Ska Cubano ... Tracklisting
1 Soy Campesino
2 ¡Ay Caramba!
3 Tabú
4 Oye Compay Juan
5 No Me Desesperes
6 Big Bamboo
7 Tungarara
8 Cachita
9 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
10 Marianao
11 Chispa Tren
12 Jezebel
13 Bobine
14 Cumbia en Do Meno

Newest Review: ... in Santiago, Natty Bo came across a singer called Beny Billy, he was immediately amazed by his performances and knew he had ... more

... found his man, he then headed back to London and set up a band of musicians made from the best Cuban and Jamaican musicians in town, the result was this band. This is their 2nd album, released in 2005 and it's superb. A very jolly mixture of ska and latin music, the cuban singer sounds like Benny More or so claims Natty Bo, I think he sounds similar to Juan de Marcos González from Buena Vista Social Club. One song is upbeat ska, the next more latin and then several are a unique blend of the two types of music. Each...more

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Ay Caramba! - Ska Cubano: Superb fuse of ska and mambo - Ay Caramba! (296 words)
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Here is the second album by Ska Cubano, Ska Cubano are the brainchild of entrepreneur of Peter Scott who also produces the album, his business took him regularly to Cuba and South America, he made use of his contacts and offered Natty Bo, a white ska musician from London who has for some reason got a Jamaican accent a flight ticket to Cuba. When in Santiago, Natty Bo came across a singer called Beny Billy, he was immediately amazed by his performances and knew he had found his man, he then headed back to London and set up a band of musicians made from the best Cuban and Jamaican musicians in town, the result was this band. This is their 2nd album, released in ... Read the complete review