SpanishEnglishDiscography - Pa' que se entere La Habana - Conclusion

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top: Sombrilla, Orlando Leyva (bongó), Pedro Pablo (bass), Eduardo Lazaga (timbales)
left:
Jorge Maza (flute), Osmil Monzón (trp)
right:
Michel Maza, Polledo (trp & vocals)
bottom: Victor Segarra (congas) Victorino Patterson (trp), David Calzado,
Manuel Arrans (kbd), JC González (kbd)

In summary, "Pa' que se entere La Habana" would be an indispensable timba classic if it contained only "Nube pasajera", but as well as marking the emergence of the individual members as composers, each of the other nine tracks is full of musical and lyrical creativity. "Yuya" and "Homenaje" are the last two pieces in the euphoric style of the early CH; "El temba", and "Que te lleve otro" point the way to the drastically different world of "Tremendo delirio" and the rest of the tracks, as well as being fascinating chronicles of mid-90's Havana culture and dialect, have a subtle and satisfying musical flavor unique among CH's many stellar albums.

Audio Examples:
All audio examples (and .jpg's) are from Charanga Habanera's "Pa' que se entere La Habana" on Magic Music Records, except:
audio example 15 is from CH's "Tremendo Delirio" on Magic Music Records
audio example 16 is from CH's "Charanguero Mayor" on JMI Music
audio example 18 is from Issac Delgado's "Rarities" on RMM Records
audio example 19 is from Bamboleo's "Ya No Me Hace Falta" on Ahi-nama Records
audio example 20 is from Manolín's "De Buena Fe" on Metro Blue Records
audio example 26 is from Issac Delgado's "El Año Que Viene" on RMM Records

Acknowledgments: None of these Charanga articles would be possible without the tireless help of Majela Serrano of Havana Open and Marcos Morales (former Charanga Habanera soundman). Also special thanks to César Díaz, Joanna Goldberg, Alexey Berlind, Ariana Hernandez-Reguant, and Curtis Lanoue.

Tuesday, 23 December 2014, 02:42 PM