Mongo Santamaria, Afro Roots - 1h 18m 13s

Tracks & Durations

1. Afro Blue	3:57
2. Che-Que-Re-Que-Che-Que	1:45
3. Rezo	2:13
4. Ayenye	2:39
5. Onyae	3:29
6. Bata	2:32
7. Meta Rumba	3:33
8. Chano Pozo	2:38
9. Los Conguitos	2:12
10. Monte Adentro	3:31
11. Imaribayo	2:04
12. Mazacote	10:36
13. Ye Ye	3:04
14. Congobel	2:58
15. Macunsere	3:01
16. Timbales Y Bongo	7:14
17. Yambu	4:03
18. Bricamo	4:24
19. Longoito	3:20
20. Conga Pa Gozar	4:06
21. Columbia	4:41

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Review

A compilation of Cuban conguero Ramon "Mongo" Santamaria's first two albums for Fantasy Records, Afro Roots features not only an all-star percussion section, including Willie Bobo, Francisco Aguabella, Carlos Vidal, and Armando Perazza, but also musicians such as flutist Paul Horn, vibist Cal Tjader, and saxophonist Jose "Chombo" Silva. This disc also includes the original version of Santamaria's classic "Afro-Blue" (a simmering, sensual reading featuring Horn). The music, closer to traditional Cuban music than to any notion of Latin jazz, sounds as fresh and engaging as when it was recorded, in 1958. The set includes nods to traditional Afro-Cuban religious ritual music ("Afro-Blue," "Bata," "Imaribayo") and classic rumba ("Chano Pozo," "Meta Rumba," "Yambu," "Columbia") but also conga ("Conga Pa Gozar"), merengue-rumba ("Che-Que-Re-Que-Che-Que"), and an elegant but forceful mambo ("Mazacote," featuring Tjader). --Fernando Gonzalez

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Afro Roots

Tracks: 21, Disk length: 1h 18m 45s (+0m 32s)

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