Tanga: King of Afro Cuban Jazz

Tanga: King of Afro Cuban Jazz

2016 collection. Baritone vocalist, percussionist, bandleader Machito and his brother-in-law, the arranger Mario BauzÃ¡ were first to create a musical dialogue between Cuban music and jazz. BauzÃ¡, it was, who in 1938 persuaded Machito to follow him to New York in search of opportunities which were not available at home in Havana. It was a bold move. "If we have to starve, we'll starve together," Bauza wrote. Machito's orchestra - an extraordinary aggregation of gifted, mostly Cuban and Puerto Rican musicians - confounded the stereotypical view of Cuban music as being facile and unsophisticated. They were as good as the very best black American big bands, and more influential than all but a handful of them. The band's arrangements broke new ground with their use of contrasting rhythmic figures and dynamic contrast. BauzÃ¡'s "Tanga," (an African word for marijuana) is the first piece that may be termed Afro-Cuban jazz. Built around a swirl of clashing trumpet and percussion themes, the composition evoked the kind of hypnotic energy that embodied the spirit of mambo. It is the opening number of this edition, an anthology of Machito recordings which span a 15 year period from 1947 and includes the momentous Chico O'Farrill-arranged Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite which has been described as a blueprint for Latin jazz, in the way it combines several rhythmic styles.
Country USA
Brand Imports
Manufacturer El
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 5013929330733
ReleaseDate 2016-03-25
UnitCount 1
Format Import
EANs 5013929330733

Country	USA
Brand	Imports
Manufacturer	El
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	5013929330733
ReleaseDate	2016-03-25
UnitCount	1
Format	Import
EANs	5013929330733

Tanga: King of Afro Cuban Jazz

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