Bembe

Milton Cardona | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 7, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: AMERICAN CLAVE
• ASIN: B000005A2M
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,993 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #18 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Brazilian & Latin Jazz
  • #19 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > International Jazz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Masterpiece of Masterpieces, July 5, 2005

By 

Miguel Gonzalez "palabras" (OAK PARK, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bembe (Audio CD)

This is truly one of the all-time great recordings of the 20th century. It captures the "Bembe" ritual from start to finish of the Santeria religion, from which much of Cuba's music derived. The percussion is driven by a trio of drummers playing the Bata drums - Iya, Omele and Okonkolo, which together conjure polyrhythms whose origins are distinctly African ... specifically Yoruban from what is now Nigeria. Any serious student of Afro-Cuban music *must* purchase this recording. And note the value of used discs (today listed at $69.99); this is a rare and much-sought-after recording that was once only available on vinyl. Get it while it's re-issued. Because it's bound to drop back out of print. And you'll have to pay a hefty premium.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In Praise to the Orisha, June 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Bembe (Audio CD)

This is an incredible CD! The songs and rythms literally touch the soul. From a meditative standpoint the songs transport the listener on subconscious level--even if you don't understand the lyrics. Cardona is to sacred orisha music what Mahalia Jackson or Aretha Franklin was to Gospel--all soul, as true to form as you can get.

This is Orisha "gospel" with two of mankinds first musical implements-the voice and the drums.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars BEMBE IS A YORUBA FEST, August 7, 2006

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Raul Pacheco "POPEYE" (SAN JUAN PR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bembe (Audio CD)

CONTAINS MOST OF THE ORISHAS CHANTS IN AN EXCELLENT RECORDING. THE CHORUS RESEMBLES THOSE IN THE YORUBA TRIBE IN ANCIENT TIME A MOST TO BUY.