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I remember the first time I heard this cd playing in the background at The Heartland Cafe, in the Rogers park neighborhood of Chicago sometime in the mid 1990's. I asked the owner who was playing and he commented, Mezcla. He lent me the cd and for the 1st time I heard the enchanting voice of Lazaro Ros. I couldn't put the cd down. 1 yr later, Mezcla came to the Heartland, sans Lazaro Ros and even though they were fantastic and played some of the songs from the cd, it wasn't the same w/o Lazaro Ros. Bottom line, this cd is a MUST for any world music collection! It blends the traditional with contemporary. It is truly a work of art! Ashe!

Lazaro Ros approached Mezcla with the thought that in order to live forever these timeless songs needed to be played in a new way, and the idea works so well it becomes music you have to hear every day! The jazz/rock Afro-Cuban fusion group Mezcla's respect for the material and their consummate arranging, musicianship and choral back-up skills combine so beautifully with the voice of Cuba's great 'akpuon' that knowledgable music lovers and folks 'in the religion' alike will find this disc indispensible.

THIS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE WITH A JAZZ TONE TO HONOR OUR DIETIES IN OUR YORUBA TRADITION CUBAN STYLE LOCUMI, JUST BEAUTIFUL, YOU CAN THE LOVE AND ENERGY OF THE LITE, JUST AWESOME.

GREAT ALBUM, PLUS IT HAS THE LYRICS IN YORUBA WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

The album contains the same santeria songs found in Lazaro's Olorun album. It is a collection of santeria lyrics presented in modern music like jazz, calipso, salsa, etc. For those looking for the true, sacred, religious beat of santeria drums, this album will be a disappointment. However, I liked it because the music is a joyous and light-hearted version of Lazaron's Olorun album. END