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Carambola

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I got this CD as a gift from my brother, a musician in NYC. Excellent, sometimes moody, Afro-Cuban rythms. Big horn section sound. I don't own any other albums by this artist, so I can't compare. This is the kind of music that makes you dance - in your chair at work, around the living room. You feel like you are on Miami Beach or some lovely tropical location, not in a dreary cube or land-locked high rise building. I am going to buy one for my best friend.

Afro-Cuban has been out of style since, well, Ricky Ricardo? Actually, no. We call it Salsa now. Jazz enthusiasts need not worry, you'll love this album. These same rhythms gave Santana his unique brand of rock, so I can recommend it to any rocker who does not think that Black Sabbath is all there is. Besides, when you're watching The Simpsons, maybe you'll start to get the Tito Puente jokes.

This father/son re-creation of Afro-Cuban jazz brings new life to an old favorite, The Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite. Very tasty. Not just a retrospective though, plenty of new stuff.

Go back to Havana, enjoy a Cuba Libre with a lime slice and party on to the original sounds that made Batista one serious party dude until that bearded kook took the fun out of it.