Customer Reviews

Rezos

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If you want a CD that's rich in vibrant vocals, spiritual depth, pulsating African-Latin beats, this CD is a must. Don't pass up an opportunity to hear ancient soulful chants with contempary finger-snapping rhythms. Bobi voice gives us a heavenly glance of what soul-stirring, heart-felt songs should be.

THe second cut "Obatala" had me transfixed. The rhythms, the vocals, the mix... all work together to reach inside your soul, whether you are of the Faith or not, and play the native chords. I LOVE THIS CD! Glad to hear Bobi again, and look forward to more.

This CD ties a link between tradition Yoruba/Santeria music with new world jazz, rhythm and blues. Excellent music, voice, and inspirational message!

The problem with a lot of Caribbean sound is that it has become homogenized, everything appears to be following the same "Buena Vista" formula. Not so here. Owing to her Yoruba practice, there is a heavier emphasis on distinctively African sounds with soft percussion and vocal rhythms that create a truly hybrid harmony.

Take Afro-Cuban singing and drumming, mix in an almost hiphop modern element, add a rich voice in Bobi Cespedes - equally able at presenting rap, Latin, jazz and soul influences - and you have a work difficult to categorize and quite compelling in REZOS.
 Not quite for the completely modern listener but more than its Afro-Cuban roots, REZOS is packed with charged action, blending jazzy riffs and Cuban traditions with reggae, hiphop, and electronic drumbeats.

I've listened to this CD thirty times and I'm still not tired...What a powerful CD. Thank you, Bobi!

This is one of the very few albums I've heard where the Cuban sounds and electronic beats actually fit together, instead just juxtaposed. It feels more like a Cuban record with electronic bass and drum put into it than the other way around, which is unfortunately the usual result of such projects. Bobi's Cuban-style singing is also excellent. Very highly recommended.

A challenging, adventurous solo project by vocalist Bobi Cespedes, a veteran performer of Berkeley, CA's venerable Conjunto Cespedes. Mixing rock, rap and moder, electro-tinged jazz with the well-established Cespedes brand of Yoruban-influenced Afro-Cuban dance music, she pushes the boundaries of her genre. I didn't always enjoy the results (in an I'd-put-this-on-to-chill-to-at-home kinda way...) but I definitely respect the process. Innovative and worth checking out.

If you want a CD that's rich in vibrant vocals, spiritual depth, pulsating African-Latin beats, this CD is a must. Don't pass up an opportunity to hear ancient soulful chants with contempary finger-snapping rhythms. Bobi voice gives us a heavenly glance of what soul-stirring, heart-felt songs should be.