Tambo [Original recording reissued]

Willie Rodriguez, Tito Puente | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 22, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: RCA Intl
• ASIN: B00009YXJ9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,457,333 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dance of the Headhunters

2. Call of the Jungle Birds

3. Rumba Timbales

4. The Ceremony of Tambó

5. Velorio

6. Cuero Pelao

7. Jungle Holiday

8. Guaguancó

9. Ritual Drum Dance

10. Witch Doctor's Nightmare

11. Son Montuno

12. Voodoo Dance at Midnight

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An intense outing with Tito during his heyday!, July 16, 2005

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Captain Opinionated (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tambo (Audio CD)

I am a beginner when it comes to Tito Puente's massive recorded backlog. However, I have accumulated a handful of titles and, personally, have found that the older stuff is the best (not that the man didn't keep up a high standard throughout his long career). This is one of RCA/BMG's "Tropical Collection" titles, along with such CDs as "Cuban Carnival" and "Mucho Puente" (and many others). It was recorded in 1960 and, at first listen, I was a bit taken aback... but in a good way. The percussion is very much the star of this show. I mean, it was always quite prominent (Puente was El Rey del Timbales!) but here it's practically the whole show. This CD is like a collection of drum workouts. Though a big band (featuring Doc Severinsen!) is featured, there is a lot less horn blowin', vocals, and piano playin' than on some titles. But, man, is this band hot! Just think of it this way - on the "greatest hits" Puente titles, you will be hearing great afro-cuban jazz songs with prominent percussion and percussion solos. "Tambo" is much more a drumming showcase that happens to have some songwriting layered around it for the sake of indicating where one title stops and the next starts. As you can see, at the date of this review, this title is out of print, but it is fairly easy to find used. Pick it up... it's one of his better titles!

5.0 out of 5 stars pure poly-rhythm!, June 25, 2008

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Will I Am "Will I Am" (Tucson Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tambo (Audio CD)

Tambo is a compendium of Afro-Cuban cult rhythms that have been "re-tooled" for "mass consumption". Although there are brass and other instruments, the emphasis is totally on rhythm and it is probably one of the best pure poly-rhythmic albums ever recorded.

5.0 out of 5 stars Afro-Cuban Music at its best, December 28, 2000

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David Hernandez (Valrico, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tambo (Audio CD)

I've had this cd for about 10 months and I never get sick of playing it. It is a great cd because it has a lot of catchy songs and beats on it. If you enjoy Afro Cuban music or latin music in general then this is for you.