Mambo Calypso (2025) [LP]

Various Artists - Mambo Calypso (2025) [LP]

Zombie Club presents a reedition of Mambo Calypso another volume of sonic Caribbean Cruise. Following the approach of the first volume and understanding the Caribbean as a region is not limited to a strictly geographical demarcation but rather a demographic and cultural space where countries, islands and coastal areas may fall into a common Mare Nostrum even arrives in New Orleans. The influence of African drum and the "Cuban clave" makes different music beyond its specific components be they Latinos, Anglos or Frenchie's -- look at themselves and recognize a certain family. This is not a coincidence, since the slave trade brought African music from the port of Havana to Cartagena de Indias, Nassau, Port-au-Prince, Salvador de Bahia and the southern United States. The same Blackness, the same rhythm, the same festive mood, spirit of resistance and struggle. And so, Arsenio Rodriguez can be heard without jumps next to a Calypso of Blind Blake, or a tasty Pacho Galan's coastal Cumbia crossover with Dave Bartholomew's Mambo or a Latin Swing of Lalo Guerrero, where the Dominican Merengue sounds Joseito Mateo in line with that of its Haitian neighbor Nemour Jean Baptiste. A very spicy musical "melting pot," a gumbo of percussion and languages, to enjoy and dance. Re-board the Zombie Club Cruise, will not be disappointed. Also featuring Tito Rodriguez & His Orchestra, Benny More, The Duke of Iron, Trio Serenata, Mongo Santamaria, Lord Power & Trentos Spence, Celia Cruz y Sonora Matancera, Alvin "Red" Tyler, and Cortijo y su Combo. 
A1. Tito Rodriguez & His Orchestra - Yambere 
A2. Blind Blake - O' Look Misery 
A3. Arsenio Rodriguez - Se Formo el Bochinche 
A4. Dave Bartholomew - Shrimp & Gumbo 
A5. Benny More - Santa Isabel de Las Lajas 
A6. Enssemble Nemours Jean Baptiste - A Pali Papa 
A7. The Duke of Iron - Mambo Calypso 
A8. Trio Serenata - Cumbia Sobre el Mar 
B1. Pacho Galan y su Orquesta - Cumbia del Caribe 
B2. Mongo Santamaria - Jamaicuba 
B3. Lord Power & Trentos Spence - Strip Tease 
B4. Celia Cruz y Sonora Matancera - Baila Yemaya 
B5. Alvin "Red" Tyler - Peanut Vendor 
B6. R. Garcia y Conjunto Cibao - Ahora si hay Melao 
B7. Cortijo y su Combo - Besitos de Coco 
B8. Lalo Guerrero - Los Chucos Suaves