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Pianist Omar Sosa and his band fuse divergent musical influences on the CD Prietos. Sounds from Morocco, Ecuador, Venezuela, Ivory Coast, Brazil, the United States, and Burkina Faso coalesce with musical sensibilities from Sosa's homeland of Cuba. Especially striking on Prietos is the intertwining of hip-hop verse with traditional sounding Yoruban lyrics and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Though the contrast between the urban U.S. art form and the time-honored Cuban tradition may appear to be bit incongruous, Sosa and his crew of talented musicians make it flow on such tunes as "Takes a Second." A bevy of instruments -- including Moroccan qarqabas and bendirs, Venezuelan tambor redondos and quitiplas, and Brazilian berimbaus -- add layers of ear-catching textures to the standard Latin big-band sound. Prietos, which means "dark" in Spanish, is a coherent CD that combines music from Africa and the Africa Diaspora without coming across as contrived or forced. It's a testament to the African experience in the New World, and a product of Sosa's creative approach to music making.
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- John Cuniberti - Mastering // Scott Price - Executive Producer // John Santos - Timbales // John Santos - Timbales // John Santos - Timbales // John Santos - Berimbau // John Santos - Berimbau // John Santos - Berimbau // John Santos - Cajon // John Santos - Cajon // John Santos - Cajon // John Santos - Guiro // John Santos - Guiro // John Santos - Guiro // John Santos - Waterphone // John Santos - Waterphone // John Santos - Waterphone // John Santos - Udu // John Santos - Udu // John Santos - Udu // John Santos - Bata Drums // John Santos - Bata Drums // John Santos - Bata Drums // María Márquez - Vocals // David Frazer - ? // Robbie Kwock - Trumpet // Dan Alexander - Engineer // Yassir Chadly - Vocals // Yassir Chadly - Handclapping // Yassir Chadly - Gimbri // Yassir Chadly - Qarqaba // Geoff Brennan - Bass (Acoustic) // Omar Sosa - Piano // Omar Sosa - Piano // Omar Sosa - Timbales // Omar Sosa - Timbales // Omar Sosa - Vocals // Omar Sosa - Vocals // Omar Sosa - Producer // Omar Sosa - Producer // Omar Sosa - Main Performer // Omar Sosa - Main Performer // Omar Sosa - Liner Notes // Omar Sosa - Liner Notes // Omar Sosa - Mixing // Omar Sosa - Mixing // Sheldon Brown - Clarinet (Bass) // Sheldon Brown - Saxophone // Carlos Avila - Trumpet (Muted) // Olivier Auverlau - Photography // Nicholas Mizrachi - Engineer // Nestor Zurita - Sax (Alto) // Rodolfo Böhmwald - Engineer // Harouna Dembélé - Djembe // Aly Keita - Balafon
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Gustavo Ovalles // Elliot Kavee // Geoff Brennan // John Santos -
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- Soloists:
- Martha Galarraga //
- Yassir Chadly //
- Maria Marquez //
- Sheldon Brown //
- Robbie Kwock //
- Will Power
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