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Ya Llegaron Los CubanosArtist: Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor
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| # | Name | Play | Time | Info |
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| 01 | Ya Llegaron Los Cubanos |
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3:21 | Roy Sainz - Piano |
| 02 | Tu Experiencia |
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3:55 | Francisco Payo - Bajo |
| 03 | Si Tu No Quieres, No Te Quiero |
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4:47 | Oswaldo Huerta - Bongo |
| 04 | Déjala Que Aprenda |
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4:33 | Raine Martinez - Conga |
| 05 | La Discordia de las Frutas |
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4:19 | Javier Ortiz - Timbal |
| 06 | No Juegues Con la Candela |
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4:16 | Frank Padron, Eloy Abreu - Trompetas |
| 07 | Rumberos |
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3:41 | Ulises Benavides - Trombone |
| 08 | Chico Choco |
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4:40 | Cristobal Mildestein - Saxo |
| 09 | La Trompeta |
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3:59 | Gilberto Rivero, Javier Verdugo - Guiro, Maracas |
| 10 | La Siguatera |
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3:52 | Pedro A. Matos, Tirso Duarte - Voces solistas |
| 11 | La Que Siempre Quise Tener |
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4:19 | Lazaro Lino, Yadimir Pérez - Voces solistas |
| 12 | El Veterano |
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5:23 | Jose Lusson, Barbarito López, Ciso Guanche - Coros |
100% composed and arranged by Maykel Blanco, this first release "Ya llegaron los cubanos" was recorded with his previous group -SUPREMA LEY. It is hard to find fault with the album. Very groovy and danceable.
Review of Ya llegaron los cubanos by Michelle White of www.TIMBA.com
I would describe Ya llegaron los cubanos as timba/son. Certain aspects of the arrangements bring to mind classic son/salsa, such as some of the mambos and the harmonies of some of the coros, while the rhythm section is timba. Maykel also mixes occasional moments of jazz, Afro-Cuban jazz and rumba into the arrangements. It gives the CD a somewhat softer feel than Salsa Mayor's Recoge y vete, but it doesn't lack for timba effects or the charateristic Maykel Blanco dance factor.
The CD kicks-off with the title track, which is up-tempo at about 108 BPM and meant to get the dancers onto the dance floor: "Yo lo canto pa' que Cuba baile". Ya llegaron los cubanos is infectious and I defy anyone to sit still when this song starts.
Maykel brought in his friend Tirso Duarte to sing lead on two of the songs: the laid back Tu experiencia and No juegas con candela. Tembas seem to be a recurring theme with Maykel. Tu esperiencia is a song about a young man with a 40-something girlfriend. The arrangement of No juegas includes moments of afro-cuban jazz triplets and percussion that bring to mind rumba and it a perfect vehicle for Tirso's vocals.
The other temba song happens to be my favorite from the album, El veterano, in this case an older man who has a twenty year old girlfriend. Maykel follows the Cuban tradition of borrowing phrases from well know songs. For example in El veterano he borrows from Charanga Habanera/Forever, "Me preocupa tu situación por eso un consejo te estoy dando."
One interesting aspect of this CD is that nearly all of the songs fade out during the guía/coro section, which makes it seem as if these songs were really meant for a live show rather than a studio CD. I never saw Suprema Ley live, but Salsa Mayor performs some of the Suprema Ley repertoire on occassion.
If you are looking for a CD that you can dance to from beginning to end don't pass this up. There is not a single song that will disappoint.
