Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: P18 Title: Urban Cuban Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 1 Label: Higher Octave Original Release Date: 10/19/1999 Release Date: 10/19/1999 Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, Pop Styles: Caribbean & Cuba, Cuba, Dance Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 724384700522, 0724384700553 |
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This truly explosive mix of real Cuban music, beats, and samples is the brainchild of Tom Darnal, the former keyboard player of Mano Negra, who spent three years in Cuba working on the project, then returned to Paris and t... more »     |
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Amazon.com This truly explosive mix of real Cuban music, beats, and samples is the brainchild of Tom Darnal, the former keyboard player of Mano Negra, who spent three years in Cuba working on the project, then returned to Paris and tweaked it all with DJ Sree. It was certainly worth the effort, knocking Cuban music quite definitely into the modern electronic age. Hip-hop and drum & bass sit perfectly next to son, chants, and drumming, and the rhythmically angular piano lines of Cuban jazz make sense over programmed beats. It all ends on a much quieter note (more French chanson than anything), but by then you're exhausted, anyway. And if the title track doesn't get your heart racing, check that you still have a pulse. --Chris Nickson Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsSamba goes Electronic Enrique Torres | San Diegotitlan, Califas | 08/18/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "P-18, pronounced PEH- DIEZ Y Ocho is party music with a third world beat. The music is an eclectic mix as the various rhythmns mixed are programmed touching on such diverse styles as reggae, son, chant, jazz, merengue, all infused with a Caribbean flavor via France with a final stop over in Cuba. The influence of Manu Chao is evident throughtout with refences to Babylon and revolutionary themes. The musical chants of the soneros are marvelously mixed with heavy electronic samples that create quite possibly the new direction of Cuban music for the 21st century. Very cool music to dance to, high energy stuff that makes you want to move as your mind and body transcend the mundane nature of everyday life. Not to be confused with tradional Cuban music or techno this is a great mix of the two to create "algo differente" or something different as P-18 says. Whether you speak French, Spanish or English the music speaks the univesal language of good times that they call Urban Cuban, street music for the masses." It's out of common! and it's great! Maya Bernard | Québec, Canada (the french part of...) | 12/14/1999 (4 out of 5 stars) "An happy blend of techno and cuban music! What an idea. Don't be affraid, listen to it. It is an alternate way to enjoy techno, it is an alternate way to enjoy cuban music. Music to dance on. Say goodbye to commercial «supposed» latin music, like Ricky Martin or Enrique Eglesias or all the so bad midley of these short time success... To go out of the path, in the techno and in the music to dance on, try this album." CUBAN GROOVES antonio cabadas | QRO.MEX | 07/07/2000 (4 out of 5 stars) "Well, here we have an outstanding opportunity to hear other dimension of cuban music. For the people that have some knowledge of cuban sound this gonna be an enjoyable trip, plenty of electronic moods and charged with lyrics of full "sabor latino". This is the next step after the phenomenon called Buenavista social club, an evolution that all the people with a globalized mind have expected. We can find references inside of Mexico( the disc have a hidden track that we call "corrido" that talks about the war in Chiapas) and of course about Cuba. You can feel the flavor mano negra along the entire album, but the spark that makes this album ignite is the work of the DJ, he really knows what to do with turntables, a lesson of how a song can be improved with electronic atmospheres. Anyhow, if this is your first incursion in real latin music you're in the correct way. Para toda la banda que habla español!Viva Cuba! Y a gozar el super reventón que viene incluido en el disco.Es la misma onda que trae Manu en su discazo Clandestino!Viva Chiapas!"
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