Sunday, July 30, 2006

Celeste Mendoza on YouTube


OK, she's not my favorite rumbera, but this clip is just beautiful. I love the shots of the girls in the solar, and the male dancer with his mimetic movements are great, that's what I think of when I hear "guaguancó de tiempo España." You can see Carlos Embales smiling and dancing in the coro. I believe this is originally from the 1965 documentary "Nosotros la Música."

Saturday, July 29, 2006

Bailando guaguancó on YouTube



This is from the "La Rumba del Siglo" CD, 1999. I can't find it on the web at the moment.

El Goyo on vocals. A master rumbero whose singing is featured on Rapsodia Rumbera, as well as his own "La Rumba es Cubana."

Buy "La Rumba es Cubana" here.

Friday, July 28, 2006

Los Chinitos on YouTube

A nice video from "Los Chinitos," inventors of guarapachangueo. First-class rumba.



Also check out the guarapachangueo lesson on their website, built by one of their students.

Rapsodia Rumbera "2" on Rapidshare

Rapsodia Rumbera 2

1- SON CARIÑOS?
2- COLUMBIA
3- YA YO NO QUIERO MÁS NADA DE TI
4- PONGÁMONOS DE ACUERDO
5- AVE MARÍA, ¡QUÉ CALOR!
6- ABAKUÁ
7- HOMENAJE A CALIXTO CALLAVA
8- YO TENGO UN CRÁNEO CONTIGO
9- COLUMBIA

A great collection of tunes from Rumberos de Cuba, apparently unreleased out-takes from the essential guarapachangueo classic "Rapsodia rumbera." Buy it here.

UPDATE: Link renewed 20 Nov 2006

Yoruba Andabo Live on Rapidshare

Yoruba Andabo live in La Habana in 1995 doing

"Oiganla" and "Ya están sonando los güiros."

(LINK UPDATED 15 MAR 07)
Download here.

Carlos Embale Rarities on Rapidshare

Rarities from Carlos Embale

UDATE: LInk renewed 20 Nov 2006

1. Dia que, son
2. Porque me guardas rencor
3. Sonando guaguanco
4. Guaguanco sabroso
5. Milonga Espanola
6. El Callejon de los rumberos
7. A San Miguel del Padron
8. Quitalo del rincon
9. E, A
10. Timbalaye
11. Manana te espero nina
12. Tonache
13. Chambeleque
14. Genial Compositor
15. Gongorongon
16. A Matanzas
17. Regaño el corazon
18. Union de Reyes
19. Dos Almas Y Un Guaguanco

Buy Carlos Embale's essential CD "Rumbero Mayor" here.
(As of today a bargain at only $2.87!)

Old School Rumbas on Rapidshare

Next up is some old school stuff, including some Muñequitos 78's that haven't made it to CD, and another Muñequitos-esque group called "Los Parranqueros" anyone have any info on them? (UPDATE: El Goyo tells us they were called "Los Parragueños")

Old School Rumbas
(Link renewed 01 Feb 2007)

Tracks are:

1. Mañana te espero, niña —Los Muñequitos
2. Recuerdo —Los Muñequitos
3. Guaguancó Sabroso —Miguel Angel "Aspirina"
4. Omelé —Los Muñequitos
5. Quando me toca a mi —Miguel Angel "Aspirina"
6. Al Soñar que era feliz —Miguel Angel "Aspirina"
7. Llora como lloré —Los Muñequitos
8. Yambú —Los Muñequitos
9. Porque tu no quieres? —Carlos Embales y El Vive Bien
10. Soñando guaguanco —Carlos Embales y El Vive Bien
11. Lo que dice el Abakuá —Los Muñequitos
12. La China Linda —Roberto Maza
13. Virgencita de mi camino —Los Parragueños
14. Si en vano te juré —Los Parragueños

Buy more classic old recordings from Los Muñequitos de Matanzas here.

Yoruba Andabo "Cajones Bullangueros" on Rapidshare

The rare 1st disc from Yoruba Andabo, pre-guarapachangueo, using only cajones, and featuring Fariñas and Calixto Callava (RIP) on vocals.


Yoruba Andabo - Cajones Bullangueros


Track List:

1. Oiganla
2. El Callejón de los rumberos
3. Protesta Carabalí
4. Cajones Bullangueros
5. Barasuguayo
6. La Bendición
7. Cinco línias, cuatro espacios
8. El niño rey
9. Chano Pozo
10. Perdón
11. Lamento Africano
12. Tiembla la tierra
13. Aqui entre las flores

Buy Yoruba Andabo's essential classic "En el callejón de los rumberos" here.