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BIENVENIDO!
ASHÉ
is
a word of many meanings: blessings, energy, power, confidence
-- people, objects, music and ideas – if
they’ve got “Ashe” they’ve got energy and power in the purest sense.
In Cuba they call it
"ache" and in Brazil "axe", this word is used both
in Africa and Tibet, with the same meanings. Ashe Records is here to bring you music "con ache"!
HAVE A GENUINE
PUERTO RICAN CHRISTMAS PARTY
WITH FAMED CUATRO PLAYER YOMO TORO!
YOMO TORO
CELEBREMOS NAVIDAD
Produced by Rachel Faro & Sammy
Figueroa
"It's a
classic..." New York Times
Master
cuatro player Yomo Toro knows that you don’t have to be in
Puerto Rico to enjoy a traditional Christmas.
Aluminun foil may replace banana leaves for the pasteles,
buildings and streets may replace the mountains and countryside, but
nothing replaces a tipico parranda of aguinaldos, bombas
and plenas.
Yomo
presents his original aguinaldos with a modern touch, combining
traditional accompaniment with swinging jazz and salsa arrangements by Eric
Figueroa and Nelson “Gazu” Jaime.
Recorded in New York and Puerto Rico, with an all-star ensemble, Celebremos
Navidad features stellar performances by singers Jerry Medina
and Dalia Silva, and musicians such as Eric Figueroa
(piano), Joe Santiago (bass), Bobby Allende (congas), Cachete
Maldonado (percussion), Ralph Irizarry (timbales), Papo
Vasquez (trombone), Ray Vega (trumpet), Bobby Franceschini
(saxophone), with Adalberto Santiago, Deborah Resto and the
late great Nestor Sanchez on backing vocals.
And over everything, Yomo's lightning speed riffs and joyful
jibaro spirit suffuse this album with joy and nostalgia.
Salsa,
jazz, folkloric, Christmas, or jibaro music, seasonal or all year
round, here is an ingenuously soulful expression of the heart of Puerto
Rico played with the gallantry and excitement that is Yomo Toro.
Have a parranda with this exuberant collection: this album is
definitely for dancing.
LISTEN & BUY
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