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Direct from Havana, Cuba Daptone Records is proud to present the debut single by Orquesta Akokan. Featuring some of Havanas most formidable musicians playing with a groove, a tumbao, that hasn t been heard for decades, Orquesta Akokán is a classic Mambo-inspired force of nature. Mambo Rapidito, a lively up-tempo one-chord vamp in the vein of Prado or More, boasts an undeniable energy ripe for a freshly polished dancefloor! On the flip, Un Tabaco para Elegua, describes a tambor (an afro-cuban religious ceremony) over a slow, bubbling groove a perfect compliment to sipping distilled sugar cane. The two massive sides offered up were recorded at the pre-revolutionary 1940s era Areito studios in Centro Havana where the spirit of Aragón, Tata Güines and Elena Burke still reverberate through the walls.