Orquesta Akokan

MAMBO RAPIDITO / UN TABACO PARA ELEGUA (7 INCH)

Daptone Records

DAP1112

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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.