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Free Cuba: Preview Gilles Peterson’s New Havana Cultura Comp + Free MP3 Download
November 10, 2011
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Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Havana Cultura: The Search Continues The new 2-disc sequel to Gilles Peterson’s original Havana Cultura compilation of Cuban sounds from –is now ready for insertion in your ear (at least part-way). You can preview both Disc 1 (tracks curated and recorded by Gilles) and Disc 2 (previously recorded tracks by upcoming Cuban artists collected in one place) in the form of this mini-mix (below), poured by the master-blender himself. But you can also hear more tracks over here and download the track “Vida,” featuring Osdalgia Edgaro by simply putting your email address in the slot, for a more digestible taster. We recommend you combine with a double of Havana Club over ice, then shake well. Also streamable on soundcloud. Full tracklisting after the jump.
Havana Club: Gilles Peterson x Cuba
September 30, 2011
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Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Revivalist
Speaking of Havana, UK rare groove and new soul champion Gilles Peterson recently announced the imminent release of a sequel to his Havana Cultura project highlighting sounds from Cuba. Dropping November 14th, Havana Cultura: The Search Continues will actually be a 2-disc affair this time out, disc 1 comprising original recording recorded by Gilles’ hand-picked Havana Cultura band and disc 2 being a compilation of songs by other new Cuban artists. Comparing the two Gilles says in the online trailer/micro-doc: “two years later, I’ve had a chance to digest more contemporary Cuban music, and be more involved in it…I think it’s closer to what’s going on here…” Watch below and stay tuned for more.
Throwback Thursdays Part Few: Gloria Estefan’s Grandés Exitos
September 29, 2011
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Words by Natalia Linares
Along with a mess of good hiphop and soul records, this Tuesday September 27th saw the release of Latin pop legend Gloria Estefan’s comeback LP Miss Little Havana, featuring Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes fame among other contributors. Since this is something of a milestone in Caribbean music, it seemed only right to double down on our Throwback Thursday game for an all-day pan-Latin extravaganza. So on top of DJ Chief Boima’s breakdown of Big Boy (previous post) our favorite Cubana and honorary Raka Natalia Linares provides some context for the new release with a rundown of essential La Gloria moments:
Si Cuba: Cuban Art Comes to New York
May 26, 2011
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Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Ever since this Obama character took office, we’ve been hearing about a warming in relations between the largest island in the Caribbean and its northern neighbor. But so far not much has changed between the US and Cuba–unless you happen to have family there, in which case travel has eased a bit. The tropical thaw, however, starts now. Last week marked the opening of the Si Cuba festival–which continues through June–here in New York. Si Cuba represents the biggest influx of Cuban artists, filmmakers, dancers, poets and writers ever to descend on (ascend to?) the big apple. Some highlights include the Living in Havana exhibit at the Marlborough gallery and the Havana Film Festival New York but all told $2 million-odd dollars worth of cultural programming orchestrated by some 14 arts organizations (under the aegis of the Brooklyn Academy of Music), an unprecedented effort that is already inspiring quite a buzzin New York–and quite a backlash in Miami. (More images from the Marlborough gallery after the jump.)
