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Putumayo Presents: Afro-Latino,Various Artists

- Putumayo Presents: Afro-Latino
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Various Artists
Released 1998

Galo Negro
03:47
998 plays

El Son de Llama
06:48
965 plays

Mueve la Cintura Mulata
08:05
845 plays

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songs

- 1
- Me Vuelvo Guajiro
- 06:35
- 1,241 plays

- 2
- Mambo Yo Yo
- 04:11
- 1,100 plays

- 3
- Yay Boy
- 04:01
- 6,243 plays

- 4
- El Son de Llama
- 06:48
- 965 plays

- 5
- Galo Negro
- 03:47
- 998 plays

- 6
- Vivo en el Monte
- 04:10
- 840 plays

- 7
- Mujer Magica
- 05:02
- 837 plays

- 8
- Mueve la Cintura Mulata
- 08:05
- 845 plays

- 9
- Adama Coly
- 05:37
- 765 plays

- 10
- Kolonial
- 02:28
- 692 plays

- 11
- Me Dieron la Clave
- 03:28
- 821 plays

- 12
- Aideu
- 01:54
- 737 plays

album review

Far from a typical salsa release, Putumayo Presents: Afro Latino is an intriguing compilation that examines the relationship between African music and Afro-Cuban music in the 1990s. African rhythms were instrumental in the development of son, cha cha, mambo, guaguanco, and other Cuban styles that came to be called salsa, and things really became ironic when artists in different parts of Africa started embracing salsa. Spanning 1995-1998, this 12-song CD boasts salsa recordings by both African and Cuban artists. Tam-Tam 2000's "Me Vuelvo Guajiro," Ricardo Lemvo's "Mambo Yo Yo," and Africando's "Yah Boy" reveal how exciting it can be when artists from Senegal and the Congo combine modern African pop (especially soukous) with salsa, while Cuban recordings like Papi Oviedo's "Vivo en el Monte," Cuarteto Oriente's "Mueve la Cintura Mulata" and Conjunto Céspedes' "Aideu" can serve as reminders of the rhythmic debt that Cubans owe to Africans. And to make things even more interesting, Putumayo also includes Peruvian singer Julian Avalos and Afro-Andes' "Mujer Magica," an engaging combination of Afro-Cuban and South American elements. Full of surprises, this is a superb collection that lovers of both African and Afro-Cuban music shouldn't miss. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide