Persecusión, Asaltos y Amores de un Sueco en La Habana
6:31
como descarga ese tres compadre
Calentando la Ilusión (Instrumental)
4:22
que buen swing tiene este son cubano
While Edesio Alejandro is mostly known for his film-scoring projects, with "Calentando La Ilusión" he delivers a solid sampling of traditional Cuban music.
While Edesio Alejandro is mostly known for his film-scoring projects, with "Calentando La Ilusión" he delivers a solid sampling of traditional Cuban music. All the elements are here: claves clicking out the characteristic 3-2 beat that is at the heart of Cuban music; bongo and conga drums and bells filling out the rhythm; the Cuban bass, staying off the first beat of each measure, then dancing across beats two, three and four; the tres, a tres guitar with three pairs of ringing steel strings; and a solo trumpet, sometimes muted, playing melodic runs on top. The effect is hypnotic, mesmerizing. On top of all this is Adriano Rodriguez's mahogany voice singing the familiar lyrics, sometimes accompanied by a traditional coro. Traditional Cuban music has spawned many different musical styles -- mambo, cha cha, salsa, Latin jazz, soukous, songo -- all very special and beautiful as the music on this CD.
Musicians on "Calentando La Ilusión"
Edesio Alejandro
Arranger, Mixing, Recording, Producer, Mastering, Direction
While Edesio Alejandro is mostly known for his film-scoring projects, with "Calentando La Ilusión" he delivers a solid sampling of traditional Cuban music. All the elements are here: claves clicking out the characteristic 3-2 beat that is at the heart of Cuban music; bongo and conga drums and bells filling out the rhythm; the Cuban bass, staying off the first beat of each measure, then dancing across beats two, three and four; the tres, a tres guitar with three pairs of ringing steel strings; and a solo trumpet, sometimes muted, playing melodic runs on top. The effect is hypnotic, mesmerizing. On top of all this is Adriano Rodriguez's mahogany voice singing the familiar lyrics, sometimes accompanied by a traditional coro. Traditional Cuban music has spawned many different musical styles -- mambo, cha cha, salsa, Latin jazz, soukous, songo -- all very special and beautiful as the music on this CD.
Musicians on "Calentando La Ilusión"