Manufacturer: Warner
Ever in pursuit of Americana beyond the mainstream (and generally from a southerly direction), guitarist Ry Cooder teams up in Mambo Sinuendo with legendary Cuban guitarist Manuel Galban. The session was inspired by the marriage of mambo and American pop that was spawned by Cuban composer Perez Prado in the 1950s, but Cooder and Galban seek a fresh perspective by setting the style for ...
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
Manufacturer: Wea
Manufacturer: Complete Blues
Ry Cooder's name has helped bring attention to this session, but it's the veteran Cuban son musicians who make this album really special. Reminiscent of Ellington in its scope and sense of hushed romanticism, Buena Vista Social Club is that rare meld of quietude and intensity; while the players sound laid-back, they're putting forth very alive music, a reminder that aging doesn't mean ...
Manufacturer: Nonsuch
The source of the Niger River? The source of the blues? Ali Farka Toure is one of the great African guitarists--one who has experimented in the most subtle of ways, seeking inspiration but never creating fusions with other popular music styles. The Source is more roots and less fronds than his Ry Cooder recording Talking Timbuktu; this earlier recording did find him working with Taj ...
Manufacturer: Hannibal
Manufacturer: Raven
