manteca

[percomat]

Hello, I was listening to the box set with Chano yesterday (Tambor de Cuba I think it is called, with the comments by Jordi Puyol?), by the way an interesting collection, and my question is about the third disc; the Cu-Bop days, and especially the numbers Cubano Be, Cubano Bop and of course the fabolous Manteca, and I wonder, exactly what are Chano playing in the middle part of Manteca, is it some kind of bembe, if so, what kind of bembe, or is this Yoruba or Abakua-stuff, and maybe some of you even know what is being played in the two other number mentioned too? thanks

[zaragemca]

Greeting,Chano Pozo was outcast from his Carabali,brotherhood,for playing Abakua percussion riffs in popular music and singing some Abakua-chants,he was not a Yorubas fallower,(as I had read in some articles).Dr. Zaragemca

[ABAKUA]

Chano was Carabali, what he is doing in Manteca is of Abakua origin.


Cheers.



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