Cancionero Rumbero now online

It's not perfect but it is the best we can do at the moment, and
hopefully with your help it will get better:

http://cancionerorumbero.blogspot.com/

Add your corrections in "comments."

Send in new lyrics to: guarachon63@gmail.com

Click on "Show Index" for a more-or-less alphabetical listing.

Thanks to Patricio and Philip for their invaluable and tireless help with this project.

Saludos
Barry

Conjunto Folklórico Nacional: El Papalote

Happy New Year all.

Just doing a little house cleaning. I had uploaded this to youtube a while back but never got around to putting it up.

It's a rumba mimetica or ("mime rumba" or rumba de tiempo España) from Conjunto Folklórico. I love the way Candito Zayas sings it. Enjoy.

Solista: ¡Cómo se empina el papalote! (How the kite rises!)
Coro: Dándole vueltas al monigote (Turning the spool)

Ibae: Carlos "Patato" Valdés

Patato (L) and Totico, c. 1967
Photo credit: Martin Cohen, congahead.com

Carlos "Patato" Valdés passed away last night and the tributes to this influential master will be many and well-justified.

His achievements were numerous, but around here he will always be remembered most for his 1967 recording "Patato y Totico," one of the all-time great rumba recordings. If you don't have it, get it. If you have it already, put it on and enjoy.

Also be sure to visit Martin Cohen's excellent photo tribute to Patato.

New from Oba-Ilu

New on Soul Jazz Records. Seems like an overview of the rhythms, no songs included. Should appeal to all you drumaholics out there.

Track List:

1.	Elegua (Latopa)
2.	Oggun
3.	Ochosi (Aguere)
4.	Chango (Bayuba)
5.	Oya:Abakua (Tuitui)
6.	Agayu:Toque (Chango-Rumba)
7.	Yuka
8.	Makuta
9.	Palo
10.	Bembe
11.	Guiro
12.	Iyesa (Variant 1)
13.	Iyesa (Variant 2)
14.	Arara (Variant 1-Mase)
15.	Arara (Variant 2-Soyi)
16.	Arara (Variant 3-Gervioso)
17.	Abakua

Have a listen and buy the LP, CD, or even mp3s here.