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orquesta akokan - s/t - daptone records - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Latin

1. Mambo Rapidito
2. La Corbata Barata
3. Un Tabaco Para Elegua
4. Otro Nivel
5. La Cosa
6. Cuidado Con El Tumbador
7. Yo Soy Para Ti
8. No Te Hagas
9. A Gozar La Vida

‘Orquesta Akokán’ flexes its blazing hot mambo from the first downbeat, with lead-off track “Mambo Rapidito”: a breakneck pace, deft big band orchestrations that dart and weave, rich cascades of piano, all led by Pepito’s soaring, joyful proclamations.

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Assembled and led by Cuban vocalist José “Pepito” Gómez, Orquesta Akokán is a big band collective of the finest musicians on the island, both young and old. It features all-original music and was cut live to tape over a three-day session at Havana’s hallowed state-run Estudios Areito. Areito is one of the longest operating studios in the world and where important Cuban records have been made. The album was produced by Jacob Plasse and arranged by Mike Eckroth.