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obbatuke - manana 001 - manana - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: World - Misc

1. Biancamo
2. Homenaje Al Benny
3. Yambu Arara
4. Elegua
5. Orun Seco

Obbatuk� are an 8-piece group from Santiago de Cuba, lead by renowned quinto player Carlos Guerra. The band are mainstays at the Casa del Caribe, widely regarded as the epicentre for the Eastern rumba scene.

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Rumba is a percussive-led genre descended from Africa which was formed when mixed with Spanish influences in the ports of Havana and Matanzas.

This particular session was recorded at Castlesound Studios in Edinburgh on the band's first trip outside of Cuba. It features three different sub-genres of Rumba and an extended Yoruba bata piece called Orun Seco.