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CD Review (in French)
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The Beat, CD Review (in French) >>
Speaking of Gypsy brass-band music, that's waht the wild and wooly disc-opener "Andando Vengo" by La Cumbiamba eNeYe resembles on Marioneta (Chonta), sounding more like some kind of orchestral merengue in mad overdrive tan any cumbia I've ever heard. While there's no trendiness in play here - no hip-hop rhythms, no computer effects - the music isn't soasked in nostalgia, either. The marimba solo on "El Camaron" is equal parts West African and Central American with a hint of jazz improvisation. The rural flutes and drums on "Marioneta" and "Pachanga" bang and whistle with ritualistuc suggestion, although the flute solo on "Pachanga" borrows soprano sax phrasings. The Cuban son and cumbia connection on "Chicarron Peluo" made me think of England's Ska Cubano ensemble minus the caricature. Based in New York, La Cumbiamba eNeYe seeks to broaden the American audience for traditional-based Colombian music, and waht I'm hearing as energetic recombinany cumbia succeeds wildly, and, if I may repeat myself, I definitely mean wildly. 12/01/06
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