View basket “Live at The Fillmore Miami” has been added to your basket. 16 Rayos Orquesta Akokán SKU: DAP-064LP Barcode: 823134006416 19.00 £19.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Daptone Released Date: 22nd October 2021 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Orquesta Akokán is ready to unleash 16 Rayos on the world’s dance floors, via Daptone Records. Recorded in Havana’s famed Egrem Studios, the group displays a cohesion forged by an intense performing and touring cycle. The musical conversation that began in the Areito studios three years earlier blossomed into an easy, intimate dialogue between good friends – allowing full, fearless musical expression and risk-taking outside of their comfort zones. Building upon Perez Prado’s dissonant, near avant-garde vision of the mambo, and highlighting the Lucumí subtext of Cuban rhythms and styles, the band continues to explore, develop and expand the island’s rich rhythmic palette and repertoire – pushing the conventions of what is considered “mambo” – and drawing deeply from folkloric and religious traditions seldom heard in popular music. 16 Rayos is here to shine its musical rays on us, warm our hearts, and irresistibly move our bodies. When Orquesta Akokán burst onto the global music scene a mere three years ago, their no-holds-barred 21st century take on the venerable Cuban mambo lit up stages around the world with a fierce and unremitting joy. Singer José “Pepito” Gómez, Chulo Records producer and multi instrumentalist Jacob Plasse, and arranger Michael Eckroth joined forces with a carefully curated selection of Havana’s most extraordinary musicians as Orquesta Akokán, polishing Cuban mambo’s golden sound to a luminous, contemporary sheen. Along the way Orquesta Akokán imbued these legendary Cuban grooves with a renewed vitality and powerful sense of akokán —the Yoruba word used by Cubans to mean “from the heart” or “soul.” On the Cuban side of the equation the Orquesta boasts some of the island’s greatest instrumentalists culled from members of near-mythical groups such as Los Van Van, NG La Banda, and Irakere (notably César Lopez, Orquesta Akokan’s point man in Havana). The ensemble for 16 Rayos shines a light on Cuba’s musical families and multigenerational legacy with the participation of two fabled Vizcainos on percussion – Roberto “Tato” Vizcaino Jr. and his father Roberto Vizcaino Guillot, a member of Chucho Valdes’ seminal 90’s quartet. Another family duo added their masterful legacy to the recording, with trumpeter Reinaldo “Molote” Melián bringing in his son, Reinaldo Melián Zamora, to play trumpet on several tunes alongside lead trumpet Harold Madrigal Frías. The winds and brass are rounded out with a rich saxophone section made up of young lion Jamil Shery and Germán Velazco (musical director for Pablo Milanés)on tenor, with Evaristo Denis on baritone and César López on alto, along with Yoandy Argudin and Heikel Fabián Trimiño on trombone. Coros were sung by Eddie Venegas and Luis Soto. Significantly, Orquesta Akokán added strings to the ensemble for the first time, with the participation of violinists Amelia Febles Díaz, Jenny Peña and Anabel Estévez Acosta, whose virtuosity stems from the classical training for which Cuban musicians are so renowned. The power and grace of Pedro “Tata” Francisco Almeida Barriel’s vocals lead the way on “4 de Octubre” and “Llegue con mi Rumba,” evincing why he is considered one of the Cuban rumba’s premier exponents. Another highly recognized singer, legendary guarachera Xiomara Valdés – who’s shared the stage with legends such as Beny Moré and Omara Portuondo and received the Ministry of Culture’s Distinción por la Cultura Nacional de Cuba as a significant contributor to Cuba’s musical legacy – is the featured guest on the title track. “Buena Vista’s better-looking little brother” – ★★★★★ Record Collector “Their self-titled debut recreates the carnival, colour and spectacle of ’40s and ’50s Cuban dance band era” – ★★★★ MOJO “Enough energy is generated in the opener, Mambo Rapidito, to keep the lights in Havana burning for a week” – The Sunday Times “the sharp-suit Saturday night to Buena Vista Social Club’s Sunday morning.” – 8/10 Uncut “A must hear item for all switched on aficionados of Latin music” – ★★★★ Shindig! ‘A life-affirming revisitation of 1950’s pre revolution Cuban cool..a shimmering gem’ Orquesta Akokan – Songlines – Music Awards – May 2019 Artist Orquesta Akokán Genre World / Fusion Label Daptone Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Mi Conga Es De Akokán 4 De Octubre La Guajira Del Mar Interludio No 1 El Inflador Fiebre Del Mambo Orchídea Interludio No 2 Llegue Con Mi Rumba 16 Rayos Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Orquesta Akokán and more from World / Fusion View Product Quick View Orquesta Akokán Orquesta Akokán World / Fusion | Daptone | 1LP Released 5th April 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Orquesta Akokán Orquesta Akokán £19.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Daptone SKU: DAP-052LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 5th April 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Omar Souleyman Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts World / Fusion | Sublime Frequencies | 2LP Released 21st September 2011 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Omar Souleyman Haflat Gharbia: The Western Concerts £29.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Sublime Frequencies SKU: SF068CD Formats: 2LP Released Date: 21st September 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ipa-Boogie Ipa-Boogie World / Fusion | Acid Jazz | 1LP Released 20th November 2020 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ipa-Boogie Ipa-Boogie £22.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Acid Jazz SKU: AJXLP550 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th November 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Experiencia Passo a Passo World / Fusion | Golden Pavilion | 1LP Released 10th August 2010 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Experiencia Passo a Passo £21.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Golden Pavilion SKU: GRLP1002 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 10th August 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Orange Blossom Everything Must Change World / Fusion | ECC100 | 1LP Released 16th March 2015 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Orange Blossom Everything Must Change £22.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: ECC100 SKU: ECC100002 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th March 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bombino Live In Amsterdam World / Fusion | Partisan Records | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 27th November 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bombino Live In Amsterdam £19.00 Genre: World / Fusion Label: Partisan Records SKU: PTKF2188-1 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 27th November 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Witch Zango World / Fusion | Desert Daze Sound | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 2nd June 2023 £19.00 - 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