Afro Female

Dymons first solo album “Druids Brew” is a potion made of the many influences Dan was blessed with throughout his traveling space, time and beyond… Having spent a few years on the road gathering ambience sounds into his little black box and musical influences from all continents, Dymons takes us on a journey through a wide wild diversity of soundscapes. Although very dub oriented this album flows through a multitude of genres and atmospheres rarely mixed together. It is made of fat driving bass lines, grooving drum beats and pulsing skanks over which ethnic instruments and contemporary sounds dance together in a psychedelic fashion…

Sintesis is one of fews Cuban Symphonic Rock group formed at the end of 1976 when the vocal quartet Tema IV join another musician wich purpose is to mix the Afro Cuban folklore with elements of Pink Floyd, Genesis, ELP, Rush and Yes.
Released in 1978, this album is a very interesting mixture of traditional prog and folk elements and some of "Nueva Trova", an epic Cuban revolutionary songs style. Soft, elegant and beautiful, a sort of a very melodic prog music. Very nice interplay between male and female voices (in Spanish), chorus, electric guitars, classic piano, Moog and organ.

Angelique Kidjo reflects on an icon of the Americas, celebrated salsa singer Celia Cruz. Over ten tracks, Kidjo’s album Celia divests itself of the glamour to investigate the African roots of the Cuban-born woman who became the "Queen" of salsa, a music genre invented in New York by Caribbean immigrants.