Buenos Hermanos (Special Edition) (Coloured Vinyl 2xLP) Postcards

Buenos Hermanos (Special Edition) (Coloured Vinyl 2xLP) PostcardsIn 2003 Ibrahim Ferrer released his Grammy winning second solo album Buenos Hermanos, an audacious and assured album firmly rooted in tradition but at the same time expanding the horizons of Cuban music in the 21st century with its varied repertoire and modern sound. For this very special edition release, producer Ry Cooder has revisited the original mixes and added 4 previously unheard tracks, recorded at the original album sessions, to a brand new

Andrew Savage of Parquet Courts describes Soul and Cigarette as a tribute to Alda Merini

but at the same time its celebration of women and good times isn't simple or without its own appreciation of good danger

cut at 45 rpm

As A Member Of 'Johnny Otis And His Orchestra'

With a unique blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms

Chicago and Philadelphia

It's Just Wind is both a lifetime in the making and utterly impromptu

and this album is an RT Essential mainly because of James's definitive version of Dark End of The Street

No one player stands out

Westward Bound

Inspired by records like Bjork's Homogenic

Jazz and Blues