Azucar Letal "Azucar Letal"
 
AZUCAR LETAL....
is a group from Havana, Cuba: Lenia Diaz Diaz vocals
Madelin Esquime Alfonso vocals
Africa Marquez Cardenas background vocals, percussion
Holger produced this album together with executive producer Christian Traut, working with female Singers, recording classic as well as contemporary Cuban material in Havana.
In its long history, Cuban music has had a huge influence on european and american styles. It can be traced back to the mambo craze of the early sixties in the US and the latin influences on jazz music. Perhaps most importantly, even the invention of funk music is not imaginable without the afro cuban foundations laid a decade earlier by Perez Prado.
To bring this influence back to life, Holger set out to create a true crossover on the basis of the afro cuban traditions, without destroying them in the process? The other aim was to produce a style that departs from the ususal salsa images and moves away from the nostalgic pictures of smiling people, palm trees and hand rolled cigars. The choice of songs on this pop orientated album reflects the ambigous moods of cuba today, from the emotional love song "ya ves" to the slightly sinister "hagamos un chen" commenting on prostitution. AZUCAR LETAL shows that cuban music is not far removed from european and american influenced styles. They are not opposites. They belong together.
Track listing:
- Melao De Cana
- La Mirada
- Mirame Bien
- Somos Lo Maximo
- El Pai Y La Mai
- Guantanamera
- Hagamos Un Chen
- La Bola
- Ya Ves
- Lalle Lalle
Label: Sub Up Format: CD Country: Europe Released: 2001
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