Dennis M. Reed "Califa" - My Musical Autobiography and Other Stuff

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  RumbaRama

(work in progress)

This page will provide information regarding rumba including selected audio links to RealAudio, .WAV, and .MP3 recordings. WAV and MP3 recordings will be indicated. Please feel free to send me corrections or additional information regarding this page.

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Type Date Group Tune  Source
????? 1958? Tiroro - "the best drummer in Haiti"

This is not rumba but it is included because it is one of the first non-jazz drumming LPs I ever purchased.

Tiroro - trk 1 & trk 2 CD Smithsonian Folkways Recordings from Cook C-5004 LP Side 1
colombia ? Afrocuba (rumba group, Prov. Matanzas) La calabaza CD "From Afrocuban Music To Salsa"Piranha BCD-PIR1258 1998 Track 11
colombia ?

 

Los Papines  

 

La Colombia CD "Rumbas Cubanas - Guaguanco - Colombia - Rumba" EGREM MSCD-7006 1997 Track 10
colombia+ 1999

 

Los Papines  

 

Clave Para Un Timbero interesting, includes some bell and 4/4 patterns CD "Cuba Caribe" Hemisphere 7243 4 98649 2 4 1999 Track 8
guaguancó ? Orlando Contreras con Patato y Cortijo   CD "Guaguanco" River Records IG1064
guaguancó ?

 

Grupo Guaguancó Matancero (Los Muñequitos de Manatanzas)  

 

Francicua CD "Guaguanco Vol. 2" Antilla CD 595 19?? Track 3
guaguancó ?

 

Grupo Guaguancó Matancero (Los Muñequitos de Manatanzas)  

 

La Bandera De Mi Tierra interesting clave pattern CD "Guaguanco Vol. 2" Antilla CD 595 19?? Track 5
guaguancó ? Los Papines?  

 

Si Los Rumberos Me Llaman De Los Reyes (mp3) starts folkloric then goes into band guaguancó CD "?" Track 4
guaguancó ?

 

Rumbolero (rumba group, Prov. Ciudad Habana)

 

Lamento Africano

 

CD "From Afrocuban Music To Salsa"Piranha BCD-PIR1258 1998 Track 12
guaguancó ? Celeste Mendoza y Los Papines Papa Aggun

Band intro, then folkloric, the brief band, then folkloric.

CD Tumi Cuba Classics Vol 3: Rumba Tumi CD052 1995 Track 1
guaguancó 1997 Andavo, Yoruba  

 

 

Soy Todo CD "El Callejón De Los Rumberos" Agave Music 1997 Track 1
guaguancó+ ? Mendoza, Celeste

 

Consuélate Como Yo very tasty, starts with folkloric and then becomes a band guaguancó

 

 

CD "Rumbas Cubanas - Guaguanco - Colombia - Rumba" EGREM MSCD-7006 1997 Track 9
guaguancó+ 1997

 

Andavo, Yoruba  

 

El Callejón De Los Rumberos includes much more rhythm instruments than traditional guaguancó CD "El Callejón De Los Rumberos" Agave Music 1997 Track 2
guaguancó ? Ned Sublette with Los Muñequitos de Matanzas

 

Not Fade Away sung by Ned Sublette

 

CD "Cowboy Rumba" by Sublette, Ned
rumba abierta ?

 

Carlos Embales y Conjunto de Guaguancó   Los Papines?

 

Maria La O CD "Guaguanco" Antilla CD 565 19?? Track 9 also CD "Tumi Cuba Classics Vol 3: Rumba" Tumi CD052 1995 Track 3
tonada trinitaria ?

 

Lomyde (tonada group, Prov. Cienfuegos)

 

Centinela alerta

 

CD "From Afrocuban Music To Salsa"Piranha BCD-PIR1258 1998 Track 13
yambú ?

 

Los Papines Baila Mi Yambu

You probably want to download this 6M+ files from Uwe -->

 

CD "Tambores Cubanas" Engrem CD 0037 Track 12; corrected track courtesy of Uwe,  Percussionist from Germany, posted on RMAL for details see http://members.tripod.de/rumbero/
yambú ?

 

Rumbolero (rumba group, Prov. Ciudad Habana) Palo Maribá (yambú)

 

 

CD "From Afrocuban Music To Salsa" Piranha BCD-PIR1258 1998 Track 10
Various 1995? Rapsodia Rumbera

Many performers including Tata Gúines.

 

  CD EGREM 1995

Links to Afro-Cuban Percussion Sites

Barry Cox's Rumba Lyrics
CK Ladzekpo's  Foundation Course in African Music: Rhythmic Principles
Cultural Expressions's  Bembé - Ifa Link - Yoruba Song Gallery 
Mikoyo Deschamps' Afro-Cuban Music Presentation Transcript
Dr Clave
Laurent Lamy's  BataRumba site (currently in French only) includes annotated traditional and pop Afro-Cuban rhythms.
 Manifred Mirsch's Rhythm Catalog provides annotated Afro-Cuban rhythms.