Echu Mingua

by Ang谩 D铆az

Echu Mingua cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 2005
  • Label: World Circuit
  • Country: Cuba
  • Length: 46:29
  • Community rating: 4.2/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Ang谩's debut as a leader takes its title from his saint's name in Yoruba, Eleggu谩, the god of crossroads, and closes the Buena Vista series of albums. Rub茅n Gonz谩lez made his final recording here, alongside Cacha铆to L贸pez and Chucho Vald茅s, and the program includes personal readings of 'Round Midnight' and 'A Love Supreme'.

Genres

Descriptors: percussive, ritualistic, improvisational, piano, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. San Juan y Mart铆nez (1:45)
  2. Rezos (4:09)
  3. Pueblo Nuevo (4:29)
  4. Tum茅 Tum茅 (2:55)
  5. A Love Supreme (5:49)
  6. Gandinga, Mondongo Sandunga (5:31)
  7. Dracula Simon (2:42)
  8. Round Midnight (2:07)
  9. Jerry's Tune (0:54)
  10. Oda Maritima (4:44)
  11. Freeform (3:10)
  12. Conga Carnival (5:25)
  13. Closing (2:42)

Credits

  • Orlando "Cacha铆to" L贸pez - bass, backing vocals, written-by
  • Arlety Vald茅s - coro, vocals
  • Eliane Castillo - coro, vocals
  • Melvis Estevez - coro, vocals
  • Yudelkis Lafuente - coro, vocals
  • Malik Mezzadri - flute, written-by
  • Baba Sissoko - goblet drum [tamani], xalam [n'goni], written-by, xalam [n'goni], vocals
  • Marcos H. Scull - bata, caj贸n, congas, percussion, coro
  • Jerry Boys - recorded by, mixed by, mastered by
  • Tom Leader - engineer [assistant], mastered by
  • Isel Mart铆nez - engineer [assistant]
  • Simon Burwell - engineer [assistant]
  • Dan Thress - producer
  • Nick Gold - producer
  • Juan Miguel D铆az Zayas - written-by
  • Israel "Cachao" L贸pez - written-by
  • John Coltrane - written-by
  • Frank Emilio - written-by
  • Thelonious Monk - written-by
  • Daniel Bigeault - written-by

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