World Music

We started with lot of energy with the Nigerian Femi Kuti, son of the also popular Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, Fela Kuti, Afrobeat king of the afrobeat, a combination of Yoruba music, jazz, highlife and funk, popularized in Africa in the 70s. Fela Kuti is the creator of the term Afrobeat, which also formed its musical structure and political context. His song, Zombie was listed on the 100 Best Songs of the Time magazine.

Now than we are into African questions, more accurately, into Jamaica, we hear one musician that worked with the legend Bob Marley, Peter Tosh. From Cuba to New York, we listened to the kings of Salsa, Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri. We left the Big Apple to fly to Cuba and listen to the singer Pío Leyva, author of the guaracha El mentiroso. Leyva was part of the Buena Vista Social Club. We cannot leave the island without listening to one of his musical treasures, the god of mambo: Dámaso Pérez Prado.

As well, Jonh Hurt, Big Mama Thornton and Buddy Guy, they enjoy blues. The "Leftover Cuties" aren’t into blues, but Americans are, as the above; "the Cuties" interpret jazz, swing and rockabilly.

This set has in common to be European. We heard Bulanova from Russia, a group with a musical repertoire from Mexico, Latin America and other parts of the world. "La Vampiro " and  the guitarist "Serratorre" played flamenco music for us. Vinicio Capossela and the musician Nicola Conte along with his jazz and acid jazz put the Italian touch to this musical section.

The last section was composed by music of the "Black Continent", Latin American music, Spanish music and Spanish music by Fito and the Fitipaldis with the song Por la boca vive el pez. Finally, we heard El puente de los suspiros by Aza from Peru and Eva Ayllon from Israel.