Asere: Junio Groove | CD review

(Astar Artes)Asere continue to surprise. It's been well over a decade since this young Cuban band were discovered and promoted by the Colombian singer Toto la Momposina, and they have gone on to shake up the Havana music scene, carefully balancing a respect for the traditions of Son, the dominant Cuban dance style, with unexpected new influences. This is a seven-piece band who play great, slinky and rhythmic dance music, but can use the same rhythms as the basis for the thoughtful Tumbao Sangrea...

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