Cuban hip-hoppers Orishas made a splash with their debut, A Lo Cubano.
For their sophomore effort, there are no radical changes, just a refinement of style.
Singing remains as important as rapping, in a manner true to their Cuban heritage, and though there's plenty of booty-shaking bass in the mix, the beats are spiced up by liberal doses of real percussion, bringing a complexity and springiness to the music that's rarely seen in hip-hop.
The approach here is far more confident -- they know what they want to do and how to achieve it -- and they're not afraid of allowing guest stars, like salsa idol Yuri Buenaventura, to strut their stuff.
The closest they come to experimenting with the sound is on "Que Bola?," with its psychedelic backward loops and phasing.
And while there's nothing as immediately arresting as "537-C.U.B.A." on this disc, each cut builds with repeated listenings to make a more satisfying experience.
Orishas speaks with the tongue of the gods.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MujerLudovic Bource, Niko Nocchi, Orishas | Orishas | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | GuajiroOrishas | Orishas | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Asi FueOrishas | Orishas | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | NiñosOrishas | Orishas | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | 300 KilosOrishas | Orishas | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | GladiadoresLudovic Bource, Orishas | Orishas | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | AusenciaOrishas | Orishas | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | TestimonioOrishas, Jérôme Riffaut | Orishas | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | El Rey de la PachachaOrishas | Orishas | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | EmigrantesOrishas | Orishas | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | DesaparecidosOrishas | Orishas | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | Que Pasa | Orishas | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 13 | Que Bola | Orishas | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 14 | Havana | Orishas | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 15 | . La Vida Pasa ft. Passi | Orishas | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 58 mins | 133 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 375 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludovic Bource | Composer |
| 2 | Yuri Buenaventura | Featured Artist, Performer |
| 3 | Miguel Gomez | Percussion |
| 4 | Philippe Henry | Trombone |
| 5 | Niko Nocchi | Composer |
| 6 | Niko Noki | Featured Artist |
| 7 | Orishas | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 8 | Passi | Featured Artist |
| 9 | Jérôme Riffaut | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |