Mambo Sinuendo is a collaboration between Ry Cooder and Buena Vista alum (and formerly of many other groups as well) Manuel Galbán.
The album attempts to catch an old style popularized in Cuba by Galbán, and was, surprisingly, never followed up on by anybody after Galbán.
It's a guitar-based romp closely based in the pop/jazz crossovers of the 1950s-1960s (Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, etc).
There's a touch of exoticism here and there, and a larger touch of a relatively Hawaiian feel throughout the whole via the guitar techniques employed by the pair.
It's all somewhere in a form between lounge, mambo, and Esquivel's old space-age-bachelor-pad music.
In rare instances, there's even a little bit of a house drum loop added in by the percussionists.
Aside from the stray spacey chorus in the title track, it's an entirely instrumental affair, which suits the musicians quite well, giving them a chance to show off their full virtuosity along the way.
The musicality these guitarists hold, and the interplay between them, is really the treat of the album.
For a nice look at the musical genre that never was, but probably should have been, this makes a good show.
Newcomers to Cooder should perhaps dig into some older releases to get a feel before coming to this album, but all others should embrace it quickly.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drume NegritaEliseo Grenet | Ry Coodeer, Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Monte Adentro | Ry Coodeer, Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Los TwanguerosRy Cooder | Ry Coodeer, Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | PatriciaPérez Prado | Ry Coodeer, Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Caballo ViejoSimon Díaz | Ry Coodeer, Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Mambo SinuendoJoachim Cooder, Ry Cooder | Ry Coodeer, Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Bodas de OroElecto Chepin Rosell | Ry Coodeer, Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Échale SalsitaIgnacio Piñeiro | Ry Coodeer, Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | La Luna en Tu Mirada | Ry Coodeer, Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Secret LoveSammy Fain | Ry Coodeer, Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán | Play | 05:49 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Bolero SonámbuloRy Cooder | Ry Coodeer, Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | María la O | Ry Cooder, Manuel Galbán | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herb Alpert | Guest Artist, Trumpet |
| 2 | Jerry Boys | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing |
| 3 | Simon Burwell | Assistant Engineer |
| 4 | Carla Commagere | Coro |
| 5 | Juliette Commagere | Coro |
| 6 | Ry Coodeer | Primary Artist |
| 7 | Joachim Cooder | Composer, Drums |
| 8 | Ry Cooder | Bass (Electric), Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Steel), Organ, Piano (Electric), Primary Artist, Producer, Tres, Vibraphone |
| 9 | Sara Daoud | Production Coordination |
| 10 | Miguel "Angá" Diaz | Congas, Guest Artist |
| 11 | Simon Díaz | Composer |
| 12 | Sammy Fain | Composer |
| 13 | Manuel Galbán | Guitar, Primary Artist |
| 14 | Nick Gold | Executive in Charge of Music |
| 15 | Eliseo Grenet | Composer |
| 16 | Jimmy Hoyson | Assistant Engineer |
| 17 | Jim Keltner | Drums |
| 18 | Tom Leader | Mastering |
| 19 | Ernesto Lecuona | Composer |
| 20 | Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 21 | Maximino Duquesne Martínez | Bata Drums |
| 22 | Zita M. "Toti" Morriña | Production Coordination |
| 23 | Demetrio Muniz | Music Coordinator |
| 24 | Doyle Partners | Design |
| 25 | Ignacio Piñeiro | Composer |
| 26 | Pérez Prado | Composer |
| 27 | Isel Martinez Rodriguez | Assistant Engineer |
| 28 | Rail Jon Rogut | Digital Editing |
| 29 | Electo Chepin Rosell | 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. |