Author: SOUL JAZZ RECORDS PRESENTS

Format: Remixes included

Release Date: 15-04-2014

Details: Soul Jazz Records' new release is the first album ever outside of Spain to focus on the history of Gipsy Rhumba, one of the most interesting musical culture clashes that first took place in the early 1960s.brbrIn the Catalan region of Spain, gypsies, primarily known as the creators of Flamenco, came up with a fascinating hybrid style, Gipsy Rhumba, which blended together Latin and Rhumba music of Cuba and the Caribbean with their own flamenco, as well as the emerging rock n roll from America.brbrAs well as a musical overview of this unique art form, the release comes with extensive contextual notes (in English and Spanish) and the photography of Jacques Leonard, who documented gypsy life in the 1960s, creating one of the most important records of their unique world in the 20th century. brbrGypsy culture is the original rebel form, existing outside of normal society, a trans-migrant people who value highly the ideas of freedom and independence. Today, gypsies are established in many European countries. brbrAt the end of the 19th century, gypsies who settled in Southern Spain took hold of flamenco, defined as Andalusian gypsy art. But it is out of the barrios of Barcelona in the North that a new genre appeared in 1963: Catalan Rhumba. A crossroads between flamenco, Caribbean music, and rock n roll, Catalan gypsies developed a new way of playing flamenco guitar known as the ventilador, a technique that combines the strumming of guitar strings while the palms of the hand drum the rhythm on the body of the guitar. The guitar, the handclaps, and certain songs originating from the Caribbean gave birth to this new style.brbrThe Catalan rhumba built its repertoire on Caribbean songs, especially from Cuba and Puerto Rico, but also from New York. However, its true value is how the essence of these songs was used to build a new style, often with just a guitar and some handclaps. brbrIn the 1970s, a new generation of gypsy rhumba emerged, as the scene was enriched with a variety of styles, and keyboards, electric guitars, funky basses, and wind sections appeared. The vocalists started using more flamenco cadences.

EAN: 5026328102757

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: New