Cuban Dance Party : Routes Of Rhythm Volume 2

Pos-production at Sound Ideas Studio, New York. Mastered at S. A. E. Phoenix, Arizona. Jacket made in Canada ℗ 1990 Rouder Records Corporation © 1990 Cultural Research Communication, Inc. Textes from booklet back cover: When Arsenio Rodriguez wrote one of the first Mambos in 1936, he described the rhythm that drove the dancers, as ritmo diablo. The Hypnotic repetition of this rhythm can lead to a euphoric state. Practitioners of Afro-Cuban religions achieve a similar state when they enter a trance-like state of "possession", in order to commune with on the orichas (deities). As Arsenio knew, you don't have to be a religious initiate to feel the power this music. We suggest you get out on the dance floor and the let the passionate essence of this rhythm infuse your being with pleasure. You'il be in good company. All the music on this album has been recorded live at a variety of locations: from neigh-borhood dance in the heart of Havana, to saturday night community dances in the country, to colossal street dances during Carnival. The music on this album is authentic and 100% dance tested by people who learned how to dance as soon as they could walk. Join them.