¡Ay Caramba!

¡Ay Caramba!
Origin Jamaica, Cuba
Genres World music, Reggae, Ska, Salsa
Labels Cumbancha
Website http://www.skacubano.com

¡Ay Caramba! is the 2006, high energy, release from Ska Cubano, off, U.S. based, independent, Cumbancha. The album mixes familiar Jamaican ska, Afro-Cuban son, retro-swing, salsa and Colombian cumbia. The lively mix generates a sound that induces movement within the listener. "Ay Caramba possesses the grainy authenticism of goodtimey Ska, just before the euphoria of Jamaican independence subsided, full of tall tales, late-nite shebeens, rum, and rhumba."[Notes 1] Much of the albums success stems from the mixing of two, well known, tropical sounds- Jamaican and Cuban.

Track List

No. Title Length
1. "Soy Campesino (I'm A Country Man)"   3:42
2. "! Ay Caramba!"   3:02
3. "Tabu (Taboo)"   3:32
4. "Oye Compay Juan (Listen, My Buddy Juan)"   3:35
5. "No Me Desesperes (Don't Drive Me Crazy)"   3:34
6. "Big Bamboo (Gran Bambu)"   2:59
7. "Tungarara"   3:50
8. "Cachita"   4:31
9. "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"   2:35
10. "Marianao"   3:51
11. "Chispa Tren"   3:22
12. "Jezebel"   3:20
13. "Bobine"   4:56
14. "Cumbia en Do Menor (Cumbia In C Minor)"   4:41

Notes

    1. ↑ "Cubano--Ay Caramba".

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