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Chapeando - not bad

Wilson and Alroys - 29/12/2007

After leading the band for thirty-five years, Formell has accumulated a ton of techniques, and he throws them all at the listener here. There's everything from electric guitar to synth to trombone, but at the same time strings are more audible here than on any record since the 70s. Recorded at Estudios Abdala in Havana, the album is also sharper sonically than any earlier effort. "Te Recordaremos" dips into sentimentality without going all the way to bathos. "El Montuno" tips its cap to traditional Cuban forms while remaining thoroughly modern. "Nada" (sung by Valdés) is the kind of slow-burning, smile-inducing track that no one but Van Van even attempts. Plenty of room is left for the band's trademark driving songo (title track), and if there were more outstanding compositions, this album would be right up there with El Que Baila Gana and Songo. While I wasn't looking, Samuel has matured, standing out on percussion as well as composing two of the better tunes, "Corazón" and the warp-speed (if a bit close to "Azúcar") "Agua." (DBW) - Read more http://www.warr.org/vanvan.html

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