VARIOUS – Mambo Calypso (Re-Edition) – LP – Vinyl [DEC 26]

LP – Standard Edition Black Vinyl. 2025 ‘Re-edition’ with new artwork.

Zombie Club presents a reedition of “Mambo Calypso” another volume of sonic Caribbean Cruise. Following the approach of the first volume and understanding the Caribbean as a region is not limited to a strictly geographical demarcation but rather a demographic and cultural space where countries, islands and coastal areas may fall into a common Mare Nostrum even arrives in New Orleans. The influence of African drum and the “Cuban clave” makes different music beyond its specific components be they Latinos, Anglos or Frenchies – look at themselves and recognise a certain family.

This is not a coincidence, since the slave trade brought African music from the port of Havana to Cartagena de Indias, Nassau, Port-au-Prince, Salvador de Baha and the southern United States. The same Blackness, the same rhythm, the same festive mood, spirit of resistance and struggle. And so, Arsenio Rodriguez can be heard without jumps next to a Calypso of Blind Blake, or a tasty Pacho Galns coastal Cumbia crossover with Dave Bartholomews Mambo or a Latin Swing of Lalo Guerrero, where the Dominican Merengue sounds Joseto Mateo in line with that of its Haitian neighbor Nemour Jean Baptiste. A very spicy musical “melting pot,” a gumbo of percussion and languages, to enjoy and dance.

Re-board the Zombie Club Cruise, will not be disappointed.

Tracklist:

SIDE A
A1 Tito Rodriguez Yambere
A2 Blind Blake O’ Look Misery
A3 Arsenio Rodriguez Se Form El Bochinche
A4 Dave Bartholomew Shrimp & Gumbo
A5 Benny More Santa Isabel De Las Lajas
A6 Nmour Jean Baptiste A Pali Papa
A7 The Duke Of Iron Mambo Calypso
A8 Trio Serenata Cumbia Sobre El Mar

SIDE B
B1 Pacho Galan Y Su Orquesta Cumbia Del Caribe
B2 Mongo Santamara Jamaicuba
B3 Lord Power & Trenton Spence Strip Tease
B4 Celia Cruz Y La Sonora Matancera Baila Yemay
B5 Alvin “Red” Tyler Peanut Vendor
B6 Joseto Mateo Ahora S Hay Melao
B7 Rafael Cortijo Besitos De Coco
B8 Lalo Guerrero Y Sus 5 Lobos Los Chucos Suaves