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The Nuyorican Funk Experience - Raw Latin Funk Direct From NYC

nuyorican funk experience raw latin funk direct from nyc
The Nuyorican Funk Experience - Raw Latin Funk Direct From NYC
(Nascente 2003) Selected by Adrian Gibson

Le volume 3 de l'excellente série "NuYorican Funk Experience" puise encore abondamment dans le répertoire des labels Fania, Tico et Vaya, viviers de la meilleure scène latino new yorkaise des années 70. La plupart des albums dont sont issus les 15 titres présentés ici n'ayant pour la plupart jamais été réédités, hormis le "Live at Yankee Stadium" de Mongo Santamaria, les amateurs de rare groove latin funk et autres chercheurs fous de breakbeats épicés y trouveront assurément leur bonheur! Les autres passeront sans doute leur chemin, la plupart des artistes présents dans ce volume 3 ayant été abondamment compilés par ailleurs (Ray Barretto, Bobby Valentin, Joe Cuba, Roberto Roena, Cortijo, Ismael Miranda & Larry Harlow...).

Adrian Gibson, sélecteur de cet album, s'est attaché à un répertoire volontairement orienté dancefloor, et nous a déniché quelques curiosités, telles les chanteuses Noraida et Quetcy Alma, ou encore les groupes latin funk Café et Seguida, qui n'enregistrèrent qu'un album, mais eurent leur heure de gloire en ouverture du mythique concert de 1973 des Fania All Stars, au Yankee Stadium. On se délectera aussi, côté humour au 18ème degré, du "Oooh! Ah!" de Joe Cuba, auteur des hits boogaloo "Bang bang" et "El Pito", et du funky "Horsin Up", des "Starsky & Hutch" de la salsa, j'ai nommé le pianiste Larry Harlow et son accolyte le sonero Ismael Miranda. Parmi les autres "raretés", un des seuls titres chanté par le percussioniste Ray Barretto ("Together") et une composition de Carlos Santana, dans un esprit latin soul particulièrement mièvre, interprétée par le leader du Gran Combo, Roberto Roena. Mais c'est à Mongo Santamaria et à Ray Barretto que l'on doit les 2 meilleures plages de cet album, le puissant "Black Dice", extrait du "Live at the Yankee Stadium", et "Power", dont l'intro de l'excellent pianiste Louis Cruz fut abondamment samplée, notamment par The Wizards of Ooze.
Note : ***½ (Captain Détendu)

Tracklisting :
01 Bobby Valentin - Coco Seco
02 Mongo Santamaria - Crazy Lady
03 The Joe Cuba Sextet - Ooh! Ah!
04 Ray Barretto - Juntos (together)
05 Cafe - Identify Yourself
06 Quetcy Alma - Deep
07 The Latinaires - Camel Walk
08 Seguida - Love Is
09 Roberto Roena - Shade Of Time
10 Mongo Santamaria - Black Dice
11 The Joey Pastrana Orchestra - Dance Donna
12 Noraida - Oye
13 Cortijo & His Time Machine - Gumbo
14 Orchestra Harlow/Ismael Miranda - Horsin Up
15 Ray Barretto - Power

Liens :
nascente records
nascente.co.uk - Le site officiel du label Nascente
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