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2005 studio album by Ska Cubano
¡Ay Caramba! Released 4 July 2005 (2005-07-04 ) Genre
Length 60 :38 Label
Ska Cubano (2003)
¡Ay Caramba! (2005)
Ajiaco! The Remix Album (2008)
¡Ay Caramba! is the second studio album by English group Ska Cubano , released on 4 July 2005 by Casinosounds.[4] It was released in the US by independent label Cumbancha . The album mixes Jamaican ska , Afro-Cuban son , retro swing , salsa and Colombian cumbia .[4] [5]
Critical reception [ edit ]
Steve Hands of musicOMH wrote that the album "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 ".[4] Brent Hagerman of Exclaim! called the album "a pan-Caribbean jam from the early '60s that never had a chance to happen since the Cuban revolution largely cut off musical ties between Cuba and the rest of the Caribbean".[5]
Track listing [ edit ]
Original 2005 track listing Title 1. "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" 2:34 2. "Tabu" 3:32 3. "Oye Compay Juan" 3:35 4. "No Me Desesperes" 3:34 5. "Tungarara" 3:50 6. "Big Bamboo" 2:59 7. "Cachita" 4:31 8. "Soy Campesino" 3:42 9. "Jezebel" 3:20 10. "Marianao" 3:52 11. "¡Ay Caramba!" 3:02 12. "Chispa Tren" 3:22 13. "Bobine" 4:56 14. "Cumbia en Do Menor" 4:41 15. "Natty Bo Dead (Sammy No Dead)" 2:36 16. "Jezebel" (instrumental; bonus track) 3:18 17. "La Boquilla" (bonus track) 3:14 Total length: 60:38
2006 US release track listing Title 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 Total length: 51:30
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