Luis Kalaff was one of the godfathers of merengue in the Dominican Republic. His sound took elements of the rural, accordion-based merengue típico and combined it with the style forged by the saxophone-led, big band merengue that came into style during the years of its efflorescence under dictator Rafael Trujillo, who essentially made the style…
Just in time for Notting Hill carnival. I’ve only been in London at the same time as that famous celebration once. I caught some of the steel band showcase with a good friend on the Friday before the real festivities get underway, and then it proceeded to rain all weekend, and I found myself doing…
Since I recently took a long break from blogging after being called an imperialist gringo pig spreading misinformation about cultures and countries that aren’t mine. So it may be a while before I begin posting lengthy pontifications again about whatever records happen to be tickling my earhole on any given week. Let me be perfectly…
Sparrow Sparrow vs. The Rest 1976 Dynamic (DYLP 3001) A1 How You Jammin’ So 4:50 A2 Music & Rhythm 4:00 A3 Saltfish 3:05 A4 Witch Doctor 4:15 A5 My Woman 3:10 B1 Fatman 4:10 B2 …
