Havana Meets Kingston

HAVANA MEETS KINGSTON – the ground breaking collaboration album fusing together the two islands of Jamaica and Cuba will be released world wide on Friday, November 3rd.. A richly textured songbook that swings effortlessly from the cigar-and-rum-perfumed atmosphere of Old Havana to the humid abandon of Kingston’s heaving nightclub scene, Havana Meets Kingston weaves together Spanishlanguage ardour and entrancing Jamaican patois, spinning a musical web that transcends language – speaking to nothing so clearly as hips and heart, in equal measure. The first single ‘Carnival’ (featuring British-Jamaican singer Randy Valantine and Cuban singer Solis) was released in February, making waves across the UK and Europe. It remains in the Global Reggae and iTunes (World Music) charts with BBC’s David Rodigan a big supporter. HAVANA MEETS KINGSTON brings together established and emerging Cuban and Jamaican musicians in an album of all mostly original songs, as well as covers of classic Cuban material. The main recording sessions took place over 10 days in June 2015 at the famous Egrem Studio in Havana, Cuba. Savona personally flew seven Jamaicans into Havana for these sessions, including Sly & Robbie, Boopee and Bongo Herman among other greats. In the studio they joined Buena Vista Social Club musicians Barbarito Torres and Rolando Luna, alongside Cuba’s most influential percussionist Changuito (Los Van Van) and many more.

Tracks

1~1~Chan Chan (Feat. Maikel Ante, Félix Baloy, Solis & Eugenio Rodríguez "El Raspa")
1~2~Carnival (Feat. Solis & Randy Valentine)
1~3~Interlude [El Cuarto Intro]
1~4~El Cuarto De Tula (Feat. Maikel Ante, El Medico & Turbulence)
1~5~410 San Miguel (Feat. Ernest Ranglin & The Havana Kingston Allstars)
1~6~100 Pounds Of Collie (Feat. Cornel Campbell, Prince Alla, The Jewels, Leroy Sibbles, Cali P, Lutan Fyah & Exile Di Brave)
1~7~Candela (Feat. Solis & Randy Valentine)
1~8~In The Ghetto [Where We're From] (Feat. Aza Lineage & Birdz-I)
1~9~Vibración Positive (Feat. Randy Valentine & Anyilena)
1~10~Heart Of A Lion (Feat. Lutan Fyah, I-Maali, Brenda Navarrete And France Nooks)
1~11~Trumpet Interlude [Feat. Julito Padrón]
1~12~Carnival Horns (Feat. Julito Padrón)
1~13~La Sitiera (Feat. Beatriz Márquez & Rolando Luna)
1~14~Dubwise (Feat. France Nooks & Prince Alla)
1~15~Row Fisherman Row (Feat. Prince Alla)

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Mista Savona
Release Date: 05 July 2021
Genre: World Music
Label: Abc Music
Distributor: Rocket Group