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April 5, 2011 06:47 pm PDT
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Cyril Diaz & His Orchestra's calypso voodoo taboo
Here's Cyril Diaz & His Orchestra playing Margarita Lecuona's "Tabu," circa 1958. This terrific track, along with three other Diaz tunes from the era, is included on the newly-issued Cyril Diaz & His Orchestra "Voodoo EP" vinyl from Sound Way. If you buy the 10" vinyl for 7.99, you get the MP3s for free. Smart. From Soundway Records: This four track EP, limited to 1500 copies, sees Soundway head to Trindad for 4 original 1950s instrumental calypso recordings from Cyril Diaz who became renowned for the "rich and smooth tone" of his tenor sax playing. On this EP Soundway presents four of his tracks including the traditional Cuban standard "~Tabu', the Haitian inspired "~Voodoo' and "~Serenal' with it's alternate version "~Chive Soup Merengie' both derived from Trinidad's Latin music tradition; parang. Cyril Diaz & His Orchestra's "Voodoo EP" (via Dusty Groove America)...Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/J0Iqf1cSCjo/cyril-diaz-his-orche.html
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