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The International Conspiracy by Greg Ribot &Cumbia del Norte
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14 tracks | 70 minutes
Released Dec 2003
on Greg Ribot
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:51 Cumbia Lyla lyrics BUY MP3 05:51 Cumbia Lyla lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:51 Cumbia Lyla
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:03 Cumbia Macho lyrics FREE 05:03 Cumbia Macho lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:03 Cumbia Macho
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:07 Hot in the Shade lyrics BUY MP3 05:07 Hot in the Shade lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:07 Hot in the Shade
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:45 Cowboy Cumbia lyrics BUY MP3 04:45 Cowboy Cumbia lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:45 Cowboy Cumbia
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:42 Cumbia del Norte lyrics BUY MP3 03:42 Cumbia del Norte lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:42 Cumbia del Norte
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:31 Late Night Express lyrics BUY MP3 04:31 Late Night Express lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:31 Late Night Express
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:38 Last Boat Leaving lyrics BUY MP3 06:38 Last Boat Leaving lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:38 Last Boat Leaving
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:44 La Cumbia Loca lyrics BUY MP3 04:44 La Cumbia Loca lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:44 La Cumbia Loca
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:23 Stars Beneath My Feet lyrics BUY MP3 03:23 Stars Beneath My Feet lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:23 Stars Beneath My Feet
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:38 The Snakehandler lyrics BUY MP3 04:38 The Snakehandler lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:38 The Snakehandler
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 06:19 Cool flame Cumbia lyrics BUY MP3 06:19 Cool flame Cumbia lyrics "GIFT MP3" 06:19 Cool flame Cumbia
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:39 The Other Side of Sunrise lyrics BUY MP3 04:39 The Other Side of Sunrise lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:39 The Other Side of Sunrise
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:51 Coalminer's Cumbia lyrics BUY MP3 03:51 Coalminer's Cumbia lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:51 Coalminer's Cumbia
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:02 New York Cumbia lyrics BUY MP3 07:02 New York Cumbia lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:02 New York Cumbia
Mostly a Cumbia (a Colombian style), with some Bolivian and other stuff thrown in.
Editorial review
The term "Latin jazz" has usually been used to describe a fusion of jazz and Afro-Cuban music, which includes son, cha-cha, mambo, guaguanc, and many other rhythms that people have been calling "salsa" since the early '70s. But not all great Latin music has an Afro-Cuban orientation; the music of Latin America also includes everything from Venezuelan joropo to Mexican mariachi to Argentinean tango. So if a musician blends jazz with Columbian cumbia -- which is what reedman Greg Ribot does on The International Conspiracy -- you could argue that technically, he/she is playing Latin jazz. However, no one would mistake this CD for a Poncho Sanchez, Dizzy Gillespie, or Cal Tjader recording. While those improvisers are famous for combining jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythms, The International Conspiracy favors a jazz/South American hybrid. Cumbia is the album's most prominent Latin rhythm, and Cumbia del Norte is the name of the band that Ribot (a native of Newark, NJ) leads on this release. But The International Conspiracy also incorporates elements of Peruvian, Chilean, and Bolivian music. Ribot is no purist; The International Conspiracy isn't straight-ahead jazz any more than it is pure cumbia. Rather, the New Jersey native uses a variety of influences to create instrumental music that is challenging yet high accessible. This CD is recommended to anyone who is seeking something fresh from either jazz or Latin music. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Music travels around the world evolving as musicians from different cultures influence each other. Originating on the Atlantic oast of Colombia, Cumbia's roots are a combination of West African, Indiginous, and Spanish Traditions. Over the years, various other influences have been absorbed into the style, including Mambo and Jazz.
Nine of the songs on this recording are Cumbia, the other five songs are a mixture of Andean, Argentine, Caribbean, Brazilian and North American.
The musicians on this recording are among the best that New York City has to offer. They have performed and recorded with the top names in Jazz, Latin, and North American popular music. Our diversity has made this an international conspiracy to create music.
NOTE: This CD was released independently in 1996 by Greg Ribot. It was re-released in 2000 by Cathexis Records with a different cover. The first cover has a picture of a building with a sax wrapped around it.
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