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Performer: Viento De Agua
Title: Materia Prima
Country: US
Catalog Number: SFW CD 40513
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Released: 24 Mar 2004
Style: Plena, Afro-Cuban
Rating: 4.1
Votes: 166
| 1 | Las Tarimas (The Stages) | 4:54 |
| 2 | Pa' Un Plenero (For A Plenero) | 5:26 |
| 3 | El León (The Lion) | 2:53 |
| 4 | Quinto Y Tumbador | 3:32 |
| 5 | Siré-Siré (Yes, I'll Go; Yes, I'll Go) | 4:54 |
| 6 | Ola De La Mar (Ocean Wave) | 3:07 |
| 7 | Maringracia | 3:21 |
| 8 | Viento De Agua Liegó (Viento De Agua Arrived) | 3:48 |
| 9 | Cucú | 5:26 |
| 10 | Ahora Sí (All Right Now) | 3:29 |
| 11 | Del Oyé | 4:25 |
| 12 | Mayelá | 5:05 |
Produced by Héctor "Tito" Matos and Daniel Sheehy
Annotated by Juan Flores, Daniel Sheehy, and Héctor "Tito" Matos
Photos by Marlow Palleja and Daniel Sheehy
Recorded by Scott Lehrer and Pete Reiniger at Passport Recording, New York, NY
Additional Recording at Private Ear Recording, Hyattsville, MD
Mixed by Pete Reiniger at Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Mastered by Charlie Pilzer, Airshow Mastering, Springfield, Virginia
Production supervised by Daniel Sheehy and D.A. Sonneborn
Production managed by Mary Monseur
Translations by Carolina Santamaría
Editorial assistance by Jacob Love
Design and layout by Marlow Palleja Design, New York City
One of the greatest joys comes at the end, on Viento de Agua Llego, which essentially deconstructs the plena rhythm, letting the listener understand how it all comes together. The performances throughout are explosive and joyful - just listen to the requinto drums on Quinto y Tumbador, for example. Album 2004 12 Songs. More By Viento de Agua. See free to Viento de Agua Materia Prima Ahora Sí All Right Now, El León The Lion and more. 12 tracks 49:28. Their first album, De Puerto Rico al Mundo, was selected among the Top 10 Latin albums of the year by The New York Times. The band was created by Puerto Rican musicians Tito Matos percussion, vocals, composer, arranger, Ricardo Pons flute, saxs, arranger and Alberto Toro sax, arranger. It is a 13 member band that includes drums, bass and a powerful brass section. It has two published albums, one of them, Materia Pri read more. Viento De Agua Format: Audio CD. Viento de Agua Unplugged: Materia Prima. Please retry. Includes FREE MP3 version of this album. Terms and Conditions. The bomba and plena heard on this recording are the materia prima raw material of today's two most African Puerto Rican musical traditions. When its dynamic leader Tito Matos created the group Viento de Agua Wind of Water, he vowed to keep alive the streetcorner sound of the plena, music rooted in the lives of ordinary people. Viento de Agua Llegó Plena, 03:47. Viento de Agua is a contemporary bomba and plena band, created in New York City in 1997. Bomba and plena are musical genres within the Afro Puerto Rican tradition. It has two published albums, one of them, Materia Prima Raw Material was produced by the Smithsonian Institution's music label Folkways. Viento de Agua Unplugged plays the stripped-down, straight-ahead version of his music, foregrounding its essence-the sound of unbridled percussion, underscoring lyrics that proclaim local topics. In these performances by veterans of bomba and plena, Tito proves his claim that There is no way to create if you don't have the roots. La bomba y plena escuchadas en esta grabación son la materia prima de las principales tradiciones musicales afro-puertoriqueñas del presente. Download . Album Info. Catalog Number. SFW40513. They have performed at Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Celebrate Brooklyn and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, among many other venues. Häxanu - Materia Prima from the upcoming Album Snare of All Salvation To be released by Amor Fati Productions on 1st April on CD and vinyl De Agua. Released: Mar 2004. Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Latest albums by Viento De Agua. Sonidos Primarios. Opus IV. Puerto Rico Al Mundo