Grammy-nominated
Cuba I Am Time is an expansive journey through the musical annals
of Cuba: a 4 CD, 57 track compilation, which includes a comprehensive
112-page booklet and chronicles some of Cuba's most influential
musical styles such as the son, guaguancó, rumba, trova, mambo,
salsa and Latin jazz by some of the country's foremost exponents
and pioneers.
"The project took over two years of extensive round-the-clock
research, compiling, editing and just listening to as much Cuban
music as we could. It was a labor of love that was an extension
of our interest in jazz and the roots it had in Cuba. Havana, along
with Salvador, Bahia and New Orleans, Louisiana were the three slave
trade ports that introduced the African cultures which greatly influenced
much of America's original artform...and we wanted to know more
specifically about Cuba's role." |
| "Digs
dip into the roots of Cuban music, unearthing rough-cut gems by
artists whose talent has perhaps not yet been fully appreciated
beyond the shores of the island." - Stuff Magazine, July 1997
"Marvelously packaged as a cigar box, Cuba is as informative
as it entertaining." - Newsday, August 1997
"Blue Jackel's Cuba: I Am Time is every bit as beautifully
done, instructive and comprehensive as their box set Brasil: A
Century of Song. In fact, the only rival we can think of for Blue
Jackel's Brail box is this one." - Scope, October 1997
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