Greetings from Havana is the follow-up to the internationally acclaimed cross-over album, Mardi Gras Mambo "Cubanismo" (in New Orleans, Billboard Top World Music Albums #9.) Due to constant world touring, this is the first album of new material from Cubanismo in over 6 years. It represents the evolution of the band through that time. Recorded at Abdala Studios in Havana, Cuba's finest studio. This album exhibits all the fire and swing that defines traditional Cuban dance rhythms while also allowing it's players the freedom of a jazz-style jam session resulting in fabulous big band sound with absolutely red hot solos.
Greetings from Havana is the follow-up to the internationally acclaimed cross-over album, Mardi Gras Mambo "Cubanismo" (in New Orleans, Billboard Top World Music Albums #9.) Due to constant world touring, this is the first album of new material from Cubanismo in over 6 years. It represents the evolution of the band through that time. Recorded at Abdala Studios in Havana, Cuba's finest studio. This album exhibits all the fire and swing that defines traditional Cuban dance rhythms while also allowing it's players the freedom of a jazz-style jam session resulting in fabulous big band sound with absolutely red hot solos.