{"product_id":"1965907","title":"Grupo Irakere - Grupo Irakere [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the second instalment in our \u003cstrong\u003eCuban Classics series\u003c\/strong\u003e, we proudly present this sought-after slice of sublime \u003cstrong\u003eAfro-Cuban jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e from 1976. It comes courtesy of one of Cuba's most influential acts, \u003cstrong\u003eGrupo Irakere\u003c\/strong\u003e. Founded in 1973 by \u003cstrong\u003eChucho Valdes\u003c\/strong\u003e (son of the Cuban pianist and bandleader \u003cstrong\u003eBebo Valdes\u003c\/strong\u003e) the group was home to many of Cuba's finest musicians over the years. With an electrifying style and sound, they mixed traditional Cuban music with jazz, funk, and rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis self-titled album includes the much-loved, dancefloor heavy-hitter \u003cstrong\u003e'Chequere-Son'\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Latin-jazz funk masterpiece with Cubanized bebop-flavoured horn lines, lush keys, and '70s hip swagger. Though 'Chequere-Son' is the keystone of the record, the album is laced with brilliance at every turn, from the \u003cstrong\u003eCarlos Santana\u003c\/strong\u003e-esque channelling 'Iya' with its percussive Latin power, to the sultry, slick and passionate '38 1\/2'. Elsewhere, the absorbing, ever-building energy of 'Juana 1600' and steamy vocal dancer 'Xiomara' are also highlights of this incredible album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePressed on Cuba's state led \u003cstrong\u003eAreito Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, the album was well received internationally, garnering distribution in Finland on Love Records, in Italy on Phase 6 Super Stereo, and also in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Venezuela.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003echerished Afro-Cuban triumph\u003c\/strong\u003e, this album has been crying out for a reissue and we're delighted to make that happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChequere-Son\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e38 1\/2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEn Nosotros\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJuana 1600\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoja El Pan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEste Camino Largo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXiomara\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIya\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54421381087617,"sku":"1965907","price":12.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/7119691292823.jpg?v=1750649519","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1965907","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}