Rhythms Del Mundo Cuba

# Original Release Date: November 14, 2006 Read Full Bio ↴Rhythms Del Mundo Cuba

# Original Release Date: November 14, 2006
# Number of Discs: 1
# Label: Hip-O Records
# ASIN: B000J23416
#Producer(s):Kenny Young, the Berman Brothers

Rhythms del Mundo is a nonprofit collaborative album, which fuses an all-star cast of Cuban muscians including Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo of the the Buena Vista Social Club with tracks from US, UK and Irish artists such as U2, Coldplay, Sting, Jack Johnson and Maroon 5 , Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs and many others.

Background

Kenny Young, Founder and Trustee of APE, explains how the project emerged: "The project was sparked off by the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The idea came in to do a project with The Buena Vista Social Club to fuse their Latin sounds with Western artists and their familiar popular songs. The project evolved when more environmental disasters struck -- the Asian Earthquakes and Hurricane Katrina. But the big picture was climate change. You can call these natural disasters but after all the research and scientific data, we know that we're at least partly to blame for some of these disasters. Global warming is now in the news daily. If we don't act in the time frame our experts give us, our grandchildren will curse us eternally."

Thom Yorke comments, "We need a law, we need to have the Government put climate change in its place. If you leave industry to sort it out on a voluntary basis that's never going to happen. So everybody, if they've got any concerns about climate, change has to register that concern with their Government officials because it's the only way to go."[1]

Charity

Album proceeds will benefit the environmental nonprofit organization Artists' Project Earth (APE), which raises funds for disaster relief efforts and climate change awareness. The artists on this album fully support the record as a show of commitment to the music and to the cause that it endorses.

Music

The main recording sessions took place in Havana at Abdala Studios from April 2005 to June 2006. While the majority of the vocals remain the same, the musicans of the Buena Vista Social Club took the original orchestration from each song and created something utterly unique, casting their trademark mastery over each track. "Rhythms Del Mundo" includes reworked tracks such as "Clocks" by Coldplay, "Better Together" by Jack Johnson, "She Will be Loved" by Maroon 5, "High and Dry" by Radiohead and "Dancing Shoes" by Arctic Monkeys.

"Rhythms Del Mundo" also includes music by famed Cuban singers Omara Portuondo and the last vocal recording of Afro-Cuban bolero singer, Ibrahim Ferrer, who passed away in 2005. The other Cuban musicians from The Buena Vista Social Club who perform on this album are as follows: Barbarito Torres, Amandito Valdes, Virgilio Valdes, Angel Terri Domech, Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal, Orlando Lopez 'Cachaito' and Demetrio Muniz. This project is the brainchild and concept of Kenny Young and the Berman Brothers. The trio also produced the 16 new original recordings on the CD.

Track Listing

1. Clocks - Coldplay - 5:01
2. Better Together - Jack Johnson - 3:27
3. Dancing Shoes - Arctic Monkeys - 2:29
4. One Step Too Far - Dido & Faithless - 3:17
5. As Time Goes By - Ibrahim Ferrer - 3:10
6. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2 & Coco Freeman - 4:53
7. She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5 - 4:05
8. Fragilidad - Sting - 4:17
9. Killing Me Softly - Omara Portuondo (cover song of Roberta Flack) - 4:27
10. Ai No Corrida - Vania Borges feat. Quincy Jones - 4:30
11. Modern Way - Kaiser Chiefs - 3:58
12. Don’t Know Why - Vania Borges (cover song of Norah Jones) - 3:10
13. Hotel Buena Vista - Aquila Rose & Idania Valdez - 3:27
14. The Dark of the Matinee - Coco Freeman feat. Franz Ferdinand - 3:58
15. High and Dry - El Lele de Los Van Van feat. Radiohead (samples) - 5:14
16. Bonus Track. Casablanca (As time goes by) - Ibrahim Ferrer & Omara Portuondo - 3:10

Reviews

AMG rates Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba with 4.5 out of 5 stars and goes on to praise the flawless musicianship, the inspired arrangements and also the timeless quality of some of the tracks [2].

Clocks by RHYTHMS DEL MUNDO feat. COLDPLAY, reached the first place in TUS ELEGIDOS the weekly ranking of the radio station TELESTEREO 88 FM - Lima, Peru.

External links

For more information on the charities that will benefit from this album go to

http://www.apeuk.org/music.htm
http://www.rhythmsdelmundo.com
http://www.myspace.com/rhythmsdelmundo

Superstylin'
Rhythms Del Mundo Lyrics

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Enta in de dance, plug it in and we begin,
Crowd up in de center, they watch (be dibidim),
Watch de way we drop it in a mixed timin',
Rise and amplifying when we come in wit de swing.

Just follow in de back and naturally harmonising,
Climb into position wit syncronised things,
Live from out de ghetto we maximising,

Sound-O-De-Groove-Armada we Superstylin'

Sometimes, can you feel the pressure does unwind,
Somtimes (here we go, here we go)
Sometimes, in tru the day and tru the night,
Somtimes (here we go, here we go)
Somtimes, you can make the pressure does unwind,
Somtimes (here we go, here we go)
Sometimes, it's for your spirit and your mind,
Somtimes (here we go, here we go)

Dat's how we drop it on de up on de line,
One time lyrics that must stick on your mind.
Propa guys line that go "Propeye propeye",
My Mc's super I'll go double on de right.

Go double on de right.

Sometimes, can you feel the pressure does unwind,
Somtimes (here we go, here we go)
Sometimes, in tru the day and tru the night,
Somtimes (here we go, here we go)
Somtimes, you can make the pressure does unwind,
Somtimes (here we go, here we go)
Sometimes, it's for your spirit and your mind,
Somtimes (here we go, here we go)

Home operater make de music play in time,

Baby just recline...

Worldwide...

Enta in de dance, plug it in and we begin,
Crowd up in de center, they watch (be dibidim),
Watch de way we drop it in a mixed timin',
Rise and amplifying when we come in wit de swing.

Just follow in de back and naturally harmonising,
Climb into position wit syncronised things,
Live from out de ghetto we maximising,
Sound-O-De-Groove-Armada we Superstylin'

Sometimes, can you feel the pressure does unwind,
Somtimes (here we go, here we go)
Sometimes, in tru the day and tru the night,
Somtimes (here we go, here we go)
Somtimes, you can make the pressure does unwind,
Somtimes (here we go, here we go)

Sometimes, it's for your spirit and your mind,
Somtimes (here we go, here we go)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Rhythms Del Mundo's "Superstylin'" start off inviting the listener into the dance, telling them to "plug it in" and begin. The crowd is in the center, watching as the music drops in a mixed timing that rises and amplifies with the swing. The lyrics then talk about how one can harmonize and synchronize with the music, maximizing it from out of the ghetto. It then introduces "Sound-O-De-Groove-Armada," saying that they are "Superstylin'."

The chorus repeats the word "sometimes" and talks about how one can feel pressure unwind through the day and night. The music is for the listener's spirit and mind, allowing them to release the pressure they may feel. The lyrics then mention the "propa guys line" that go "propeye propeye," and how the MC's are super, going double on the right (referring to the style of rapping).

The song ends with the repetition of the chorus and the lyrics talking about the operator making the music play in time, and the listener can just recline and enjoy. Overall, the lyrics describe the experience of enjoying music in a club or party environment where the pressure of everyday life can be released.

Line by Line Meaning

Enta in de dance, plug it in and we begin,
We enter the dancefloor and start the music

Crowd up in de center, they watch (be dibidim),
The audience gathers in the center and takes notice

Watch de way we drop it in a mixed timin',
Witness the way we mix different rhythms together

Rise and amplifying when we come in wit de swing.
Our energy and volume increase as we bring in the swing beat

Just follow in de back and naturally harmonising,
Follow the beat and harmonize naturally with it

Climb into position wit syncronised things,
Get into position and synchronize your movements with the rhythm

Live from out de ghetto we maximising,
We're coming live from the ghetto and maximizing our energy

Sound-O-De-Groove-Armada we Superstylin'
We are the Groove Armada and we're super stylish

Sometimes, can you feel the pressure does unwind,
At times, do you feel the pressure ease up?

Somtimes (here we go, here we go)
Sometimes we feel it

Sometimes, in tru the day and tru the night,
At times, throughout the day and night

Somtimes (here we go, here we go)
Sometimes we feel it

Somtimes, you can make the pressure does unwind,
Sometimes you can make the pressure ease up

Somtimes (here we go, here we go)
Sometimes we feel it

Sometimes, it's for your spirit and your mind,
Sometimes it's good for your psyche

Somtimes (here we go, here we go)
Sometimes we feel it

Dat's how we drop it on de up on de line,
That's how we beat the rhythm on the beat

One time lyrics that must stick on your mind.
Memorable lyrics that are meant to stick in your mind

Propa guys line that go "Propeye propeye",
The proper guys say "Prop eye, prop eye"

My Mc's super I'll go double on de right.
My MC is super cool, he doubles on the right

Home operater make de music play in time,
The home operator makes the music play on time

Baby just recline...
Take it easy, baby...

Worldwide...
All around the world...

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Michael Anthony Daniel, Thomas Charles Findlay, Jonathan Leroy White, Paul Michael Graham, Andy Cato, Keeling Myers Lee

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