Omar Sosa : Afreecanos

<img src="http://www.qromag.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/omarsosaafreecanos.jpg" alt="Omar Sosa : Afreecanos" />Cuban rhythms melt into jazz on Sosa's fifth album. ...
Omar Sosa : Afreecanos
7.9 Otá
2008 

Omar Sosa : AfreecanosOld school jazz melodies get a sophisticated reworking on Afreecanos, thanks to Sosa’s ingenious ability to shift speeds and directions.  There’s a classical, yet passionate, beauty all through the album.

Throughout Afreecanos, Sosa blends gorgeous instrumentation with intriguiging rhythms.  "Ollu" begins as a back-porch finger-snap before evolving into a jazzy shuffle with an on-point lounge coolness.  "Iyade" begins as a light, woodwind-driven jazz romp before switching gears into a more polished groove. "D’Son" and "Tre Negros" are both elaborately high-spirited and show off the range of Sosa’s imaginative fusions. 

Sosa exhibits masterful levels of percussion and melody on Afreecanos, as he opens jazz up to a world of Caribbean rhythm.  For a undeniably cool new twist on jazz, look no further.

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