Orlando Poleo
Congas, guiro, direccion musical
Philippe Slominski Trompetas
Allen Hoist Saxo alto, flauta
Juan Sebastien Jimenez Bajo
Gerardo Di Giusto Piano
Simon Ville Timbal
Luis Viloria Bongo
Carlos Esposito Voz, coros, percusion menor
Invitados Espciales: Oscar D'Leon, Jose Luis Quintana, Horacio 'El Negro'
Hernandez
Musicos Invitados: Pablo Gil Saxo tenor
Eliel Rivero Trombon
Joel Uriola Piano
Farides Mijares Chekere
Benigno Medina Tambores bata
Alexander Martinez Tambores bata
William Hernandez Tambores bata
Cheo Linares, Carlos Esposito, Gonzalo Martinez Coros y vocales
Miguel Urbina Voz en tambores bata
Aqui Estan
On N'a Qu'une Vie
Nacio Salsero
Arriba Mi Montuno
La Clave Y El Bongo
Orlian
Curate!
Soy De Venezuela
Niños De La Calle
Hemisferio Musical
more tracks can be heard on Vinilemania's Radio Channels
review by Peter Watrous - courtesy www.descarga.com
Poleo,
a congero from Venezuela comes out with his fourth recording, and
it’s a beast of a salsa project. The conguero has spent years in
Paris, fronting a band from all over the place; Curate takes him
back to Venezuela, and joins him up with Changuito and "El Negro"
Hernandez. Oscar D’Leon sings a bit too, and the whole thing is hard
salsa, with an international overlay, glittering with bits from
Cuba, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. In that sense the project is
futuristic, suggesting that the Caribbean is a Diaspora. There are
elements of bata drumming, and good singing, and fantastic
arrangements for the horns and the rhythm section; the Venezuelan
arranger Alfredo Naranjo helps out. The rhythm section breaks up
time beautifully, and the whole project just swings and swings and
you want it to last all night. Another great recording from the
Venezuelan/New York label Cacao.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2008-02-21)
