World Routes

In the year of the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution, World Routes features a specially recorded studio session by Cuban five-piece Changui de Guantanamo. Presenter Lucy Duran first encountered this group on the road as part of her World Routes report from Cuba in June 2007. Changui is an old style from the Eastern Guantanamo province dating back to the 19th century and combining elements of Spanish guitar and African traditions. The songs are played on instruments such as the marimbula thumb piano, the tres (a kind of three-stringed guitar), and an array of percussion including the guiro, maracas and bongos. Lucy is also joined in the studio by Sue Steward and Crispin Robinson for a look at some recent Cuban and Latin-American releases on CD. WORLD ROUTES Presented by Lucy Duran Produced by Felix Carey Tel. 020 7765 4661 Fax. 020 7765 5052 e-mail [email protected] Saturday 11th July 2009, 3:00pm In Session: Changui de Guantanamo Andres Fisto Cobas (bongo) José Andrés Rodriguez (vocals/güayo) José Antonio Moreau Jardines (vocals/maracas) Carmelo Irve Souteran (tres) José Olivarés Pérez (marimbula) José Andres Rodriguez: Trina el sinsonte Changui de Guantanamo BBC Recording by sound engineers James Birtwistle and Andy Rushton, Broadcasting House CD Roundup with Sue Steward and Crispin Robinson Choice 1 (Sue) R.Fernandez: De Eso Nada Monado Ray and his Court Album: Cuban Funk Experience Nascente NSFUNK001 Choice 2 (Crispin) Homenaje a Cha Cha Los Munequitos de Matanzas Album: D’Palo pa Rumba BIS Music BISCD 745 Choice 3 (Lucy) Mbenza: Salima Syran Mbenza Album: Immortal Franco Riverboat TUGCD1050 Choice 4 (Sue) Ricardo Bermudez: Los Silvertones: Tamborito Swing Papi Brandao y Su Conjunto Aires Tablenos Album: Panama! 2 Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical & Calypso Funk on the Isthmus 1967-77 Soundway SNDWCD 013 Choice 5 (Crispin) Nicolas Nochi/Roldan G.Rivero: 1999 Elio Revé Jr Album: Rough Guide to the music of Cuba (2nd edition) World Music Network RGNET1225CD José Antonio Moreau: Vamos p’al Guaso compay Changui de Guantanamo (4’27) BBC Recording by sound engineers James Birtwistle and Andy Rushton, Broadcasting House Carmelo Irbe/Israel Arencibia: Me tiene loco Changui de Guantanamo BBC Recording by sound engineers James Birtwistle and Andy Rushton, Broadcasting House Andres Fisto Cobas: Hay un no se qué Changui de Guantanamo BBC Recording by sound engineers James Birtwistle and Andy Rushton, Broadcasting House