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Minaya, Sencion -y Los Quisqueyanos-
El Jangueador
With this release, Waaghals Records celebrates two compositions by one of the forgotten and underrated songwriters of
merengue: Sención Minaya (aka "El Caballo Indio"). In the early 1970s, Sención penned several local hits, which he
performed and recorded with electric guitar adapted to the strings of a Cuban
tres (a Cuban instrument in the guitar family and commonly played in a variety of Afro-Cuban genres), which was uncommon
and different from his contemporaries that used a requinto guitar. Waaghals Records is proud and excited to serve up to
two of Sención's finest compositions that were first released
on his debut album. The a-side, 'El Jangueador,' is a contagious and rhythmic merengue with gorgeous electric guitar
work. The track kicks off with a thundering interplay in the rhythm section between the tamborero (drum player) playing
in the traditional straight-ahead merengue and the guirero (the metal scraper player) before the electric guitar comes
in, elevating the quality with funky groove chords that draw you in and keeps you listening. The lyrics were inspired by
him listening to Nuyoricans' usage of the term janguear in the streets, which means to hang out in English. On the flip,
we have 'Me Voy Para Mi Quisqueya' the up-tempo merengue tribute to the Dominican Republic. This recording is
characterized by the swinging jaleos or riffs of Juan Núñez on alto saxophone, a former band member of the 1960s
iteration of the Conjunto Típico Cibaeño and musical mentor early on in Sención's career. The patriotic lyrics are sung
from the perspective of a migrant
who has nostalgia for his homeland.
Price
€ 9.95
Genre
Format
7inch - 1 disk
Release
17-12-2021
Label
Item-nr
514385
EAN
2090505143850
Availability
In stock