Jane Bunnett - Spirits Of Havana - Music & Performance - CD

Jane Bunnett's Spirits of Havana, the landmark 1993 album that brought together North American and Cuban musicians in Havana, preceded Buena Vista Social Club by three years. With her all-female sextet, Maqueque, whose self-titled debut recently won a Juno (the Canadian Grammy) for Best Group Jazz Album of the Year, she's breaking new ground yet again. The name of the group means "the energy of a young girl's spirit," and with four of it's members still in their early twenties, this is a band with energy to spare. That spirit is manifested through propulsive montuno improvisations, call and response numbers and ivory-tickling piano features, as might be expected, but also on a stirring cover of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone."

Jane Bunnett's Spirits of Havana, the landmark 1993 album that brought together North American and Cuban musicians in Havana, preceded Buena Vista Social Club by three years. With her all-female sextet, Maqueque, whose self-titled debut recently won a Juno (the Canadian Grammy) for Best Group Jazz Album of the Year, she's breaking new ground yet again. The name of the group means "the energy of a young girl's spirit," and with four of it's members still in their early twenties, this is a band with energy to spare. That spirit is manifested through propulsive montuno improvisations, call and response numbers and ivory-tickling piano features, as might be expected, but also on a stirring cover of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone."

Performer	Jane Bunnett
Music genre	Rock
Music subgenre	Latin Jazz
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2016
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	2
Series title	Jane Bunnett - Spirits Of Havana [COMPACT DISCS]
Awards won	Juno (the Canadian Grammy) for Best Group Jazz Album of the Year
Track listing	Hymn, Ochun, Yo Siempre Oddara, Song from Argentina, Quirino, La Luna Arriba, G.M.S. (Gandinga, Mondongo, Sandunga), Epistrophy, Yemaya (Asesu), Sweet Dreams, Spirits of Havana, Que Beno, Nascimento, Mondongo, Yambu, Inolvidable, Amor Por Ti, Descarga a la Hindemith, San Lazaro (Babalú), Chamalongo, Avisale, Freedom at Last, Coco, Piccalo Dance
Record label	Linus
Songwriter	Jane Bunnett
Track name	Disc 1: Hymn, Ochún, Yo Siempre Oddara, Song from Argentina, Quirino, La Luna Arriba, G.M.S. (Gandinga, Mondongo, Sandunga), Epistrophy, Yemaya (Asesu), Sweet Dreams, Spirits of Havana, Que Beno, Nascimento, Disc 2: Mondongo, Yambu, Inolvidable, Amor Por Ti, Descarga a la Hindemith, San Lazaro (Babalú), Chamalongo, Avisale, Freedom at Last, Coco, Piccalo Dance
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N