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“This extensive boxed set, annotated with lyrics and musicology, offers Afro-Cuban music at its most elemental and kinetic” - New York Times

"But above all, [the recordings] capture the spirit of what makes the music from Guantanamo so special.” - NPR Weekend Edition


“Changüí: The Sound of Guantánamo” is a Deluxe 3 Disc box set of brand new, field recordings from the most compelling Changüí players from the Guantánamo region of Cuba.

Purchase the 3 Disc deluxe box set or stream the tracks here:
https://ffm.to/changui-boxset

FEATURING:
Introduction by Arturo O’Farrill (Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra)
Liner notes by box set producer Gianluca Tramontana, with additional essays by Changüí historians - José Cuenca Sosa, Gabriel Rojas Perez & Benjamin Lapidus, Ph.D.
50 track listing with full lyrics and their translations
Deluxe silkscreened box and full-color book with over 100 original photographs

Between 2017 and 2019 music journalist Gianluca Tramontana traveled to the Guantánamo region of Cuba and immersed himself in a 150-plus-year-old culture of rural, riff-based, foot- stomping, largely improvised music. Through his journey into changüí music he recorded these musicians in their homes, backyards, and porches. The results are three and a half hours of music played for the sole purpose of making you dance ’til you drop.

MORE PRAISE FOR Changüí: The Sound of Guantánamo:

"It's like finding 50 rough, discarded demos for the Buena Vista Social Club: recorded in situ, in in the rural parts of the eastern province of Cuba, where back-breaking labour is interrupted by impromptu parties that last all weekend, this 3-CD box set, curated by journalist Gianluca Tramontana, is arguably the first in-depth survey of the folk music that gave birth to a revolution" - MOJO ⭑⭑⭑⭑

"Changüí: The Sound of Guantánamo is arguably the global roots music release of 2021. It's an irresistibly listenable, infectiously danceable musicological document that will keep listeners engaged and returning for more" - Allmusic.com (⭑⭑⭑⭑1/2 Stars)

"A vital historical document - and a party in a box" - Songlines ⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑

“…Tramontana’s collection will be a paradigm shift for many U.S. listeners.” - Bandcamp Daily

“A landmark box set… a hidden treasure of Cuban music” - AfroPop Worldwide

"There are hooks-a-plenty across the three CDs of music you’ve likely never heard before… Changüi: The Sound Of Guantánamo is essential listening.” - Audiophile Review

"A trip to a world rarely visited and yet always enjoyed." - Jazz Weekly



Follow the Changüí: Roots of Cuban Music playlist at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6u4....

Get updates on the Changüí: The Sound of Guantánamo project at
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