Re: [acid-jazz] Rare Record : Buwana ?

From: downtown81_at_rogers.com
Date: 2004-02-26 23:26:09

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    > 1.    Bwana --  Bwana  (reissue) . . . LP . . . $8.99   (Item: 73867)
    > Caytronics, 1972 Condition: New Copy  Add   View Cart
    > An insanely wonderful bit of Latin funk! The groove is super heavy, and falls
    > somewhere in between NuYorican soul and Chicano Power rock -- with a sound
    > that's pretty close to Black Sugar, but a little bit more psychedelic, due to
    > the heavy guitars and keyboards in the grooves. Hard congas take the lead on
    > most of the tracks -- especially the cut "Chapumbambe", which starts with a
    > nice breakbeat. Other tracks include "Tema De Bwana", "Motemba", "La Patada",
    > and the massive Latin soul cut "Lolita"

    on 2/26/04 1:52 PM, Nathaniel Rahav at nat_at_rhythmlove.com wrote:

    >
    > Dear list,
    >
    > Does anyone have any info about a rare rock-latin-funk record by an artist
    > called Buwana ? It sounds like Santana meets Eddie Palmieri meets Larry
    > Harlow meets El Chicano... I think the name is Buwana...
    > Anyone know the label, when it came out, if it's been reissued, etc ?
    >
    > thanks
    >
    > Nat
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