Orishas - Kilo
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Artist: OrishasEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-03-29
Music Label: Universal Latino
Product features:
- ORISHAS EL KILO
- Naci Orishas
- Distinto
- Elegante
- El Kilo
- Que Se Bote
- Reina De La Calle
- Bombo
- Al Que Le Guste
- Amor Al Arte
- Tumbando Y Dando
- La Calle
- Stress
- La Vacuna
- Quien Te Dijo
Music reviews of Kilo
Music Review: Orishas Best: Hip-Hop Cuban Style
Rating: 5 Stars
My knowledge of Hip-Hop is far from a scholarly and my passion for it has always been specific to certain people. Whether it was Public Enemy and early Ice-T toward the beginning, Lauryn Hill with and without The Fugees, or Eminem and Outkast in more recent times, my ears always stay with people who enrich the style and had something significant to say.
This is not to say that there have not been many others like them, which I simply lack enough knowledge of, nor the fact that I can absolutely expect and dig great grooves and some serious Funk. Now, you can add Orishas to my list of stunning Rap/Hip-Hop, and I strongly urge that you add them to your list. These guys combine powerful words and an impressive breadth of musical influences to create a sound that has achieved a new peak with El Kilo, their third album.
A little bio about these guys: they are Cuban, residing in France, and a trio since their second album, Emigrante, which was criticized by some or the absence of Flaco-Pro--an original member who departed after their debut "A Lo Cubano."
Yet I don't expect anyone to miss their fourth member after listening to El Kilo.
If you, like me, appreciate the richness of R&B and Soul references that Outkast's Andre and Big Boi brought to their music -to the point of creating such distinct new sound- you will find a similar and deep pleasure with the Orishas' generous inclusion of Latin rhythms.
Please be clear, this is no sampling of the Miami Sound machine or Ricky Martin Disney-approach to Salsa. What you will find is plenty of great "old school" Rumba, Son and Guajira, reminiscent of the glorious Buena Vista Social Club recordings.
The rapping and singing are also astounding, sensual and smooth at times, and nothing less than chant-like in others, the Orishas rock and sway with the best of them.
Great cuts abound. Particularly, the "Naci Orishas," "Distinto," "El Kilo," and "Stress," all of which are prime examples of their rapping/singing skills and of the remarkable band backing them up, specially the horns, bass and percussion.
The rest of the songs don't fall far behind, for example "Amor Al Arte" and "Al Que Le Guste," plus -at least in the Spain CD edition as track #15- you get the powerful chant and message of Zone Internationale, featuring the French rapper Rohff.
All in all, these are some the best sounds to groove to all year long, and a certain inclusion on my "best of 05" music list.
Hip-Hop not only has been here to stay, for long enough to have everyone notice, but it can; be stopped to speak new languages.
Description of Kilo
ORISHAS EL KILOSince its 1999 breakthrough, the Cuban rap trio Orishas has been hailed as one of Latin hip-hop's true saviors. But the group's intoxicating third album, El Kilo, is about more than DJ scratches and looped samples. In fact, that's not at all what it's about. The group eschews studio tricks for live instrumentation on El Kilo, and it makes for a heady, well-rounded effort. El Kilo crackles with passion and urgency from beginning to end, and the album transforms Orishas into a wholly unclassifiable, strikingly original music machine. Blaring horns highlight album opener "Naci Orishas," and the pensive title track rides a simmering, soulful groove. Rappers Yotuel and Ruzzo play wonderfully off each other, and vocalist Roldan anchors every song with his playful vibe. A kitchen sink mix of soul, reggae, bossa nova and salsa inform Orishas' sound. There's even an appearance by Cuban rapper Pitbull on the raucous closing track, "Quien Te Dijo." The album's lyrical and musical poetry, however, belongs wholly to Cuba's three hip-hop heroes. --Joey Guerra
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