Robert Christgau: Dean of American Rock Critics

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Irakere [extended]

  • Irakere [Columbia, 1979] A-
  • La Colección Cubana [Music Club, 1998] Dud
  • Unforgettable Boleros [Velas, 2000] Dud

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Consumer Guide Reviews:

Irakere [Columbia, 1979]
Latin jazz-rock for real, from Cuba. They're hot, they have amazing chops, and they've absorbed four continents' worth of music--who else would back an African "mass" (explosive) with a Mozart adagio (unintegrated)? Next time I hope they get to record in a studio rather than a concert. A-

La Colección Cubana [Music Club, 1998] Dud

Chucho Valdes & Irakere: Unforgettable Boleros [Velas, 2000] Dud