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• The Corpse Went Dancing Rumba [Corason, 1996] A-

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The Corpse Went Dancing Rumba [Corason, 1996]
Spawned by the steady old Cuarteto Patria, the most renowned of Santiago de Cuba's dozens of son ensembles, this young quintet hypes things up--leads keener, harmonies tenser, percussion busier, guitar more intrusive. And for a non-Spanish speaker like me, the time-tested melodies levitate with every boost, getting over on interactive intricacy and vocal high spirits alone. A-