No great fan of World Music, I do recommend this recording.
Rhythms Del Mundo is an electrifying album that fuses music of different cultures and comes up with a melting pot of rare sounds.
While the majority of the original artists’ vocals remain the same, The Buena Vista Social Club musicians took the original orchestration from each song and created something utterly unique, casting their trademark mastery over each track.
Their noted and exceptional musicianship seduced even the notoriously protective Arctic Monkeys into handing over their track. As well as The Arctic Monkeys‘ track `Dancing Shoes’, Rhythms Del Mundo included reworked tracks such as `Clocks’ by Coldplay, `Better Together’ by Jack Johnson, `She Will be Loved’ by Maroon 5, `High and Dry by Radiohead‘ and others.
The album is in aid of Artists Project Earth (APE), which lends support for natural disaster relief and climate change awareness.
If you’re an Arctic Monkey’s fan (all so absurd) you have to see this mash-up. So weird, I like it.
Click PLAY or watch the Monkeys in old Havana on YouTube.
Hear short sample clips of the other songs: – Rhythms del Mundo Cuba – official website
Rick McCharles 