Tracks - mp

El Manisero  - mp3

Bongocero

Siboney

Suena Tu Timbal

Cepeda Forever  - mp3

Wolenche

Serenata Ritmica  - mp3

Califas

Songo-Changui  - mp3

Peruchineando  - mp3

Combustive celebration of "descarga" by pianist Rebeca Mauleón with Giovani Hidalgo on congas, bata & percussion and Latin masters, timbalero Orestes Vilató and bongocero Armando Peraza. Descarga En California is beautiful! - recorded the way it used to be done in the 50s - with all musicians in the same room - gives you the feeling of improvisation and great togetherness with the passion all musicians put in on this recording. Compositions and arrangements are by Rebeca Mauleón except "Cepeda Forever" composed and arranged by Rebeca Maunleón and Armando Peraza with whom i had the pleasure to meet in London in '2000 and the honour to be able to give to him "Rumba En El Patio" an album he had recorded with Conjunto Kubavana in the mid 1940s; "Bongocero" was composed by Rebeca and Orlando Cepeda; "Siboney" by Ernesto Lecuona; "El Manisero" by Moisés Simons and "Serenata Rítmica" composed by Puerto Rican, Noro Morales. - (Luis Libres-MBS).

the jam players: Rebeca Mauleón, piano, vocals and musical direction; Giovanni Hidalgo, congas, bata, percussion; Orestes Vilató, timbales, bongos, percussion; special guest: Armando Peraza Bongos en "Cepeda Forever" and "Bongocero"; Jimmy Branly, drums; Luis Eric Rodriguez, trumpet; Francisco Torres, trombone; René Camacho, bass; Grecco Buratto, guitar; George L. Balmaseda Jr. "El Sonero", lead vocal on "Cepeda Forever"; Humberto "Nengue" Hernandez, lead and spoken vocal on "Wolenche"; Félix "Fito" Reinoso, background vocals; Jesús Diaz background vocals; Lia B Ad lib vocals on "Califas".