From Peret (the King of rumba) to Pantanito (nuevo-rumba). This form of rumba emerged when Catalan gypsies literally imported Cuban rumba (like the first track I have included) into their music. Rumba is happy, not dramatic like flamenco with a signature sound of el ventilador where the guitar, rather than drums, gives the rhythm.
Check out compilations such as '25 Rumba Catalan Hits' from K Industria (www.kindustria.com) and the forthcoming Achili Funk (available in Spain end of May and UK in September – www.myspace.com/achilifunk). And for current stuff check out the members of http://groups.myspace.com/rumbagitana.
Maybe catch you in Barcelona at KGB on a Thursday sometime this summer – in the meantime enjoy the podcast.
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Xx Canyella
(Thanks to Txarly Brown and Rufino (www.rufinoydondomingo.es).
1. Rumbatona - Lecuona Cuban Boys
2. Caramelos - Los Amaya
3. Maringa - Argentina Coral
4. Ave Maria, Lola aka Ana Maria Lola - Peret y sus Gitanos
5. El Negro Bembón aka Gitano Anton - Peret with Macaco and Ojos de Brujo
6. Al Pasar La Barca - La Patriarcas de la Rumba
7. Sobor a Mi - Antonio Flores "El Pescailla"
8. Que Mala Suerte La Mia - Los Amaya
9. Karim - India Flores
10. El Muerto Vivo - Papawa Allstars canta Peret Reyes
11. O Neno Tesoira - Rumborrachera
12. Gorviendo de Fiesta - Pantanito
