A Spanish carnival song arranged in the style of a conga from Santiago de Cuba. You can hear a bit of percussion from original from the Smithsonian Folkways album “Carnaval in Cuba.” In Havana, Cuba’s capital, musical performances during “carnaval” are most often presented to the community as a formal performance, while in Santiago de Cuba the Carnival parade is composed of members of the community–the audience and the parade are one.
Country: Cuba Language: Spanish Genre on CD: Conga Instruments on CD: much hand percussion, Bottles, CampanasLYRICS OF ALL AROUND THIS WORLD VERSION
Ahora es cuando es, ahora es cuando es
Now is the time, now is the time
Join the conga party in Santiago de Cuba
Credits
Percussion, vocals, engineering: Arturo Stable Vocals: Jay Sand Trombone: James Negron
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