GIOVANNI HIDALGO New York-style MOZAMBIQUE conga solo - Camagueyanos y Habaneros
On April 23rd, 2020, Giovanni posted (to his Facebook) this edit of an early 1980's show in Germany (with the Eddie Palmieri's orchestra) BUT the video and audio were out of synch by 150 milliseconds. Originally, several selections from the show in Germany had been posted to Youtube, many many years ago, but they all had the very slight synchronization error... With all respect to the great master, I present this updated version!!
The tune is often labelled incorrectly as "La Comparsa," which is a totally different and much older composition by Ernesto Lecuona. Originally, "Camagueyanos y Habaneros" appeared on the 1965 album "Mambo Con Conga Es Mozambique" by the "La Perfecta" orchestra (led by Palmieri), and the conga drummer was Tommy López.
Some Cuban musicians feel that the New York Mozambique was an attempt to copy the original creation of Pello El Afrokan, and to capitalize on its success. I prefer to think of it as a respectful homage that clearly can never equal Pello's original concept of 19 conga (tumbadora) drums on stage, versus the New York style's 1, 2, or 3 at most.
In any case, this particular tune has become a vehicle for conga solos, and you can find numerous video examples of Giovanni soloing during his tenure with Pamieri in the 1980's. But this particular example has a very special feeling unlike any of the others.
When Giovanni stands up, he sings "rico melao para guarachar!"
I'D LIKE TO GET MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE TV PROGRAM(?) THIS CONCERT APPEARED ON. DOES ANYONE KNOW MORE ABOUT IT? THANK YO U!!! GRACIAS !!!! DANKE !!!!!
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