{"product_id":"grupo-irakere","title":"Grupo Irakere","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the second instalment in our Cuban Classics series, we proudly\npresent this sought-after slice of sublime Afro-Cuban jazz from 1976.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt comes courtesy of one of Cuba's most influential acts, Grupo Irakere. Founded\nin 1973 by Chucho Valdes (son of the Cuban pianist and bandleader Bebo Valdes)\nthe group was home to many of Cuba's finest musicians over the years. With an\nelectrifying style and sound, they mixed traditional Cuban music with jazz, funk,\nand rock.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis self-titled album includes the much-loved, dancefloor heavy-hitter 'Chequere-\nSon', a Latin- jazz funk masterpiece with Cubanized bebop- flavoured horn lines,\nlush keys, and '70s hip swagger. Though 'Chequere-Son' is the keystone of the\nrecord, the album is laced with brilliance at every turn, from the Carlos Santana-\nesque channelling 'Iya' with its percussive Latin power, to the sultry, slick and\npassionate '38 1\/2'. Elsewhere, the absorbing, ever- building energy of 'Juana\n1600' and steamy vocal dancer 'Xiomara' are also highlights of this incredible\nalbum.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePressed on Cuba's state led Areito Records, the album was well received\ninternationally, garnering distribution in Finland on Love Records, in Italy on Phase\n6 Super Stereo, and also in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Venezuela.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cherished Afro-Cuban triumph, this album has been crying out for a reissue and Mr Bongo are delighted to make that happen.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mr Bongo","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50389754839371,"sku":"2167923","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50389754511691,"sku":"2167922","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1178c7f3-5e57-45b7-aa70-446472f831c9_2ad5b051_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726370739","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/grupo-irakere","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}