Sunday, February 8, 2015

Lucky 7 Mambo - Nabori

It's been a couple of weeks since my last post sharing salsa music which I love so much.

Since the last post, I encountered a trying situation recently. I am aware not everyone is ready to accept new music. In fact, the music introduced to the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, market may not even be new in the Worldwide Salsa Community, but people may still be resistant to it. However, when comments move from constructive criticism to uninformed, drunken rants, the question is raised - are we as a local community ready to step outside our comfort zone in order to develop and grow? 

I don't really have a fixed opinion on this. It kinda differs from situation to situation. Not many are interested in the music they dance to, only that they find it danceable. While this is a given, I personally feel that the act of dance cannot be separated from music - hence my love for Salsa music. After all, we don't (often) dance to the music in our heads - but to the groovy sounds flowing from speakers in Salsa Clubs.

Is this good food for thought? Or do the overly-sensitive souls find my honesty offensive? Once again, it depends on one's character.

Today's band sounds very much like the popular Grupo Latin Vibe. While it is not my intention to give you guys similar sounding music all the time, it is also a good idea to explore other bands which share similar sounds to popular groups. Today's band is called Lucky 7 Mambo and they are here to rock your world!

Lucky 7 Mambo consists of Craig Fundyga (Vibraphone), the well-known George Balmaseda (Sonero), Joey De Leon Jr (Percussions), the superb Rene Camacho (Bass), Kevin Richard (Percussions) and Joe Rotundi (Piano), Angel Rodriguez (Percussions). 

In short Luck 7 is Salsa Old School! Heavily influenced by music from the 50's and the 60's, their inspiration comes from legends such as the late Jimmy Sabater, the late Cheo Feliciano and the late Joe Cuba. You don't get any more old school than this line up.

The highlighted song of the day is 'Nabori' from their album 'The Basement Trax' in 2009. You can get a listen by clicking on the YouTube link located conveniently below:
Lucky 7 Mambo - Nabori

So what do you think of this? Do ya like the smooth sounds of Lucky 7? Lemme know!






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