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| Does This Vintage Cuban Recording Sound "Yorubaish" To You? by Mambofiend: 4:46pm On Nov 26, 2014 |
This was recorded in the 1950s. The vocal style of the female solo bears similarities to Yoruba-style singing. https://soundcloud.com/classiccubans/19-orquesta-almendra-de |
| Re: Does This Vintage Cuban Recording Sound "Yorubaish" To You? by bigfrancis21: 6:37am On Nov 27, 2014 |
On one hand, it sounds Yoruba-like in terms of intonation. On the other hand, it sounds south-african-like, like one of those KwaZulu songs I remember hearing from some south african movies I watched as a kid. |
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