Africando

Since the mid-1990s, trans-Atlantic salsa sensation Africando has been putting the "Afro" back in Afro-Cuban music. A combination of Cuban instrumentalists and African vocalists, Africando draws from the wealth of rumba, salsa and other polyrhythmic Latin styles while adding its own distinctly African touch.

What makes the Africando ensemble stand out is the broad cross-section of African vocal talent that appears on their recordings. Gnonnas Pedro of Benin, Thione Seck of Senegal, Eugene Shoubou of Haiti and Ronnie Baro of Cuba all appear on the Africando sets as well as the golden-voiced Guinean Sekouba "Bambino" Diabate, whose passion for salsa has led him to several collaborations with Africando. this is a test for putting an extra line in the content to see it s—Courtesy Calabash Music