Sao Salvador

1. Rendez-Vous

2. Boom Boom Tarara

3. Ave Maria [Por Dios]

4. São Salvador

5. Si Tu No Sabes (No Te Metas)

6. Nganga Kisi

7. dans la Foret

8. Capullito de Alheli

9. te Traigo un Son

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Congo-born Ricardo Lemvo and his super-sexy red-hot multiracial band Makina Loca smoke! Taking Afro-pop to an all new high, Lemvo and crew have been said to be the future of salsa, and don't you know it's true! For 10 years these fellows have been bringing down the house in their home base of Los Angeles and on the world's most popular Spanish-speaking television variety show, Sabado Gigante, as well as points from D.C.'s Kennedy Center to San Francisco's Great American Music Hall. Swinging as hard as a John Henry-wielded hammer, as tight as a pair of Levi's in 1978, and with as much sass as any redheaded debutante, Lemvo's third release, São Salvador, kicks the band's signature blend of soukous, rumba, and son into high gear, outshining even 1998's critically acclaimed Mambo Yo Yo. The funk infusion of "Nganga Kisi" recalls the Cuban and American soul invasion of Lemvo's native Kinshasa; the political title track borrows from the mournful Portuguese ballad tradition; and "Si Tu No Sabes," featuring a blaring horn section, blends soukous with merengue. People, get ready! --Paige La Grone

Tracks:

Le Rendez-Vous
Boom Boom Tarara
Ave Maria (Por Dias)
Sao Salvador
Si Tu No Sabes (No Te Metas)
Nganga Kisi
Dans La Foret
Capullito De Aleli
Te Traigo Un Son

Amazon.com

Congo-born Ricardo Lemvo and his super-sexy red-hot multiracial band Makina Loca smoke! Taking Afro-pop to an all new high, Lemvo and crew have been said to be the future of salsa, and don't you know it's true! For 10 years these fellows have been bringing down the house in their home base of Los Angeles and on the world's most popular Spanish-speaking television variety show, Sabado Gigante, as well as points from D.C.'s Kennedy Center to San Francisco's Great American Music Hall. Swinging as hard as a John Henry-wielded hammer, as tight as a pair of Levi's in 1978, and with as much sass as any redheaded debutante, Lemvo's third release, São Salvador, kicks the band's signature blend of soukous, rumba, and son into high gear, outshining even 1998's critically acclaimed Mambo Yo Yo. The funk infusion of "Nganga Kisi" recalls the Cuban and American soul invasion of Lemvo's native Kinshasa; the political title track borrows from the mournful Portuguese ballad tradition; and "Si Tu No Sabes," featuring a blaring horn section, blends soukous with merengue. People, get ready! --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews:

Great music, short album.......2005-03-12

I bought this album wondering how the african music would combine with latin music. Having listened and hating Mundo by Ruben Blades I was hoping for something better and Ricardo Lemvo gave it to me.
While only a few of the tracks are actual danceable salsa, each and every one felt great. The combo rhythm songs have a great sound and good melodies even if not well suited for the dance floor.
The only bad thing here is the CD only has nine tracks with 40 minutes and it left me wanting for more.

Music for a Sunny Mind!.......2004-05-17

Walking down a busy Seattle sidewalk on a sparkling spring day, I heard the strains of "Ave Maria (por Dios)" blasting out of an African import shop. I did a hard left into the doorway, and promptly bought the CD out of the player. It has not left my rotation since. I love following the diaspora of ideas, cultures, tastes in tunes from the Old World through Africa to the New World, noting how the music takes on the spice and heat and urgency of the new place in which it takes form. But this is something completely new, reversing the typical colonial direction back to its roots. And doing it brilliantly! Try this CD. Crank it up on a sunny day. As the dred-locked gent in the Seattle shop said, "This is happy music. Everybody needs this now." Amen!

get dancin.......2001-05-17

OK, having heard a lot of latin artists over my lifetime, since I grew up in the Caribbean and South America, I will tell you This album is IT!

Ricardo brings his music to us in a kind of reverse Afro-Cuba evolution, since he is from Congo, but does Cuban music better than most Cubans! His mastery of several languages comes through in a common theme of meltdown rythym and soulful lyrics.

Brilliant!.......2000-10-20

I have lived in Africa for 10 years, used to live in Colombia and continue to visit Latin America regularly. I like many types of Latin and African music and have a reasonable collection of both. I find this CD brilliant, joyful, uplifting. A beautiful blend of distinct Afro-Cubano music. We first learned of Ricardo Lemvo from a music video of Mambo YoYo on local television, but we think this is the better of his two albums. (Mambo YoYo is only very very good!) We bought this while in the States and played it endlessly during countless hours of driving. I can't remember doing that before! And we continue to love it. Of course, musical taste for most of us is extremely subjective, but, for us, this album is a real winner from start to finish.

He Does It Again.......2000-07-12

Last February I happened to visit a giftshop where they were playing his Mambo YoYo CD over the loudspeaker. The music automatically took me to a warm and fun place -- even though it was cold and snowing outside! Of course, I bought it and didn't take it out of my CD player for weeks. It is worth of repeat play. This CD does not disappoint. It still has all the lively grooves and mix of musical rhythms that I discovered on Mambo YoYo. I was also lucky enough to see Ricardo at our Latino Festival last month here in Columbus, Ohio -- for FREE! He and his band are awesome and I highly recommend this CD.

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