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We Are The Rhythm: Bamboula 2000 embraces Cuba as it turns 25

October 30, 2019 by: Geraldine Wyckoff

Bamboula 2000 — which is celebrating its 25th anniversary—and David D Omni, a Cuban multi-faceted artist, make the miles between New Orleans and the island nation vanish on their collaborative release Cuba to Congo Square. To achieve this, they didn’t physically share a studio though Bamboula’s founder, leader, percussionist and vocalist Luther Gray and musician and poet Omni, who co-produced the album, do share musical and cultural philosophies. They agree on respecting tradition wh...

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