Tata Guines (quinto, conga, bongo, guiro), Jesus Alemany (trumpet), Carlos Alvarez (trombone), Yosvany Terry Cabrera (alto saxophone), Alfredo Rodriguez (piano), Emilio Del Monte (timbale), Luis Alemany, Carlos Godines (bongo, guiro, claves), Carlos Puerto Jr. (bass), Efraim Rios (tres, background vocals), Javier Salvas (baritone saxophone), Jorge Luis Rojas "Rojitas" (vocals), Julian Oviedo (bongo), Leonardo Castellini "Nardy" (enor saxophone), Luis Varzaga (background vocals), Miguel Aurelio Diaz "Anga" (timbale, conga, bongo), Orlando Valle "Maracas" (flute)
Tracklisting:
1. Descarga de Hoy
2. Meta y Guaguanco
3. Tumbao de Coqueta
4. Aprovecha
5. Pa' que Gozen
6. Ni Pa'ca Ni Pa'lla
7. Homenaje a Arcano
8. La Rumba y el Tumbador
9. Cicuta Tibia
10. Ahora Me Voy
Recorded May 1995.
Released 1996.
Review:
!Cubanismo! is a rollicking, entertaining collection of Cuban-inspired jazz recorded with pianist Alfredo Rodriguez and a host of Havana musicians. Jesús Alemańy sounds vigorous throughout the album, spurring his team of supporting musicians to great performances. It's an album that emphasizes the Latin rhythms of Latin jazz, not the jazz and it is all the stronger for it. (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)