“Havana Meets Kingston.” The innovative, culture-centric album brings together legendary and emerging Cuban and Jamaican musicians in a world first recording project. The album re-imagines classic songs as well as creating new compositions, all infused with Jamaican reggae and dancehall and traditional Cuban rhythms. Produced by Australia’s leading reggae and dancehall producer Mista Savona, ‘Havana Meets Kingston’ is the first full-length project to present the blended sounds of these two distinct island nations supported by an all-star cast of musicians.
Of the 15 new recordings on the album, fresh versions of ‘Chan, Chan,’ ‘El Cuarto De Tula,’ and ‘Candela’ (made famous by the album/film Buena Vista Social Club) present a blended Caribbean flair. The album was recorded at Egrem Studios (Estudios Areito 101) in Havana and features performances by Grammy award winning reggae duo Sly & Robbie with original Buena Vista Social Club instrumentalists Ronaldo Luna and Barbarito Torres among others. New renditions of classic reggae songs; “Vibracion Positive” (Rastaman Vibration), “Row Fisherman Row” and “100 Pounds of Collie” feature the talents of vocalists Cornel Campbell, Turbulence, Randy Valentine and Prince Alla among many others.
1. Chan Chan (feat. Maikel Ante, Fe?lix Baloy, Solis & Eugenio Rodri?guez El Raspa) (4:51)
2. Carnival (feat. Randy Valentine & Solis) (5:08)
3. Interlude [El Cuarto Intro] (0:31)
4. El Cuarto de Tula (feat. Maikel Ante, El Medico & Turbulence) (5:40)
5. 05 410 San Miguel (feat. Ernest Ranglin) (6:25)
6. 100 Pounds of Collie (feat. Cornel Campbell, Leroy Sibbles, Prince Alla, The Jewels, Cali P, Lutan Fyah & Exile Di Brave) (5:47)
7. Candela feat. Solis & Randy Valentine (4:55)
8. In The Ghetto (feat. Aza Lineage & Birdz-I) (4:53)
9. Vibracio?n Positive (feat. Randy Valentine & Anyilena) (5:24)
10. Heart Of A Lion (feat. Lutan Fyah, I-Maali, Brenda Navarrete and France Nooks) (5:12)
11. Interlude [feat. Julito Padro?n] (1:28)
12. Carnival Horns (feat. Julito Padro?n) (4:16)
13. La Sitiera (feat. Beatriz Ma?rquez & Rolando Luna) (4:29)
14. Dubwise (feat. France Nooks & Prince Alla) (5:14)
15. Row Fisherman Row (feat. Prince Alla) (5:37)