Title: Multiculti
Product review: Beginning with its title, Kinavana (Kinshasha+Havana) is a monument to multiculturalism. A Congolese group delving into the history of Cuban rumba (the songs of Guillermo Portobales). Recorded in Paris with overdubbed arrangments by Venezuela's Nelson Hernandez, recorded in New York. And featuring Cameroon's Manu Dibango as sax soloist (I like him better here than his customary Afrobeat), with vocalists singing in a raft of languages, including a star turn by New York's Isabel Martinez.Oddly, this mishmash mostly works. But, even though I found it quite entertaining, the whole product is a bit too slick for my tastes. I note that other reviewers think that this Kekele album is the group's best. I liked the earlier efforts better.
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