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In the beginning there was Amenaza (Menace). Despite some initial success, the trio disbanded in 1999 and rappers Guerrero (Yotuel Omar Romero-Manzanares) and Ruzzo (Hiram Rivero-Medina) joined with singer/guitarist Roldán Rivero, Flaco-pro (Livan Alemán, a former member of Sergent García's Locos del Barrio) and French hip-hop producer Don d' Niko (Nicolas Nocchi) to form Orishas.
Named after the messengers of a Santería deity, this group deftly mixes Afro-Cuban rhythms, hip-hop textures, hints of North American jazz, and a powerful blend of rap vocals, Yoruban chants and son-influenced singing. The album also benefits enormously from the contributions of world-renowned Cuban conguero Miguel "Angá" Díaz and the spare string and horn arrangements of pianist Ludovic Bource. |
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