#manicero

[orogolddreams]

𝑴𝑨𝑵𝑰!!! Manicero se va!!! Si te quieres por el pico divertir... Cómprale un cucuruchito de maní!! Sin alegres, amables y siempre dispuestos a una buena conversación! 𝑨𝑺𝑰 𝑺𝑶𝑵 𝑳𝑶𝑺 𝑴𝑨𝑵𝑰𝑪𝑬𝑹𝑶𝑺 𝑫𝑬 𝑪𝑼𝑩𝑨!!! #mani #manicero #vendedor #vendedorambulante #cacahuete #cucurucho #calle #alegria #cuba #paradas #guagua #camion #autobus #comer #caribe #isla #sol #tropical #yoyostravel (at Guanajay, Cuba) https://www.instagram.com/p/CikzKvCJdD0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[steadfastermedia]

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I was told once that "you'll find some of the best musicians in the world in the streets of Cuba". I was not disappointed. . . . #blessed #grateful #steadfaster #steadfastermedia #Havana #Cuba #music #musicians #amazing #skill #manicero #rhythm #travel #fun #seetheworld #beautiful #filmmaking #learning #davinciresolve #premiere #tones #videography #art #love #creative #branding #agency #vision #media https://www.instagram.com/p/Bym3dTVATcV/?igshid=9zczj711gnuk

[quillasalsa]

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Lo Que Una Salsa Bien Sabrosa Puede Lograr #Sabor #Manicero #Rumba #MiercolesRumbero #QuillaSalsa La Radio del Poder Latino www.quillasalsa.com #followme #tag4follows #like4like #flow #followers #trip #followher #SalsaVeterana (en Valledupar, Colombia)

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[digging4gold]

Ghana-Cuba Connections courtesy of Dr. K Gyasi & His Noble Kings!

So, I gotta say this blog has presented me with numerous opportunities to learn and expand upon my own musical knowledge.  As I try to share and spread the word about records I've come across, others out there have also shared valuable info with me through this site. Such was the case with the classic peanut vendor rhythm from Cuba.  

Way back in 2010, I blogged about the hit African pop song "Ashawo." What I had originally speculated to be its musical origin, a highlife tune by the African brothers, was in fact an interpolation of the ubiquitous afro-Cuban song - "Manicero (Peanut Vendor)". Give thanks to the brother who hipped me this fact.

Since then, I've ran across countless examples of this song from both sides of the Atlantic. Ghanaian artists, in particular, has revisited it several times.  Today I present just one more example, courtesy of the highlife heavyweight Dr. K Gyasi & His Noble Kings.  Listening to this b-side will reaffirm the interconnections West Africans share with the African Diaspora in the Caribbean and Latin America.  I always like to think that when early Ghanian musicians first heard that cuban clave, they were really just listening to their own heartbeat. 

Dr. K Gyasi & His Noble Kings - Sei Na'zo (African peanut Vendor)

[i-rremediable]

¡Hoy me acordé de ti! Estaba comiendo maní y bueno .. eso.

xD