Successful concept album

In Havana I've never been, generally not in and on Cuba yet. I know about this country, its people and their way of life any more than a reasonably average generally educated German thinks he knows about Cuba.
But even if I so abundant probably clearly failed lie, since "La Sesión Cubana" I feel a little better to know the country, at least the idea of ​​life and the soul of the country to be closer than it was yesterday.

Zucchero starts with his new album is a an atmospheric mood that can be drawn in thought through Havana the handset, everything feels real, authentic. This is certainly a matter of priority on the fact that he made music for this production exclusively with local matadors who breathed his souvenirs Cuban spirit. His gift was halfway songs from his own repertoire that were kubanisiert retreaded here. One may indeed admissions are still so skeptical, but this has its full justification. The willingness of the listener provided do not explain the original, well-known arrangement for sacred cow, lights the seven loans from the inventory in new voices and give a casual, relaxed way of life. Especially songs like "Baila (Sexy Thing)", "Un Kilo" or "Cuba libre" seem to have been waiting for the Cuba trip.

The other half of the album is made up of completely new songs and two acquisitions of songs of the Cuban people's soul. "Guantanamera" I have to, I do not know how many versions have heard already and each was expendable. It's just not my song. And so I basically benevolent also confront Zucchero's bustle, when I was still unheard saw the song in the title list, I whetted already inside the meter. Now I have heard it again and placed the knife neatly on the forks and spoons. While it is not my favorite on the disc, but you can let it stand.

The all-new, never-before-seen songs are all located in the upper third of Zucchero spectrum. Whether rhythmic ("Nena", "Love is all around") or ballad ("Never Is a Moment", "Sabor a Ti"), even if one arg fremdelt with the remakes, but these four make the album worthwhile.

"La Sesión Cubana" is a successful concept album between two regular discs that Zucchero's only published every four-five years and always original and creative than a duets album ("Zu & Co" came between "Shake" (2001 ) and "Fly" (2006)) or a best of with a few new cover versions ("All the best" came between "Fly" and "Chocabeck" (2010))

Even if I can not judge whether the life in Havana about so feels like this album sounds, but if so, it can be in spite of all shortcomings and reprisals of the Castro regime there quite well endure, because you somehow resolute Yes to Life perceives a lightness that has nothing to do with superficiality.