¡Ay Caramba! (album)

¡Ay Caramba!
¡Ay Caramba!
Studio album by Ska Cubano
Released	4 July 2005
Genre	World; reggae; ska; salsa;
Length	60:38
Label	Casinosounds; Cumbancha;
Ska Cubano chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]
AllMusic	^[2]
The Guardian	^[3]

¡Ay Caramba! is the second studio album by English group Ska Cubano, released on 4 July 2005 by Casinosounds.^[4] It was released in the US by independent label Cumbancha. The album mixes Jamaican ska, Afro-Cuban son, retro swing, salsa and Colombian cumbia.^[4]^[5]

Critical reception

Steve Hands of musicOMH wrote that the album "possesses the grainy authenticism of goodtimey Ska, just before the euphoria of Jamaican independence subsided, full of tall tales, late-nite shebeens, rum, and rhumba".^[4] Brent Hagerman of Exclaim! called the album "a pan-Caribbean jam from the early '60s that never had a chance to happen since the Cuban revolution largely cut off musical ties between Cuba and the rest of the Caribbean".^[5]

Track listing

Original 2005 track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"	2:34
2.	"Tabu"	3:32
3.	"Oye Compay Juan"	3:35
4.	"No Me Desesperes"	3:34
5.	"Tungarara"	3:50
6.	"Big Bamboo"	2:59
7.	"Cachita"	4:31
8.	"Soy Campesino"	3:42
9.	"Jezebel"	3:20
10.	"Marianao"	3:52
11.	"¡Ay Caramba!"	3:02
12.	"Chispa Tren"	3:22
13.	"Bobine"	4:56
14.	"Cumbia en Do Menor"	4:41
15.	"Natty Bo Dead (Sammy No Dead)"	2:36
16.	"Jezebel" (instrumental; bonus track)	3:18
17.	"La Boquilla" (bonus track)	3:14
Total length:		60:38

2006 US release track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Soy Campesino (I'm a Country Man)"	3:42
2.	"¡Ay Caramba!"	3:02
3.	"Tabu (Taboo)"	3:32
4.	"Oye Compay Juan (Listen, My Buddy Juan)"	3:35
5.	"No Me Desesperes (Don't Drive Me Crazy)"	3:34
6.	"Big Bamboo (Gran Bambu)"	2:59
7.	"Tungarara"	3:50
8.	"Cachita"	4:31
9.	"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"	2:35
10.	"Marianao"	3:51
11.	"Chispa Tren"	3:22
12.	"Jezebel"	3:20
13.	"Bobine"	4:56
14.	"Cumbia en Do Menor (Cumbia In C Minor)"	4:41
Total length:		51:30

References

^ Romer, Megan (2006). "CD Review: Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba!". About.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Ay Caramba! – Ska Cubano | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Denselow, Robin (2005). "Ska Cubano, Ay Caramba! | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hands, Steve (4 July 2005). "Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Hagerman, Brent (1 July 2006). "Ska Cubano Ay Caramba!". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

External links

¡Ay Caramba! at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Romer, Megan (2006). "CD Review: Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba!". About.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[2] Tamarkin, Jeff. "Ay Caramba! – Ska Cubano | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[3] Denselow, Robin (2005). "Ska Cubano, Ay Caramba! | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[MOMH-4] Hands, Steve (4 July 2005). "Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[Exclaim-5] Hagerman, Brent (1 July 2006). "Ska Cubano Ay Caramba!". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

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