Steve Berrios and Son Bacheche - First World (1995)

01-Mafranbingo

02-La Buena Noche Mi Ngo

03-Once I Loved

04-El Niño Rey

05-Talkin' to Myself

06-Iremowire

07-Uranus

08-Brushin' It

09-Once in a While

10-Alamofije

11-Déjà Voodoo

12-Dale

13-Lonely Woman/Acolona

14-Wild Is the Wind

15-Son Bachéche.

Steve Berrios-Arranger, Guaga, Tumbadora, Shekere, Guataca, Coro, Conga, Drums

Julio Collazo-Conga, Iya, Vocals, Shekere

Joe Ford-Arranger, Sax (Alto)

Larry Willis-Piano

Edgardo Miranda-Guitar (Acoustic)

George Mraz-Bass

Angel Papo Vasquez-Trombone

Grover Washington, Jr.-Sax (Soprano)

Eddie Bobe-Vocals, Okonkolo, Salidor, Shekere, Coro

Peter Brainin-Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)

Elisabeth Monder-Coro

Pedro Morejon-Vocals

Freddy Cole-Vocals

John Benítez-Bass.

A pillar of veterans with Mongo Santamaria, M'Boom, and the Fort Apache Band, first solo album by Steve Berrios believes that the continuation-49-year-old drummer-percussionist trying to regain lost ground with a vengeance, launching a amazing variety of languages ​​in the listener and proving to be a master of them all. "Mafranbingo" throws listeners a curve Berrios misleading from the outset with a certain base of the pyramid straight drive, but the next track, "La Noche Buena My NGO" - Spanish Voice in African percussion - sets the direction for Afro-Latin most of the recording. Berrios is not too shy about taking the spotlight to himself, "Talkin 'to Myself" has a spectacular drum solo with drum roll and gongs, along with the usual drums, and "Brushin' It" it is conducting a brief but more inventive with brushes only three drums spread across the stereo spectrum. Even some notable works muted trumpet on "Wild Is the Wind." The only sidetrip Brazil, Jobim "Once I Loved," features the singer Freddy Cole and phrasing sound much like an old Nat King Cole could have - and very compulsory soprano sax Grover Washington. "Iremowire" and "Alamofije" are pure rock and Afro-Cuban numbers call response Julito Collazo Cuban singer doing what was apparently his first recorded appearance in two decades trade. The trumpeter Eddie Henderson, tenor saxophonist Peter Brainin, and a player of high Joe Ford can be heard on "Uranus" and a density of texture, loss of sound fusion of "Ornette Coleman's Lonely Woman," and a prayer Yoruba old "Acolona. "All an end, but experience makes Berrios join. ~ Richard S. Ginelle, All Music Guide.