Product details
- Label Blue Note
- Artist Harold López-Nussa
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2023
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Timba a la Americana by Harold López-Nussa.
"Timba a la Americana" by Harold López-Nussa arrives on black vinyl, a record that carries the pianist's Cuban roots into a wider, restless conversation. From the first bars, this is music that refuses to sit still, moving between rhythmic tradition and open exploration with the ease of a musician who has spent a lifetime listening across borders.
The A-side opens with "Funky," a title that sets the tone with unmistakable directness, before easing into the playful "Cake a la Moda." The mood then turns inward with "Mal du Pays," a phrase that speaks of homesickness, a longing threaded through the melody. "Rat-a-Tat" answers with percussive energy, and the side closes on "Conga a la Americana," where the pulse of the conga meets a broader sensibility, the album's title spirit made audible.
Flip to the B-side and the journey continues with "Afro en Toulouse," a piece whose very name maps the crossings at the heart of this record, African rhythm settling into a French city. "Tumba la Timba" follows, leaning into the genre that gives the album its name, the timba tradition that López-Nussa knows in his bones.
The closing stretch grows more personal and reflective. "Mamá" offers a moment of tenderness, and "Tierra Mía," meaning my land, reads like a quiet homage to place and belonging. The record ends on "Hope," a fitting final word for a collection that keeps reaching outward while holding fast to where it began.
What makes this pressing rewarding is the arc it traces across ten tracks, from the immediate groove of the opening to the introspective warmth of the final pieces. López-Nussa's touch at the piano moves through funk, conga, and timba without ever losing its center, and the sequencing rewards listening front to back rather than in fragments.
For collectors drawn to contemporary Cuban jazz and its many crossings, this is a record that lives comfortably on the shelf at Miles Waxey. It speaks to the enduring pull of home and the pleasure of wandering far from it, all pressed into black vinyl and ready for the turntable.
Pressing Details:
Black Vinyl
Track Listing:
A1. Funky
A2. Cake a la Moda
A3. Mal du Pays
A4. Rat-a-Tat
A5. Conga a la Americana
B1. Afro en Toulouse
B2. Tumba la Timba
B3. Mamá
B4. Tierra Mía
B5. Hope
Artist: Harold López-Nussa
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Blue Note
Catalog Number: BM86830-01
Release Year: 2023
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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