muzycy: Chucho Valdés, Hilario Durán (p); Juan Pablo Torres (tb), Manuel El Guajiro Mirabal (tp), Richard Egües (fl)...

Editor's info:

This CD release includes all the singles recorded by Omara from 1967 to the present day, plus several tracks that appeared only in compilation albums of various artists. Tracks 2, 3, 8 & 16 have never been issued before.

Includes a comprehensive 20-page booklet.

Collective Personnel: Chucho Valdés, Hilario Durán (p); Juan Pablo Torres (tb), Manuel "El Guajiro" Mirabal (tp), Richard Egües (fl), Pancho Amat (tres), Martín Rojas (g), Rafael Lay (vln), Orlando López "Cachaíto" (b), Amadito Valdés, Tata Güines (Cuban percussion); Rafael Somavilla (dir), Orquesta Aragón; Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, and many others.

This CD is part of an exquisite new collection from Malanga Music, established with the purpose of uncovering outstanding rare material by legendary figures in the history of Cuban music. This material had been previously locked away in the vaults collecting dust, but two years of extensive investigation in Havana's Areíto studio archives have brought these gems to light.

All these CDs have been digitised directly from the original masters, and many of them have never been previously released on CD! These editions also boast 16 or 20-page comprehensive booklets featuring previously unissued photos and texts in both English and Spanish, written by important Cuban musicologists and journalists.