Rumba Baby Rumba!
Studio album by
Bio Ritmo
Released1998
GenreRumba, salsa
LabelTriloka/Mercury[1]
ProducerJeffrey Lesser
Bio Ritmo chronology
Salsa Galactica
(1997)		 Rumba Baby Rumba!
(1998)		 Bio Ritmo
(2004)

Rumba Baby Rumba! is an album by the American band Bio Ritmo, released in 1998.[2][3] The band supported the album by touring with Squirrel Nut Zippers.[4]

Production

Recorded at Sound of Music, in Richmond, Virginia, the album was produced by Jeffrey Lesser.[5][6] The music was written and arranged by band leader Rene Herrera in four weeks.[7][8]

The band's record company encouraged them to incorporate more pop elements.[9] "Tequila" is a cover of the Champs' song.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide[11]

Orlando Weekly wrote that "like the Squirrel Nut Zippers, Bio Ritmo transcends rote revivalism by allowing their natural eccentricities and modern inclinations to strut."[12] Newsday stated: "Tongue well in cheek, Rumba Baby Rumba! is a joy ... Bio Ritmo ably combines the energy of swing with the percussive flavor of salsa and son."[13] The Morning Call considered the album "loaded with lively, catchy numbers that sound as if they're coming straight out of Havana."[14]

The Orlando Sentinel thought that "original Herrera compositions such as 'Yo Soy La Rumba' and 'Sientate Ahi' are fine contributions to the Afro-Cuban repertoire."[15] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette determined that "despite the Bio Ritmo's largely inauthentic origins, the band seems to have passed the credibility test."[16] The Philadelphia Inquirer opined that "the band's own humor-inflected, bilingual tunes mark the high point of its salsa madness."[17]

AllMusic called the album a "sensual and kinetic collection of contemporary Latin rhythms."[10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Yo Soy La Rumba" 
2."Call Me Up (644-7215)" 
3."Bin Bin" 
4."What I Want to Say" 
5."You Killed My Love" 
6."Tequila" 
7."Ugly" 
8."Un Carnaval En La Habana" 
9."You Rule Over Me" 
10."Una Palabra" 
11."Sientate Ahi" 
12."Night Music" 

References

  1. ↑ "Tucson Weekly: Rhythm & Views (August 13 - August 19, 1998)". www.tucsonweekly.com.
  2. ↑ "Bio Ritmo Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Malkin, Nina (Aug 1998). "Music to move you". Mademoiselle. 104 (8): 134.
  4. ↑ Reece, Doug (Aug 22, 1998). "Popular Uprisings". Billboard. 110 (34): 14.
  5. 1 2 Harrison, Don (November 25, 2014). "The Salsa Machine". richmondmagazine.com.
  6. ↑ Verna, Paul (Aug 1, 1998). "Rumba Baby Rumba!". Billboard. 110 (31): 18.
  7. ↑ Shuster, Fred (23 July 1998). "SALSA: HOT DANCE BANDS ENERGIZE LATIN TRADITION". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L12.
  8. ↑ Sculley, Alan (27 Nov 1998). "STRUGGLING FOR FREEDOM AND A BEAT". Daily Press. p. C12.
  9. ↑ Long, Colleen. "The national craze for all things Latino has cha-cha'd its way to Richmond". Style Weekly.
  10. 1 2 "Rumba Baby Rumba - Bio Ritmo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  11. ↑ MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 2000. p. 84.
  12. ↑ "Review - Rumba Baby Rumba!". Orlando Weekly.
  13. ↑ Torres, Richard (16 Aug 1998). "Spicing Up Swing and Flamenco". Newsday. p. D19.
  14. ↑ Condran, Ed (24 Apr 1999). "DANCE BAND BIO RITMO DOESN'T SWING THAT WAY". The Morning Call. p. A43.
  15. ↑ Gettelman, Parry (9 Oct 1998). "BIO RITMO - MAYBE CALL IT `SWALSA'". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 8.
  16. ↑ Mervis, Scott (30 Oct 1998). "READY TO RUMBA: BEING FROM RICHMOND DIDN'T STOP BIO RITMO FROM POURING ON THE HOT SALSA". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT. p. 24.
  17. ↑ Beckley, Fred (27 Aug 1999). "On Rumba Baby Rumba! (Triloka), Bio Ritmo proves conclusively...". The Philadelphia Inquirer. FEATURES WEEKEND. p. 20.
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