Cuban Jam Session Volume 1
Zanja All Stars
Z-001
Release Date: May 24th, 2024
Zanja Records announce their first release. The Zanja All Stars: Cuban Jam Session Vol 1, Featuring singers: ‘El Indio’, Maria Victoria, ‘El Nene’ and ‘Ondy’, and under the musical direction of Julito Padron. This spectacular release will be available in two physical editions – On Vinyl; a luxurious gatefold cover with 8 page booklet, classic black 180-gram audiophile pressing and on CD with a 20 page booklet. This album is a work of art to be cherished and celebrated.
Press Release (English) | Press Release (Español)
“The first release of Spain’s Zanja Records is a hot, delicious, percolating boil of sound ..….draws from both Europe and Africa. Highly infectious, it resonates in the body as well as the mind. Jazz, haunting, progressive, acoustic, complex and irresistible. Give these guys a Grammy!”
Mike Greenblatt | Goldmine August 2024 | Zanja All Stars Vol 1
“Música de Cubana in the very finest style, recorded in Havana with a hand-picked line-up of contemporary musicians directed by trumpeter Julito Padrón and featuring none lesser than the great Changuito, long of Juan Formell’s Los Van Van, on timbales. From blazing descargas (“Papa Boco”) and Mingusian swing (“Shaker Heights”) to modal jazz (“La Sepiente”) via son, bolero and boogaloo, there’s not a sonic hair out of place. The sound is glorious…”
The Wire | October 2024 | Zanja All Stars Vol 1
HAVANA NEGRA
Release date: December 13, 2024
Zanja Records announce their second release.
Havana Negra is a band made up of highly talented Jazz musicians from Cuba. This spectacular release will be available in two physical editions – On Vinyl with a luxurious gatefold cover with 4 page full color insert, classic black 180-gram audiophile pressing and on CD with a 16 page booklet.
Press Release (English) | Press Release (Español)