Manteca 2.0 is a celebration of the neighborhood, CAYO HUESO, in Centro Havana. It is a tribute to seven decades of evolution of the musical romance between Havana and New York. A new release by Andres Levin and featuring Los Van Van, Alain Pérez, Pedrito Martínez, Yissy García, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Rashawn Ross and Ron Blake. Produced by Andres Levin and Alain Pérez with additional music and lyrics: Gradelio Pérez, Alain Pérez & Andres Levin.

The song is an homage to the original recording and release of Manteca by Chano Pozo and Dizzy Gillespie in 1947, and Chano´s historical musical stomping ground, the neighborhood of Cayo Hueso in Havana Center. At the time, this song represented the union of two virtuosos, Chano Pozo, a percussionist from Cayo Hueso, and Dizzy Gillespie, a trumpeter from Philadelphia. They got together in New York where they penned and produced Manteca, a record which historically introduces Afro-Cuban percussion to Jazz.

Moving forward seventy-six years Andres Levin now lives in Cayo Hueso with his project Tribe Caribe Cayo Hueso and for the release of the song he is inviting most of the living musicians who were born and raised in this neighbourhood such as Samuel Formell the leader of super band Los Van Van, Pedrito Martínez, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Yissy García; on the other hand Alain Pérez is the co-producer of the song. It is an unprecedented version since part of the elements of the original version have been revisited, re-engineered and on top of this the story of Chano´s passing in Harlem and how Benny Moré and Cuba suffered his death.

Yerba Buena has traditionally been focused on the fusion of African rhythms in the Caribbean. Tribe Caribe lives the new adventure of unifying the voices of the Caribbean, and this is the goal of Andres through the song and the new album.

Now that Andres lives part time in Cayo Hueso he realizes the importance of telling the story of this neighborhood that birth to some of the most incredible jazz and rumba musicians in Cuban history, such as Félix Chapottín, Los Zafiros, Juan Formell, Carlos del Puerto from Irakere, Elena Burke or Omara Portuondo. He is pleased to create the song from the birthplace of some of the most incredible internationally renowned musicians who were born and raised in this twenty block radius that he is in now and where the video was filmed.

Lyrics:

Chano Pozo, Cayo Hueso,
Donde nacen los rumberos.
¡Dale timbero!
Chano Pozo (¡Manteca!), Cayo Hueso
Donde nacen los rumberos.
En La Habana
Chano Pozo afinaba con candela
Y le untaba con su manteca
El sonido a los tambores.
Y en la city
La trompeta de Dizzi Gillespie lo esperaba
Chano Pozo llegó a Manhattan
Y la rumba fue a los salones.
Chano Pozo, Cayo Hueso,
Donde nacen los rumberos.
Chano Pozo, Cayo Hueso,
Donde nacen los rumberos.
En la ciudad de New York
Mi mami no me quiere si no tengo manteca.
En la ciudad de New York
Mi mami no me quiere si no tengo manteca.
En la ciudad de New York.

Rompe una sombra la madrugada
Y Chano Pozo su rumba tocaba.
Pagó su trago y bailó muy feliz,
Cantó a su santa
Y en todo Harlem la noche lloró.
Y allá por La Habana el Benny le canta
Con hondo pesar:
No, si Chano me falta
A la rumba buena ya no vuelvo más.
(A la rumba yo no voy más.)
Chano Pozo, Cayo Hueso,
Donde nacen los rumberos
Chano Pozo, Cayo Hueso,
Donde nacen los rumberos.
En la ciudad de New York
Mi mami no me quiere si no tengo manteca.
En la ciudad de New York.
Y manteca el mundo entero cantó.
En la ciudad de New York.
(canto yoruba)
¡Manteca!
El jícano pregonaba
Que Chano toca con maña
Y los rumberos decían
Ya viene tumbando caña.

Song Credits:
Produced by: Andres Levin & Alain Pérez
Vocals: Alain Pérez, Pedrito Martínez, Los Van Van: Miguel Ángel Rasalps (Lele),
Roberto Hernández (Robertón); Armando Ihosvany Cantero (Mandy)
Guitar: Andres Levin
Drums: Samuel Formell; Yissy García
Percussion: Pedrito Martínez
Piano and Keys: Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Lead Trumpet: Rashawn Ross
Trumpets: Carlos Edgar; Toni González
Lead Saxophone: Ron Blake
Tenor Saxophone: Miguel Sarduy
Trombone: Dany Arce
Mixing Engineer: Bosito
Mastering Engineer: Andres Mayo
Recording Engineer: Jaxx Landry, Lily Wang; Giraldo García
Additional Production and Programming: Javier Sampedro
Production Assistant: Isabel Jerez
Recorded In: Havana and Manhattan
Cover Art by: Nerea A. R. Vera
Cover Graphic Design by: Joaquin Portocarero

Videoclip Credits:

Directed by: Amén Gorría
DoP: Yaas Valdés; Juan Carlos Alom
Edited by: Andrés Méndez Paz
Levin's Styling by: N EstudioTaller
Produced by: Isabel Jerez
NYC Production: Lani Sciandra
Title and Credit Design by: Joaquin Portocarero
Sound Design: BeutNoise

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