¡Ay Caramba! (album)

¡Ay Caramba!
¡Ay Caramba!
Studio album by Ska Cubano
Released	4 July 2005
Genre	World; reggae; ska; salsa;
Length	60:38
Label	Casinosounds; Cumbancha;
Ska Cubano chronology

¡Ay Caramba! is the second studio album by English group Ska Cubano, released on 4 July 2005 by Casinosounds.^[4] It was released in the US by independent label Cumbancha. The album mixes Jamaican ska, Afro-Cuban son, retro swing, salsa and Colombian cumbia.^[4]^[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]
AllMusic	^[2]
The Guardian	^[3]

Critical reception edit

Steve Hands of musicOMH wrote that the album "possesses the grainy authenticism of goodtimey Ska, just before the euphoria of Jamaican independence subsided, full of tall tales, late-nite shebeens, rum, and rhumba".^[4] Brent Hagerman of Exclaim! called the album "a pan-Caribbean jam from the early '60s that never had a chance to happen since the Cuban revolution largely cut off musical ties between Cuba and the rest of the Caribbean".^[5]

Track listing edit

Original 2005 track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"	2:34
2.	"Tabu"	3:32
3.	"Oye Compay Juan"	3:35
4.	"No Me Desesperes"	3:34
5.	"Tungarara"	3:50
6.	"Big Bamboo"	2:59
7.	"Cachita"	4:31
8.	"Soy Campesino"	3:42
9.	"Jezebel"	3:20
10.	"Marianao"	3:52
11.	"¡Ay Caramba!"	3:02
12.	"Chispa Tren"	3:22
13.	"Bobine"	4:56
14.	"Cumbia en Do Menor"	4:41
15.	"Natty Bo Dead (Sammy No Dead)"	2:36
16.	"Jezebel" (instrumental; bonus track)	3:18
17.	"La Boquilla" (bonus track)	3:14
Total length:		60:38

2006 US release track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Soy Campesino (I'm a Country Man)"	3:42
2.	"¡Ay Caramba!"	3:02
3.	"Tabu (Taboo)"	3:32
4.	"Oye Compay Juan (Listen, My Buddy Juan)"	3:35
5.	"No Me Desesperes (Don't Drive Me Crazy)"	3:34
6.	"Big Bamboo (Gran Bambu)"	2:59
7.	"Tungarara"	3:50
8.	"Cachita"	4:31
9.	"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"	2:35
10.	"Marianao"	3:51
11.	"Chispa Tren"	3:22
12.	"Jezebel"	3:20
13.	"Bobine"	4:56
14.	"Cumbia en Do Menor (Cumbia In C Minor)"	4:41
Total length:		51:30

References edit

^ Romer, Megan (2006). "CD Review: Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba!". About.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "Ay Caramba! – Ska Cubano | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Denselow, Robin (2005). "Ska Cubano, Ay Caramba! | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hands, Steve (4 July 2005). "Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Hagerman, Brent (1 July 2006). "Ska Cubano Ay Caramba!". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

External links edit

¡Ay Caramba! at Discogs (list of releases)

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[1] Romer, Megan (2006). "CD Review: Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba!". About.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[2] Tamarkin, Jeff. "Ay Caramba! – Ska Cubano | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[3] Denselow, Robin (2005). "Ska Cubano, Ay Caramba! | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[MOMH-4] Hands, Steve (4 July 2005). "Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[Exclaim-5] Hagerman, Brent (1 July 2006). "Ska Cubano Ay Caramba!". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

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