GRUPO DEL CUAREIM - CANDOMBE (Remastered 2021)

under the musical direction of Hugo Fattoruso acoustic piano, keyboards, accordion, vocals

CANDOMBE PERCUSSION (Tracks 1-12)
Fernando “Lobo” Núñez tambor piano
Jorge “Foqué” Gomez tambor chico
Noe Núñez tambor repique

CHORUS
Mariana García Vigil
Silvana Lombardini
Gabriela Gomez
Norma Galfetti
Lea Bensasson
Rubén Rada
Urbano Moraes
César Martinez
Carlos Quintana
Gustavo Montemurro

IN ORDER OF SPECIAL APPEARANCE
Ruben Rada featured vocal tracks 3, 10, 12
Hugo Fattoruso accordion tracks 3, 5
Bocha Martínez tambor piano Ruben Rada tambor piano, tambor repique Fernandito Núñez tambor chico track 4
Carlos Quintana electric guitar track 6
Urbano Moraes featured vocal track 7
Popo Romano, Francisco Fattoruso electric bass track 7, 10
Hugo Fattoruso vocoder track 8
Hugo Fattoruso synthesizer track 9, 12
Pablo “Piraña” Silva tambor repique Popo Romano acoustic bass track 11
Hugo Fattoruso synthesizer track 12
Hugo Fattoruso all instrument sounds (sequencer), featured vocal track 13
Hugo Fattoruso featured vocal, synthesizer track 14
Fernando “Lobo” Núñez, Bocha Martínez tambor piano Noe Núñez, “Fernandito” Núñez, Piti Tamburini tambor chico Jorge “Foque” Gomez, Ruben Rada tambor repique track 14
Fernando “Lobo” Núñez, Bocha Martínez tambor piano Noe Núñez, “Fernandito” Núñez, Hugo Fattoruso, Hector Gandara, Piti Tamburini tambor chico Jorge “Foque” Gomez, Ruben Rada tambor repique track 15

Neil Weiss executive producer

Produced by Hugo Fattoruso & Neil Weiss
Recorded at Sala Brunet, Montevideo, Uruguay
Post-production and mixed at Estudio Del Cordon, Montevideo, Uruguay
Recording engineered and mixed by Luis Restuccia, assisted by Daniel Canoura
Mastered by 1999 Jay Newland at BMG Studios, New York City
Remastered 2021 by Luis Restuccia at LivingRoom Estudio, Montevideo, Uruguay

Painting “Candombe” by Pedro Figari
Graphic design by Jeffrey Wong & Neil Weiss

ALL MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS BY HUGO FATTORUSO
Lonjas de Cuareim (The Hides of Cuareim) composed by Hugo Alberto Balle
Biricunyamba composed by Pedro Ferreira
Baile de los Morenos (Dance of the Morenos) Romeo Gavioli, Carmelo Imperio, Geronimo Yorio
Yo También (Me Too) composed by Hugo Fattoruso
Candombe para Figari (Candombe for Figari) composed by Ruben Rada
Todos (All of Us) composed by Eduardo Uzeta
Yo Volvere por Ti (I’ll Return for You) composed by Urbano Moraes
EEE Lumbe/Pique y Repique composed by Carlos Maggi, Ruben Rada, Hugo Fattoruso
Camino Verde (The Green Path) composed by Carmelo Larrea Carricarte
Ayer Te Vi (Yesterday I Saw You) composed by Ruben Rada
Palo y Tamboril (Stick & Drum) composed by Georges Roos, Manolo Guardia
Solo He de Quedar (Destined To Be Alone) composed by Ruben Rada
Mejor Me Voy (I’d Best Be Going) composed by Eduardo Mateo
Mucho/Rey Tambor (A Lot/Drum King) composed by Hugo Fattoruso
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Dedicated to Pedro Figari
June 29, 1861–July 24, 1938

All titles registered with AGADU (Asociación General de Autores del Uruguay) with the exception of Camino Verde (Ediciones Musica del Sur)

Special thanks to Fernando Condon, Josefina Dolce D’Agostino, Fernando Saavedra Faget, Alexander Fattoruso, Mario Marotta, “Pajaro,” Brunetto, Quique Weitzner, Virgina Palfy, The Prendez Family, Bar Tres Hermanos, Sala Brunet, Carla Costa, Meliton Gonzalez, Susana Balestra, Leo Britos, Daniel Santana, Atilio Rodriguez, Jose Maria Correa, Marta Gimeno, Javier Jimenez, Jorge Ramos, and all those invented in this project “Candombe.”

WEBSITE: CANDOMBE.COM

originally released May 5, 1999
remastered July 1, 2021