Oscar Calle Chango (CD)

(Our World) 16 tracks

Oscar Calle – Chango is a CD release from 2002 featuring recordings connected with the Cuban musician and composer Oscar Calle. The release belongs to the Latin Heritage Masters series and focuses on Cuban and Afro-Cuban musical traditions. Calle was already active with Cuban ensembles in Paris during the 1930s, with his work drawing on styles such as rumba and conga and other traditional Cuban elements. Chango is one of the compositions associated with his repertoire and was later recorded by other performers as well. FOMO: For collectors of historic Cuban music and listeners interested in classic Latin recordings, Chango offers an opportunity to discover a less commonly encountered Oscar Calle release on CD.