0 Cymande Rhythms from the Caribbean
- Audio
- by Kingsley H. Smith
- 09/25/2008
Cymande has to be included in a long list of Caribbean music makers who have had their brief 15 minutes of fame.
Some of the others include T-Connection "At Midnight," Beginning of the End "Funky Nassau," and Dave & Ansel Collins "Double Barrel."
These groups hit the scene in the 1970's, but were never able to break through in a big way in the USA.
Cymande, like Osibisa, does a good job of weaving Afro-Caribbean rhythms with jazz and R&B.
This picture of Cymande is from their Second Time Round album. The guys in the band hail from such diverse ports of call as St. Vincent, Guyana, and Jamaica.
Listen to 75 seconds of "Bra" from Cymande's debut album, Cymande.