1 Baila Maria
Heard in a café bar over lunch in Old Havana by a superb young Cuban band Quinteto Café Expreso
2 Rain Dance
Written by Irish singer-songwriter Kieran Halpin.
3 Bahlam, Oot wi the bong
Adapted from an Egyptian tune heard on Natasha Atlas album mixed up with a Shetland reel.
4 Ela nao gosta de mim
Brazilian song originally heard on album by Agepe
5 Tibiri
Our version of Cuban song from Sierra Maestra
6 Tsatziki
Taken from album by Southampton klezmer band Souls of Fire
7 Iko Iko
Mardi Gras favourite from New Orleans
8 Los Tamalitos
Cuban song about a street vendor selling baked corn with spices
9 La Cucharita
Colombian chart topper from about 1980. Someone nicked his little spoon.
This CD 'Live at the Kitchen' was recorded on two Sundays by
BAFTA-award winning sound engineer, Steve Blincoe
between November 2002 and January 2003.
Copies are available from Paul Burke (tel. 01425 475226)