Los Dinamicos - Una Fusion Musical

Traditional and Crossover Parang

from Trinidad & Tobago

Featuring the Allard Family

eCaroh Price: $13.95

Track Listing

Muevete (Soca Salsa)

The vibrant potency of music is lauded in this rendition - music that is all around us... in the breeze... the waves.

2. Give Me A Parang (Soca Parang)

“Give Me A Parang” is the story of an American’s preference for Parang over Soca. It is a combination of Soca rhythms and Parang flavored melodies.

3. Recordando A Daisy (Parang)

A medley of Daisy Voisin’s popular hits in acknowledgement of her contribution to Parang in Trinidad and Tobago.

4. We Paranging Now (Soca Parang)

This is the traditional Serenal, feature of the house-to-house Parang, treated in Soca style.

5. Yo No Quiere Verte (Salsa)

A women’s deception of a man who loves her madly is the theme of this song.

6. Rio Manzanares (Dub Style)

Treated in dub style, this is a traditional Venezuelan song, brought to Trinidad by the Parranderos of East Venezuela.

7. Yo Me Voy De Parranda (Parang)

An explanation of the spontaneous joy and goodwill that Parranderos experience when they go Paranging.

8. Haciendo El Canto (Latin Crossover)

A song about the inexplicable compulsion to create music; an urge to which the composer must succumb.

9. Vamos A La Fiesta (Parang Crossover)

“Vamos…” depicts a group of parang lovers who are journeying to a Parang fete. It is a song of freedom and exuberance.

MUSICIANS

Arrangers and Co-leaders:

Philip & Francisca Allard

Acoustic Guitar:

Sepherina & Philip Allard, Monica Rogers, Christopher Scope

Bass Guitar:

David Matthews, Shawn Lewis, Anthony Thorn, Anthony Comps

Chorus:

Sabina & Sepherina Allard, Genevieve Allard-Seales, Phillippa Allard-Persad, Monica Rogers, Hilton & Shawn Lewis, Kenneth Hospedales, David Matthews, Floyd Ravello

Congas & Bongos:

Floyd Ravello Cuatro: Ernest Boland, Hilton & Shawn Lewis, Monica Rogers, Francisca Allard Electric Guitar: David Matthews, Philip Allard

Guitar Solo:

Larry Lee Luck

Iron:

Sabina Allard, Kenny Phillips

Keyboards:

Monica Rogers, Francisca & Philip Allard

Mandolin:

Philip Allard

Maracas:

Philip Allard, Hilton & Shawn Lewis, Ernest Boland, Kenneth Hospedales, Phillippa Allard- Persad

Scratcher:

Hilton Lewis, Genevieve Allard-Seales, Kirk Nicome

Toc Toc:

Sabina Allard

Review

How do I classify the group 'Dinamicos'! To limit them to any one musical genre would be a compromise. I classify the group [as] versatile, willing to experiment and revolutionary - these are the qualities manifested by the group. Indeed they have done credit to their name, 'Dinamicos'.

Their musical creativity is genuine, [authentic], and it is this approach, combined with their talent and experience, that have led them to fuse diverse musical expressions into a novel musical concept."

'Dinamicos' is the Caribbean, its nature, its people ... the entire Caribbean is absolutely dynamic in character. It's a dynamism that imparts joy, sadness and love....

I hope that this versatility of 'Dinamicos' would become the link within Caribbean culture - UNIVERSAL CULTURE.

John Sorrillo, Anthropologist and Arts Critic.