At last: a CD that allows us to hear traditional charanga as it was meant to be heard all along. Orquesta Chaonga may not be the first or only contemporary band that has produced such recordings, but there's no doubt that modern advances in sound quality have allowed these artists to take this musical style to the next level. Had Xavier Cugat, Orquesta Aragon, and others like them had the technology now available to orchestras like Chaonga, perhaps these rhythms would have enjoyed even greater popularity in their day, and remained so until now among non-Latinos.
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