Poema
Context
Third track of Eco de Sombras (Luaka Bop, 2000), setting a poem by Carlos Oquendo de Amat to music. The album, produced by Craig Street, brings together Marc Ribot, Greg Cohen, Greg Leisz, John Medeski and David Byrne around the singer.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban. Among the origins and influences of Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban: Afro-diasporic roots, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).