Cambucha
Milton Cardona is one of New York's most in-demand Latin-jazz and salsa percussionists, with credits ranging fromWillie ColontoMichael BreckertoSteve TurretoDavid Byrne. He's also a master of the sacred West Africanbatarhythms and vocal chants that form the spiritual foundation of Afro-Cuban music.Cambuchademonstrates Cardona's visionary skill as both acongueroand a vocal arranger. The soul of this music is as ancient as an African village, as modern as a New York subway station. "Goddess of Sweet Waters" is a traditional call-and-responseorishachant, and "A Kiss" consists of overdubbed doo-wop harmonies.  Brecker's tenor sax spars with Cardona'sshekereson "Freedom of Expression," while the jazzy title track features solos by trumpeter James Zollar, trombonist Papo Vasquez, and saxophonist Phillipe Vieux. This is how the saints come dancing in to the new millennium.--Rick Mitchell