Ready La Dulzura

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Cultura Profética has finished recording their next musical offering La Dulzura which is due out on june. I had the opportunity to spend some time with them at Playbach Studio while they were giving it the final touches with the legendary producer Errol Brown. Errol Brown was the engineer on Bob Marley’s last cd’s and till this day works with his sons Ziggy, Julian and Stephen. Brown has worked with artist like Alton Ellis, Marcia Griffith. Judy Mowatt, Peter Tosh, U-Roy, Gregory Isaacs, Culture, Burning Spear, Third World and Shaggy among others. Cultura, which had worked with Brown on the production of their first two cd’s, Canción De Alerta and Ideas Nuevas, at the Marley family’s Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica, brought Errol Brown to Puerto Rico to work on their current material. It gave me great pleasure to see these veteran and talented musicians work with Brown while he quietly worked the recorded material. I could see the admiration, confianza and respect they felt for this iconic figure. I got to listen to a few songs and, although the cd includes a more varied musical selection than all their previous productions, what I was reminded of was of that group of youngsters with such brutal talent and with a conscious and ideas that were as relative when they began their careers as they are now. I felt proud to see what these great musicians have achieved. I was constantly reminded of a day a while ago when I was looking for music to buy at the Cool Runnings store and in walked this kid, with hair like Bob Marley’s back when he started his career with the Wailers, carrying a box full of cd’s. Since that day I have felt honored to have been the first person to purchase a copy of Canción De Alerta, their debut cd, at the store.
When people mention Cultura Profética to me, all I say is that Cultura is a Phenomenon. For those who listen to their music, no matter the place, no matter their ideology, no matter their believes, no matter their status (neither social or nor economical), no matter their country of origin, Cultura has a message that transcends all these factor and a music that transcends all genres. This is why Cultura has been the most successful reggae band on the island and one of the biggest reggae bands throughout South, Central and North America. This year we receive a dulce (sweet) hit, that like in Bob’s words, when it hits you feel no pain. And keep up with their info because I understand that the cd release is going to come with a major event.

Thanks to Eliut for the invitation.

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