Cymande

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Cymande is a rediscovered treasure, an historic band from the seventies, which was sampled by dozens of artists from the eighties and nineties who wove fragments of many of the group's songs into their own work.

Hip hop legends such as Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, De La Soul, MC Solaar and The Fugees used fragments of some of the group's songs, and in doing so they managed to give Cymande's unique blend of funk, soul, reggae, rock, calypso and jazz a second youth. The same that brings them to Piñata and Caprichos de Apolo.

Originally from various Caribbean countries, but based in London since 1971, Cymande has demonstrated deep spiritual depth (not for nothing does their name mean "dove" in the language of calypso), which is reflected in the five albums released over the last five decades.

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