El Rey de la Rumba (King of the Rumba)

by Peret

Overview

Peret first rocked the rumba back around 1970, and three decades on he's showing that he hasn't lost a creative step yet. Here he's electrified the music and given it a definite international edge, letting it flow in all manner of different contexts, from the more traditional style with Jarabe de Palo to salsa-frying the beat with France's Sergent Garcia and even adding bits of ragga and electronica into the mix. Does it work? Surprisingly, yes, it does, and very well. There's really only one annoying moment, with David Byrne doing his chattering Talking Heads schtick ("What if this guy was that guy?") on "Si Fulano." Get past that and you're home free with a disc that makes you realize the rumba always rocked -- it had been merely hiding its true colors. Peret's gritty voice gives an earthiness to the sound, taking the rhythm by the tail and dragging it along, while the guests -- and there are no shortage of them on this record -- become just the icing on the cake. Most certainly, even in his sixties, he remains ahead of the pack, offering a new light on a genre that's taken on the air of a museum piece. This shows it to be vital, and very much alive and kicking hard into the 21st century, as electric (and eclectic) as any fan could hope, thanks to a powerful rhythm section, the equal of any rock band in drive, but far more subtle and incisive. And when Peret does play his guitar, he can strum up a real storm. ~ Chris Nickson

Product Details

Release Date:	05/02/2025
Label:	Wea Spain
UPC:	5021732636041

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Peret   Primary Artist,Vocals,Voices,Percussion,Guitar
Mastretta   Primary Artist,Bass,Organ,Guitar,Clarinet,Saxophone,Featured Artist,Moog Synthesizer
Nilo   Primary Artist
Macaco   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jean   Primary Artist
Amparanola   Primary Artist
Carol C.   Primary Artist,Vocals,Voices
Dusminguet   Primary Artist,Vocals
El Gran Silencio   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Sergent Garcia   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Manuel Malou   Primary Artist,Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Director,Drum Machine
Tonino Carotone   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ojos de Brujo   Primary Artist,Vocals
Nilo MC   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Ph Force   Primary Artist,Vocals
Nacho Mastretta   Primary Artist,Bass,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Mezcla,Organo,Vocals,Clarinet,Saxophone,Bajo Sexto,Moog Synthesizer
Los Enemigos   Primary Artist,Vocals
Estopa   Primary Artist,Vocals
David Byrne   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Voices
Jarabe de Palo   Primary Artist,Vocals
Amparanoia   Primary Artist,Vocals
Fermin Muguruza   Primary Artist,Vocals
Carlos Rivolta   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Diego Manuel Benitez   Guitar
Daniel Portavella   Guitar,Vocals,Voices
Brice Totoupko   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Nando Lumbalu   Percussion
Sorkunde Rubio   Choir/Chorus
Hughes Schecroun   Keyboards
Don Toto Ostro   Percussion
Hermano Soafo   Percussion
Eva Rocho   Choir/Chorus
Juan Ximenez Valenti "Petitet"   Percussion
Cuco   Bajo Sexto,Moog Synthesizer
Showarma   Drums
Don Perez   Percussion
Philippe Chauveau   Mezcla
Javier Anguera   Drums,Saxophone
Cano   Guitar,Vocals
Nan Mercader   Percussion
Jorge Tejerina   Percussion
Toni Castells   Bateria
Ken Luis   Mezcla
Cuco Sachez   Moog Synthesizer
Javier Vacas   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Josele Santiago   Guitar,Vocals,Voices
Richard Marsh   Mezcla
Julien "El Presi" Charlet   Bateria
Matthew Simon   Trumpet
Oscar Benavides   Guitar
Jesus Lavilla   Drums
Alex Tenas   Drums,Bateria
Jordi "Sugar Sweet" Mena   Guitar (Electric)
Julio Cevallos   Trumpet
Pedrito Lucas   Piano,Choir/Chorus
Vincent Jogerst   Bajo Sexto
Luis Miguel Baladron   Bass,Bajo Sexto,Guitar (Bass)
Eva Gomariz   Palmas,Choir/Chorus
Paco Ibanez   Trumpet
Julien Charlet   Drums
Professor Angel Dust   Rap,Vocals,Keyboards,Featured Artist
Dan Reagan   Metales
Norman Hogue   Trumpet
Jose Jerez   Metales
Julien Chirol   Trombone
Bob Sands   Saxophone
Pau Dones   Vocals
Ivan Darroman Montoya   Percussion,Choir/Chorus
Goar Inurrieta   Guitar (Electric)
Jose Guillamo   Trombone
Tonino Cartone   Vocals
Elena Andujar   Vocals
Jose Munoz   Vocals (Background)
Fabrizio Martinez   Trumpet
Ricardo Moreno   Drums,Bateria,Percussion
Toni Garcia   Percussion,Choir/Chorus
Jose Marie Guillamo   Trombone
Juan Capdevila   Choir/Chorus
Nicolas Rodriguez   Guitar
Ruben Rodriguez   Guitar (Bass),Bass,Bajo Sexto
Daniel Txarras   Keyboards
Amparo Sanchez   Vocals,Voices
Tony Garcia   Choir/Chorus
Sergio Castillo   Drums
Angel Fernandez   Metales
Bobby Allende   Percussion
Luis Dulzaides   Percussion
Joe Dworniak   Mezcla
Manuel Benitez   Guitar
Francesca "Sandokan" Antonozzi   Trumpet
Antonio Pallares   Trombone
Stefano Cecchi   Trumpet
Paloma   Vocals
Norman Hugh   Trumpet
David Aubaile   Flute,Karkabou
Jose Manuel Bernal   Trumpet
Pedro Reyes "Peret" Juan   Guitar,Vocals
Juan Jose Puntas   Trombone
Jairo Zavala   Guitar
Oscar Dominguez   Vocals,Voices,Percussion
Joan Garriga   Vocals,Voices,Accordion
Richard Moreno   Drums
Fino Oyonarte   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Dani   Vocals
Calabrita   Vocals,Spanish Guitar
Juanlu   Bajo Sexto
Carlos Jean   Vocals,Featured Artist
Freddie Martinez   Mezcla
Pablo Santaella   Metales
Juan Maya   Palmas,Percussion,Spanish Guitar
Beto   Surdo

Technical Credits

Francisco Sanchez Ortega   Composer
Felix Manuel Rodriguez   Composer
Javier Anguera   Arreglos
Hermandad Chirusa Abajena   Producer
Nacho Mastretta   Producer,Engraving
Toni Castells   Sound Technician
Ken Luis   Engineer
Richard Marsh   Engineer
Hector Sagrario   Assistant
Jesus Lavilla   Arreglos
"Bugs" Duny   Coros
Pedrito Lucas   Coros
Vincent Jogerst   Coros
Luis Miguel Baladron   Coros
Eva Gomariz   Coros
Nico Saquito   Composer
Kaki Arkarazo   Engineer
Ojos de Brujo   Producer
Ramon Ortega   Composer
Renaud Letang   Mixing,Engineer
Guillermo Gonzales Arenas   Composer
Antonio Fernanadez   Composer
Antonio Fernandez   Composer
Arly Valdes   Composer
Bob Sands   Vocal Arrangement
Katarain   Engineer
M.A.   Engraving
Nacho Lesco   Coros
Pedro Pubill Calaf   Composer
Ivan Darroman Montoya   Coros
Tim Burell   Mastering
Jose Munoz   Coros
David Montoya   Engineer
Toni Garcia   Coros,Engineer,Producer,Credits Director,Executive Producer
Cesar J. de Cisneros   Technical Assistance
Thomas Moulin   Assistant
Sergio Castillo   Arreglos,Producer
Tony Lujan   Engineer
El Gran Silencio   Producer
Joe Dworniak   Producer,Sound Technician
Jean Aparece   Producer
Joan Carles Capdevila   Coros
Dani Altarriba   Assistant
Pedro Reyes "Peret" Juan   Coros
Julio Guiucrard   Composer
Dale Arlynn   Composer
Dusminguet   Producer,Performer
Felix Rodriguez   Composer
Carlos Jean   Producer
Freddie Martinez   Engineer
David Byrne   Producer
Jarabe de Palo   Performer
Juan Maya   Coros
Amparanoia   Performer
Fernando Alvarez   Mastering
Fermin Muguruza   Arreglos
Estopa   Performer
Manuel Malou   Coros,Mixing,Arreglos,Programming