Remixes of Fila Brazillia, Tim 'Love' Lee. -
The roots of much contemporary dance and electronic music are to be found in the rhythms of Latin America, and this album elegantly joins the dots between these two musical forms. With the legendary Latin percussionist Robin Jones laying down the foundation and a host of the UK's finest experimental dance producers at the controls, Afro-Cuban Rhythms is an album that inspires, educates, but most importantly leads your feet directly to the dancefloor.

Robin Jones could legitimately be called the Grandfather of the UK Latin scene (don't think Werther's Original, think inspirational percussion genius!). As well as playing with such renowned musicians as Charlie Palmieri, Lalo Schifrin & Stan Getz, Robin also leads two of his own bands, King Salsa and The Robin Jones Latin Jazz Sextet. In the words of Royal Palm head honcho Mike Hazell;'there is no-one else in the U.K. that loves the music, and teaches the young bloods a thing or two, more than Conguero Robin Jones'.

In a nutshell, the idea behind this project was for Robin Jones (with the help of Brazilian musician and percussionist Bosco de Oliveira) to record versions of classic Afro-Cuban Rhythms which would then be passed on to some of electronic music's more inspirational tweakers and twiddlers for a thorough mix down. The first fruits (and the first Royal Palm release) came with the release of a 12' featuring 'Royal Mozambique' and the Bullitnut's own twisted remake, which was greeted with widespread acclaim. More 12's followed, with Fila Brazillia, Fretless AZM, Raj Gupta, Jimpster and Audiomontage all contributing remixes.

Now all these tracks are gathered together on this CD (with a previously unreleased Tim 'Love' Lee mix thrown in for good measure). Again Mike Hazell hits the nail squarely on the head in his conclusion to the album's (very informative) sleeve notes:

'I am proud to say that this is the first CD of its kind to be Made in England ('Hecho en Inglaterra'). The recordings stored within are to be enjoyed and although it was never conceived as an educational tool, if you do end up knowing the difference between a merengue and a mambo, then that can only help keep the spirit of one of the most sensual, free and honest forms of musical tradition alive. The rhythms on this CD, like the stately Royal Palm tree, have strong & deep roots, and are the foundations on which the Royal Palm label is built.''