Ruben Rada & Eduardo Mateo - Botija De Mi Pais LP badge_howlin_belgium the latest release on his

the latest release on his compilation-focused Cease & Desist imprint

but with just the right blend of quirkier elements as well – one that still keeps the edge of the early years

even more inspired that its predecessor

the first album released under his own name

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Ruben Rada & Eduardo Mateo - Botija De Mi Pais LP badge_howlin_belgium the latest release on hisRecorded between 1985 and 1987, this album brings together the two founders and leading performers of candombe beat, Ruben Rada and Eduardo Mateo. They hadnt collaborated in a project since 1969. Both artists had reached their creative prime, with Mateo having released Cuerpo y Alma and Rada, La yapla mata (which included the classic song Tengo un candombe para Gardel). This initiative sprang from the artists themselves. But when it was time to