Ancestors: strange sound ritual

Ancestors of Synthesis: a Cuban ritual in vinyl form

There are albums that aren't just heard... they're felt. " Ancestros " by the Cuban band Síntesis isn't just an album: it's a bridge between the sacred and the contemporary, between the ritual drum and the synthesizer, between Yoruba and progressive. If you have a collection of vinyl records with soul, this one deserves a special place.

It's not just music: it's a spiritual call

What this album has isn't easy to describe in words. There are vinyls that tell a story, but this one goes beyond that. "Ancestros" has something that gets into your body: that energy that connects you with something ancestral, something profound. From the first note, you feel like you're not just listening to a song, but participating in a ceremony.

The first drum: without warning

There's no gentle introduction. The album kicks off with a bang, with pierced percussion. It's a sound that commands respect. From there, everything becomes a journey: Yoruba religious chants wrapped in electronic layers, Afro-Cuban percussion that beats like a heart, voices that don't sing... they invoke.

Tracks like “ Asoyín ” or “ Oyá ” don’t just sound: they lift you up, shake you, drag you into a dimension where the rhythm is trance and the trance is emotion.

Keep it like a jewel: this vinyl deserves it

An album like this isn't stored just any old way. If you have a vinyl LP storage cabinet , a good record box , or even better, one of those cube-style storage boxes that let the covers breathe... that's where it belongs. Because this record isn't just for listening: it's also for display, for preservation, for reverence.

The cover also speaks

The cover isn't just graphic art. It's a statement. The band appears standing firm in front of a colonial architecture that seems to want to silence them, but can't. Through sound, they assert themselves, demand, and resist. The image accompanies the message: Cuban music is alive, transforming, making noise where others expect silence.

It's not easy to find... but don't miss it!

Now comes the tricky part: this vinyl is hard to come by. There weren't any large print runs, and those who have it treasure it. If you ever see it at a fair, in a secondhand shop, or in a forgotten corner of the internet... don't think twice. Grab it. It's one of those vinyls that never comes around again.

Until then, you can listen to it digitally. But I swear it's not the same. When you have it on vinyl, put it on your turntable, lower the needle, turn off your phone, and let the ancestors speak to you.