Rei Momo | ||||
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Studio album by David Byrne | ||||
Released | 3 October 1989 | |||
Genre | Latin, worldbeat, alternative rock | |||
Length | 63:37 | |||
Label | Luaka Bop/Sire | |||
Producer | David Byrne and Steve Lillywhite | |||
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Rei Momo is an album by David Byrne, released on 3 October 1989 that features many Afro-Cuban, Afro-Hispanic, and Brazilian song styles including merengue, Cuban Son, samba, mambo, cumbia, cha-cha-chá, bomba, and charanga.
Initially, the album was released with three more tracks on the cassette tape than the LP; all songs are present on the compact disc.
Performed track 4 on Saturday Night Live's Thanksgiving show 1989.
All tracks composed by David Byrne; except where indicated