--- product_id: 4870520 title: "Cymande" brand: "cymande" price: "£17.36" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4870520-cymande store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # Cymande **Brand:** cymande **Price:** £17.36 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Cymande by cymande - **How much does it cost?** £17.36 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4870520-cymande) ## Best For - cymande enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted cymande brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description They hailed from Guyana, St. Vincent and Jamaica they fused African rhythms with rock, funk and Latin jazz they were Cymande, and they sounded like no one else. Spike Lee and a generation of rappers have borrowed tracks from their 1972 debut: The R&B hits the Message and Bra plus Dove; Listen Getting It Back, and 12 more! .com Short-lived but legendary, Cymande is oft-compiled on funk assemblages, but this CD of their first two LPs is altogether necessary, even if the music moves away from tight beats into Rasta-folk toward the end. Cymande's reputation has grown considerably over the last twenty years. Featuring a multi-national crew with a strong Caribbean influence, the band produced a few hits in the early seventies, then disappeared. But the epochal "Brothers On the Side," and the ingeniously structured "Fug" contain a subtlety and tension lacking in all but the best bands of the era. As usual, the Collectables label's sound quality is passable, but nothing to brag about. --D. Strauss ## Images ![Cymande - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516Mei8bxoL.jpg) ![Cymande - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ZPErzvtZL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cool Sounds, Songs from First Three Albums *by C***3 on Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021* This disc is filled with cool sounds, hence the 5-star review, but the product description is inaccurate. The description currently states "this CD of their first two albums", leading me to conclude that their first two albums were included in their entirety, however, this disc is actually all of the tracks from their first album and a selection of tracks from their second and third albums, kind of a best of Cymande, not their complete first two albums. Since it does include all of the tracks from the first 1972 Cymande album that were on the original lp, it is well worth getting. Since the original albums are pretty expensive on CD, and you do get all of the tracks from the original first Cymande lp, this is a great deal and the songs included on this CD really click for me. If you are a compulsive completist, realize that the complete second album is not included, and only a couple of tracks from the third are included, but if you are just looking for some chill grooves, or the tracks from their first album, this is worth picking up. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ classic *by B***J on Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2009* ........So, I go to see Spike Lee's 25th Hour when it comes out in 2003. I am enjoying the film, but I, ever on the hunt for good music, hear this 70s latin thing during a club scene in Lee's joint. I read the credits, check the movie guides, and nothing. It is obviously a sample, and not listed, anyplace. Well, it drives a music man like me crazy when he wants something, but can't find it. What WAS that music?Months and many web postings later, and finally somebody writes "oh, that's Cymande." "A band?" I ask. "Yeah." Which just shows you no matter how long you have been collecting and no matter how much you know about music, something great ALWAYS slips through your fingers.Obviously, I am pointing and clicking on this right away. I knew I had at least a fraction of a good song on my hands--it turned out that "Bra" was the short sample in the film. (What does bra mean in spanish? I don't think this is a song about underwear.) But I had no idea of how good this band was until I played the albumThis is tight, taunt, latin funk--and I empahsize the word funk. By the time Cymande emerged in 1972, Santana was already into long fussion jams. This music is nothing like that. Some of the solos are long, but only when they fit. Cymande sets a tight, funky groove that always has a compelling rhythmic edge, and mine it for all it is worth. There is absolutely no fat on this music. The playing is excellent. A lot of little insertions happen in these ecconomical little grooves, and you hear more each time you play the album.Fantastic record. Don't be an idiot like I was. Get this on your radar, now. ### ⭐⭐ low quality CD production *by N***Z on Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2022* Excellent music - among my favorite albums that I discovered this past year.However - the production of this particular disc was poor. Essentially at CD-R with a circular sticker serving as a label on the disc, The liner art was a single sheet that was cut too big for the jewel case and bowed in. I imagine there are better reproductions available, in both sound and presentation. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4870520-cymande](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4870520-cymande) --- *Product available on Desertcart Great Britain* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-04-27*