Best Cuban Big Band Music
Disc one has 13 Tracks. Each disc is dedicated to a genre: Cuban Invocations (Afro-Cuban religious music), Cantar en Cuba (songcraft), Bailar con Cuba (dance music), and Cubano Jazz (jazz).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"In fact, if you can get it at a nice price, jump on it!"
"IF you can get this CD set, it will bring the island of Cuba to you."
"Received as advertised, in new and excellent condition."
"Of course, it does not include the classical compositions of Ernesto Lecuona (I recommend Lecuona plays Lecuona,) amongst other Cuban musicians of different genres."
"I don't claim to be an expert on Cuban music."
"However, while the well illustrated booklet that accompanies the set discusses at length cultural and religious influences on the music, basic information such as recording dates and personnel is completely absent."
"I WOULD LIKE TO BUY "PEDRO SIMON" FROM ORQUESTRA COLON."
King of Kings: The Very Best of Tito Puente.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a magnificent album and not costly for the fine quality of the audio."
"If you were forced to take only one Puente to the desert island it might as well be this."
"Brings back wonderful memories :)."
"Very dynamic Latin music!!"
"How can you go wrong with Tito?"
From Spanish Harlem to San Juan, just say "Tito" and they'll know who you're talkin' about: the King of Mambo!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Its tito how can you go wrong."
"All the new music is called 'salsa', but a while ago we called dance rhyhms by their nammes eg mambo, cha cha cha."
"I heard some of his music on our local jazz station and decided to pick up this collection."
"ok ok-I am an old guy who loved Tito and his music.I MAY ALSO ADD THAT I KNEW HIM PERSONALLY HE WAS A BETTER MAN THAN A MUSICIAN AND HE WAS A GREAT MUSICIAN--IF YOU LOVE THE PRE-RUNNER OF sALSA YOU WILL LOVE THIS ALBUM--RIP OLD FRIEND."
"great music of the big band cuban type from the 50s and 60s sort of like Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy)."
"Lots of great latin jazz from a percussion master."
"I was unable to match the correct CD with the particular track that I was looking for."
Best Cuban Salsa
This Grammy award winning album features legendary guitarist Ry Cooder on assorted guitars with the cream of Cuban's finest musicians.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Most haunting to me is their version of the classic El Carretero."
"What a gem!"
"Who knew?"
"Ry Cooder opens another almost forgotten door into world music Thankyou Ry this great stuff!!!!!"
"This is one of the classic original musicians from the land of international music Cuba if you know about history you'll be amaze how humble this people were dispite of having Great talent as musicians where people just forgot about them do to the political cituation of the country!"
Best Caribbean & Cuba
Disc one has 13 Tracks. Each disc is dedicated to a genre: Cuban Invocations (Afro-Cuban religious music), Cantar en Cuba (songcraft), Bailar con Cuba (dance music), and Cubano Jazz (jazz).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"In fact, if you can get it at a nice price, jump on it!"
"IF you can get this CD set, it will bring the island of Cuba to you."
"Received as advertised, in new and excellent condition."
"Of course, it does not include the classical compositions of Ernesto Lecuona (I recommend Lecuona plays Lecuona,) amongst other Cuban musicians of different genres."
"I don't claim to be an expert on Cuban music."
"However, while the well illustrated booklet that accompanies the set discusses at length cultural and religious influences on the music, basic information such as recording dates and personnel is completely absent."
"I WOULD LIKE TO BUY "PEDRO SIMON" FROM ORQUESTRA COLON."