Product description VARIOS INTERPRETES CUBA .com At once spicy hot and languorously sweet, Putumayo Presents Cuba is a passionate marriage of active and passive, masculine and feminine, a contemporary festival of sound whose roots were born in defiance of onerous distraction and oppression. Based on Afro-Cuban culture, whose music comes from a combination of European and African instrumentation, the songs in this collection swing with the energetic rhythms of traditional son (also the base of salsa). Layered over the repetitive beat, guitars chime, maracas add shimmy, and trumpets take the upper accent melody, often repeating or contrasting the main vocal melody. One of the finest contributions to the disc is Mi Son's "Mecanica de Amor," in which the band substitutes the violin for the lead trumpet, making a treat of the unexpected. Irakere's funky fusion "Boliviera" comes on gangbusters with beefy bass, full horn section, and featured flute melody. Containing superb liner notes, Putumayo Presents Cuba makes a fine introduction to this island's rich sound, and a superb remedy to the blues. --Paige La Grone
S**R
This music made my husband cry (in a good way)
My husband is Cuban and also went to school for a while in Cuba and this music brought back such good memories! Every song here is very good and we hope to find other CD's that have "dance-able" Cuban music such as this. Please leave a comment on my review to recommend some other CD's for us to purchase. We were shimmying around the house all day listening to this music. Thanks Putumayo for putting together such a great compilation!
M**S
Buena coleccion de son cubano
En este disco, tal como los otros discos de paises de putumayo que tengo, pone diferentes grupos que se destacan entre los musicos de ese pais. Pero por alguna razon en este disco putumayo decidio hacer una compilacion de son, en vez de los diferentes estilos conocidos de Cuba. El son esta bueno, ya como lo dicen todos los otros que han criticado el disco, pero me quede esperando por la musica afrocubana, el guaguanco y los cantos Yoruba, que ha tenido tanta influencia en la musica latina moderna. Tampoco hay cha-cha, un estilo tipico de baile cubano.Por lo tanto si quieres algo que te de un mordisco pequen~o de toda Cuba, este no lo es. Pero si quieres son, paraste en el lugar correcto.
M**S
This disc should be as famous as Buena Vista
I am always skeptical of collections, but I have to admit that Putamayo has not disappointed me with any of their CDs (I own 4 of them). Cuban music is one of my favorite genres, so I was expecting to tear this apart, but in fact it's a very authentic collection with a good selection of different Cuban styles. Every track is excellent, but my all time favorite is the first one. If you have like the Buena Vista collection, run, don't walk to pick this one up too and it will surpass your expectations.
A**N
Love the CD
Love the CD. Thank you for your prompt service
C**Y
It's a winner!
Love this upbeat music!
D**O
Nice music and beat.
This is music, and I like the beat.
K**R
Five Stars
music is great and what you would expect from buying 'traditional' music of this region. I love it!
K**M
like listening to these Cuban "oldies"
I very much enjoy listening to this CD since it takes me back to my youth and high school days when I would go to all these cuban parties and the parents of the kids would play these old songs so that we, the younger generation, would not forget about our musical heritage. Great compilation !
T**S
Cool
This is a nice collection of Cuban music. Putamayo seems to represent a balanced selection and give a flavour of this type of music.
A**4
Five Stars
Lovely Cuban music.
G**I
CD Cuba
consegnato in data prevista e prodotto come richiesto
M**E
petit florilege de différents "son" cubain.
Putumayo nous propose une dizaine de titres de musique cubaine qui comme à chaque fois survolent quelques uns des rythmes régionaux d'un pays.C'est un peu une carte souvenir des musiques de Cuba, oû on ne trouve pas facilement de genre de CD à ramener.
F**M
Cuba à boire sans modération
Tout simplement génial. . .évasion ! Couleurs, chaleurs, rythme, tendresse, simplicité, images plein la tête. .le soleil dans les yeux !
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