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Free Music Notes for A Toda Cuba Le GustaFree Music Review: Taking all newcomers to school Hit: 5 StarsThis album shows the world why Cuba can claim to be the birth place of more music styles than any other country. These guys take all new Salsa performers to school. The musicianship of all in this recording whether young or old is top notch. Pio Mentiroso is Cuban dance music at it's best. Guajiro Mirabal and Miguel Anga are on top of the game here. A must have for all Cuban music fans.
Free Music Review: Afro-cuban music 101: Where to begin Hit: 5 StarsA toda le cuba le gust is one of the first in an evergrowing collection of recent work by the afro cuban all stars. If you've seen or heard about the Buena vist social club you know the backsoty of many of these artists. After listeiing to this Cd it's almost impossible to believe that many of these artists hadn't played in over 40 years prior to this collection. But what about the music, all I can say is excellente'. From the title track Amor Verdadero on through to Elube Chango' I found all of the songs to be vibrant, multilayered and entertaining. Even thought my spanish is lousy at best I was compelled to try and sing along. (there are english translation to the songs in the booklet that accompanies this CD) The Afro cuban All stars sound like they haven't lost a step in fact they sound as though they have been recording together all of their lives. Overall this is an excellent CD to begin or enrich your collection of Afro cuban music. Also recommended : Introducing Reuben Gonzelez and Cuban counterpoint among others.
Free Music Review: BUY IT! Hit: 5 StarsUmmm, where do I begin?? This is the best album I have bought in at least a year. Oh, the Horns, they are freakin incredible. Guajiro Maribal is the best trumpet player in latin music. He ability to blend into the rest of the section and then tear it up amazingly in his solos is divine. His notes will give you shivers. And dont get me started about Ruben Gonzales, the best piano player alive. His musicality and use of chromatics going into and out of phrases is so perfect, I find my self humming his (and Maribal's) solos in my head all day. Plus Los Soneros add such a playful and personal touch to the album. I have been listening to this album for about five months, and I never get tired of it. In fact, I like it better each time. This is the most danceable music in the world, and anyone who is even remotely interested in latin musci should own it. There is no way you will not like this album!!! Buy it today, its good for you!!
Free Music Review: The Afro-Cuban All Stars Burn It UP! Hit: 5 StarsWOW! I got a lot more than my moneys worth on this album. I listen to it everyday! But be forewarned, It's had to avoid shaking your hips while under the influence of this incredibly orchestrated music. The horns are sooooo Tight! Ruben Gonzales is one of the best Piano players I've ever heard! And los sonoros have such class and style! BUY IT!
Free Music Review: A wonderful selection of Cuban music Hit: 5 StarsThis is real Cuban music. The original source of all the Salsa, good and bad, that you hear these days. But it has a feeling of quality that you don't hear in today's salsa, being this feeling the flavor of the "real thing". If you like music that is a must to dance and at the same time doesn't tire you to listen over and over, buy it. I must also recommend wholeheartedly the Buena Vista Social Club CD (of course) and even more than that, the "Introducing Ruben Gonzalez" CD, which in my opinion is not for 5, but for 10 stars. The 3 CD's (but mainly Ruben's) left you with this unmistakable feeling of having listened to something unique, the feeling of the music having turned you into a better human being; the same feeling I get when I listen to, for instance, a good version of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.
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