Compay Segundo - Lo Mejor de la Vida
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Artist: Compay SegundoEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-09-15
Music Label: Nonesuch
Soundtracks:
- Camis?n de Pepa [Pepa's Dress]
- T? Quer?as Jugar [You Want to Play]
- Desdichado [Unlucky]
- Ternera [The Calf]
- Para Vigo Me Voy [Heading for Vigo]
- Fidelidad [Fidelity]
- Cuba y Espa?a [Cuba and Spain]
- Es Mejor Vivir As? [Better to Live Like This]
- Frutas del Caney [Fruits of Caney]
- Juma del Ayer [Yesterday's Drunkenness]
- Linda Graciela
- Pluma [The Pen of My Aunt]
- Juliancito (Tu Novia Te Bot?) [Juliancito Your Girlfriend Left You]
- Son de Negros en Cuba [Song of Negroes in Cuba]
Free Music Notes for Lo Mejor de la Vida
Free Music Review: Compay's best
Hit: 5 Stars
Compay Segundo's rich, throaty voice is a perfect accompaniment to the twangy, slightly out-of-tune armonico guitar he plays on here, which makes "Lo mejor de la vida" a step up from a couple of his other recordings, especially the windy "Calle Salud", which I thought was too top-heavy with clarinets and saxophones. Compay is always at his best, but the accompaniment here truly shines, a fine sugar coating on the tip of this pungent old Cuban cigar.The reviewer below was dead on. Segundo's sound truly is unique and irreplaceable. This is definitely "the best of life". Great stuff! Get it.
Lo Mejor de la Vida Poster
The 90-year-old Cuban guitarist and singer introduced to much of the world on Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club, is back with his own album. While Segundo uses his own group here, the disc has the same combination of delicate acoustic guitars, complex Afrocaribbean rhythms, and relaxed, impromptu feel as Buena Vista. Segundo has chosen songs from his first heyday in the 1920s and 1930s, and perfectly captures their classic flavor without making them sound like museum pieces. While less varied than the all-star Cooder project, the album has lead vocals by several legendary Cuban singers, occasional, understated horns, and surprisingly appropriate guest shots by the revolutionary bard Silvio Rodriguez and flamenco guitarist Raimundo Amador. Segundo lets the guests shine, but it is his harmonies and deft guitar work that holds the disc together, and his flawless musicianship thoroughly justifies this more expansive showcase. --Elijah WaldInternational Music CDs
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