Compay Segundo - Mejor De La Vida
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Free Music Notes for 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.
Free Music Review: Farewell to Compay Segundo
Hit: 5 Stars
Born on November 18, 1907 in Siboney, Cuba, Maximo Francisco Repilado Munoz (better known as "Compay Segundo") died of kidney failure on July 13, 2003 in Havana, Cuba. Farewell to an unbelievably charismatic and talented musician. Known for his sporty, Borsalino-style hats and trademark cigars, Segundo was truly young at heart and rich in sound. He reemerged in popularity in 1997 with the Buena Vista Social Club documentary and CD. With the passing of segundo, the world has lost a truly unique and irreplaceable sound.Free Music Review: Loved it from the first time I listened
Hit: 5 Stars
I now have 20 CDs by various artists associated with the Buena Vista Social Club project, and I fell in love with this one from the very first listening. Of the 14 tracks, "Cuba y España" is the only one of which I find tedious.
On the other extreme, "Es Mejor Vivir Así" is, by itself, probably worth the price of the whole CD.
Most of the rest are excellent. Some of merely wonderful. If you're a fan of Compay Segundo's, this one should definitely be in your collection.
Free Music Review: Loved it from the first time I listened
Hit: 5 Stars
I now have 20 CDs by various artists associated with the Buena Vista Social Club project, and I fell in love with this one from the very first listening. Of the 14 tracks, "Cuba y España" is the only one of which I find tedious.
On the other extreme, "Es Mejor Vivir Así" is, by itself, probably worth the price of the whole CD.
Most of the rest are excellent. Some of merely wonderful. If you're a fan of Compay Segundo's, this one should definitely be in your collection.
Free Music Review: A great example of the "undiscovered" Cuban music greats
Hit: 5 Stars
If you like Buena Vista Social Club, you'll love this CD. This CD features several examples of the incredible rich contribution that Compay has brought to the Cuban music scene. One of the things that stands out in this CD is the fantastic voices that Compay brought together to collaborate with him. Compay himself has a unique baritone voice but mostly he is backup vocals for others. Especially interesting are tracks with Martirio, a Spanish singer, and Felix Valoy whose sound is reminiscent of Benny More.