Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2006-11-14
Music Label: Hip-O Records
Soundtracks:
- COLDPLAY - Clocks
- JACK JOHNSON - Better Together
- ARCTIC MONKEYS - Dancing Shoes
- DIDO and FAITHLESS - One Step Too Far
- IBRAHIM FERRER - As Time Goes By
- U2 with COCO FREEMAN - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
- MAROON 5 - She Will Be Loved
- KAISER CHIEFS - Modern Way
- OMARA PORTUONDO - Killing Me Softly
- VANYA and RDM featuring QUINCY JONES - Ai No Corrida
- STING - Fragilidad
- VANYA and RHYTHMS DEL MUNDO - Don't Know Why
- AQUILA ROSE and IDANIA VALDEZ - Hotel Buena Vista
- FRANZ FERDINAND - The Dark Of The Matinee
- LELE featuring RADIOHEAD - High And Dry
- IBRAHIM FERRER - Casablanca (As Time Goes By)
Free Music Notes for Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba
Free Music Review: FANTASTIC SALSA CD OF SONGS YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a must-own CD from Buena Vista Social Club. Mainstream rock, pop, and alternative redone in Salsa. My favorites are Buena Vista's version of Coldplay song and of U2. You will not be disappointed.
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Created as a benefit project for Artists' Project Earth, an organization devoted to protecting the environment, reversing climate change, and tendering disaster relief, this compilation pairs Western pop stars (U2, Sting, Artic Monkeys, et al) and their hits with all-new arrangements performed by members of Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club plus other Havana-based talent. The overall effect is of a well-meaning but not entirely simpatico mutual admiration society. Coldplay's "Clocks" is a good example; the lead vocal is coolly lethargic, engulfing the spiky crags of the rhythm section like syrup on a waffle. But then, most of the singers sound strangely unconnected to the frisky 1-2-3/1-2 of the clav? beat. The contrast between the two groups of players could have been bracing, and to many ears it perhaps will be, but most of the time, they seem to transmitting from parallel universes. Not surprisingly, the best tracks are those in which hometown icons are left to do what they do best. But the late, great Ibrahim Ferrer's marvelous interpretation of "As Time Goes By" (his final recording) and Omara Portuondo's wistful yet powerful cover of "Killing Me Softly" only serve to further showcase what's amiss with the rest of the album. --Christina RodenCreated as a benefit project for Artists' Project Earth, an organization devoted to protecting the environment, reversing climate change, and tendering disaster relief, this compilation pairs Western pop stars (U2, Sting, Artic Monkeys, et al) and their hits with all-new arrangements performed by members of Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club plus other Havana-based talent. The overall effect is of a well-meaning but not entirely simpatico mutual admiration society. Coldplay's "Clocks" is a good example; the lead vocal is coolly lethargic, engulfing the spiky crags of the rhythm section like syrup on a waffle. But then, most of the singers sound strangely unconnected to the frisky 1-2-3/1-2 of the clav? beat. The contrast between the two groups of players could have been bracing, and to many ears it perhaps will be, but most of the time, they seem to transmitting from parallel universes. Not surprisingly, the best tracks are those in which hometown icons are left to do what they do best. But the late, great Ibrahim Ferrer's marvelous interpretation of "As Time Goes By" (his final recording) and Omara Portuondo's wistful yet powerful cover of "Killing Me Softly" only serve to further showcase what's amiss with the rest of the album. --Christina Roden
This unique compilation project brings together the legendary musicians of the Buena Vista Social Club & some of today's most popular music stars Chris Martin (Coldplay), Dido, Franz Ferdinand, Sting, Bono, Radiohead among others, performing collaborations of some of their classic hits.
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