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The Rough Guide to the Music of the Andes

The Rough Guide to the Music of the Andes
Various Artists

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Track Listing

  1. Tempestad - Savia Andina
  2. Puedo Vivir Sin Tu Amor - Los Kjarkas,
  3. De Regresso - Emma Junaro
  4. Atahuallpa - Rumillajta
  5. Daniela Soledad! - Eddy Navia
  6. Hacha - Inti-Illimani
  7. Leño Verde - Ernesto Cavour
  8. Chaquiras de Luz
  9. Me Querido Potosi (Si Supieras)
  10. Quirquinchos de Corazón - Awatiñas,
  11. Virgenes del Sol - Fernando Jimenez
  12. Jallalla
  13. Maria Lando - Susana Baca
  14. Pasajero en Tu Camino - Picaflor de los Andes,
  15. Alianza Corazón
  16. Concepcion - Sukay
  17. Te Recuerdo Amanda - Victor Jara

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #134396 in Music
  • Released on: 1996-11-05
  • Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Addicting beats and new Andean sounds5
Rough Guides billed this disc as going "beyond panpipes and ponchos", meaning they wanted it to be a sampler of some of the broader musical traditions of the Andes instead of just another "Andean flute music" CD. There's still a lot of pretty typical stuff here, but I guarantee you won't regret finding a copy of this disc. The beats are really addicting!

The best tracks are Ernesto Cavour's "Leño Verde", Jenny Cárdenas's "Jallalla", and "Mi querido Potosí", which are also the most "European" tracks on the CD, incorporating a bandoneón and a piano in addition to the guitar. If you're a fan of the original Buena Vista Social Club CD, you'll recognize that amazing opening song, "Chan Chan", in an Andean variation ("Hacha"), performed by the group Inti-Illiman. Some other notable tracks are Sukay's "Concepción", an impressive improvisation for guitar, and "Te recuerdo Amanda", by the Chilean singer and songwriter Victor Jara. This last track was recorded back at the beginning of the 1970s, just a few years before Jara was killed on the first September 11 (September 11, 1973), when Pinochet, Kissinger, and other American-sponsored terrorists had him tortured to death in Santiago's football stadium, then machine-gunned. Te recordamos.

Great disc. Five stars.

Amazing CD!5
One of my favorite CD's. Not a single bad track on this one. A great introduction to a wonderful tapestry of sounds and culture.