Track Listing

1. Unknown
2. Se Acab� la Choricera
3. Miguel, Los Hombres No Lloran - Sexteto Occidente
4. Somos Ocho Orientales
5. Tus Manos Blancas
6. As Mozas de Vilanova
7. Siboney - Sexteto Nacional
8. Mujeres Enamorenme - Sexteto Nacional
9. Noche Az�l [#]
10. Masabi
11. Pacto con el Diablo - Albert Socarras,
12. Music Goes 'Round and Around [#]
13. Conga [#]
14. Mulatica
15. Tab� [# USA] - Lecuona Cuban Boys
16. Rumba Tambah - Lecuona Cuban Boys
17. Rumbas Cubanas - Lecuona Cuban Boys
18. Maraquero - Antobal's Cubans
19. Centavo el Mazo
20. Cachita - Antobal's Cubans
21. Gonga en Nueva York - Desi Arnaz, , Su Orquesta
22. Impromptu [#] - Desi Arnaz, , Su Orquesta
23. Muerto Se Fue de Rumba
24. Reina del Gauguanc� - Alberto Iznaga,
25. Como Ayer

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #188155 in Music
• Released on: 2000-07-04
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered

Album Description
Japanese Exclusive Release.

Amazon.com
This magnificent 25-track compilation, digitally remastered from archival 78s, spans 41 years of classic Cuban music, from the 1909 habanera/danzón of Orchestra de Felipe Valdez to the 1951 montuno-motored Conjunto Cubakonga's "Como Ayer," which previewed salsa and Latin jazz. The depth and diversity of the island's full Afro-Hispanic sound spectrum is here. The clave-coded tres guitar strains of the son ring through on Sexteto Nacional's rendition of the classic "Siboney," penned by pianist-composer Ernesto Lecuona. His pop orchestra, the Lecuona Cuban Boys, swings his Afro-anthemic rumba, "Tabú." The haunting operatic voice of María Cervantes highlights the traditional bolero on the voice-piano duo, "Tus Manos Blancos," contrasted by the Old World Spanish choral canción, "As Mozas da Vilanova" by Coro Agrupación Artistica Gallega." "A Centavo el Mazo," an uptempo bolero-son by Orchestra Pedro Via melodically mirrors "The Peanut Vendor" and Desi Arnaz y su Orchestra (of I Love Lucy fame) kicks up the processional carnival paces on "La Conga en Nuevo York." The DNA of the big band Latin jazz is discovered in "Pacto con el Diablo," performed by Alberto Socarras y su Orchestra Cubanacán. All in all, this stunning set shows that the 20th century moved and grooved to a Cuban beat. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews

A wonderful,historical collection of Cuban Music!
If you wish to investigate the roots of Cuban Music, not only B.C. (Before Castro) but B.B.V. (Before Buena Vista! I mean before Compay Segundo was born !) this 25 song collection is for you! I am listening to it as I write and it is hard to believe that the first two recordings are over 90 years old! The digital remastering of these recordings are amazing and the liner notes on the history of Cuban music and each song by Dick Spottwood is worth the price of the C.D. alone. One small tiny complaint( I would have rated it 4.9999 stars as a result...The notes speak of a ground breaking recording called "The Peanut Vendor"(El Manisero). Perhaps it was not a Columbia recording, but it is not included in this collection. Other than that, it's perfect.., Don't hestitate...BUY IT !!!

Extraordinario!
Lo mejor de la musica Cubana. No puede faltar en la coleccion de cualquier verdadero amante de la musica cubana.

The best
A lot of nostalgia. Upbeat music, and some of the sounds can be recognized in the Hollywood movies of the 1930's and 40's (Like To Have and Have Not)...