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| Supplier : Brotherhood Of Satan Release Date : 09/25/2005 |
| Ripper : Brotherhood Of Satan Record Label : Siboney |
| Genre : Latin Quality : VBR/APS/44,1kHz |
| Tracks : 18 Tracks Channels : Joint Stereo |
| Year : 1997 Size : 99,9 MB |
| Language : Cuban Rating : 70% of 100% |
_| Grabber : EAC v0.95 Prebeta 5 Encoder : LAME v3.90.3 |_
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This album was originally released 1974 by Love Records.
Omara Portuonda is the grand old lady of Cuban music. While her early
recordings made her a star in Cuba, her participation in the 1996
album and video documentary, The Buena Vista Social Club, brought her
to international attention. Her solo album, The Buena Vista Social
Club Presents Omara Portuondo, released in 2000, reinforced her status
as one of Cuba's greatest musical ambassadors.
A native of Havana, Portuondo was one of three daughters born to a
baseball player on the Cuban national team and a woman of Spanish
heritage who left the comfort and support of her wealthy family home
to marry the man she loved. Her parents' singing provided the
soundtrack for her early life. As a youngster, she sang in school
choirs and music classes.
Heavily influenced by an older sister, Haydee, a dancer at the
Tropicana cabaret, Portuondo attended many of the troupe's rehearsals.
When the ensemble found itself short one dancer, in 1945, she was
recruited to fill the vacancy. The experience launched her on a career
as a dancer and she formed a successful partnership with Rolando
Espinosa. Portuondo balanced her dancing with singing engagements with
friends, including Cesar Portillo De La Luz, Jose Antonio Mendez, and
pianist Frank Emilio Flynn, calling themselves Loquimbambla Swing. The
group helped to pioneer the filin style of music that blended bossa
nova and American jazz. For a while, she also performed with Orquestra
Anaconda.
In 1952, Portuondo joined with her sister and Elena Burke to form a
vocal group, Cuarteto d'Aida. The group's sound was established with
the addition of pianist and director Aida Diestro and female vocalist
Moraima Secada. Although she released her debut solo album, Magia
Negra, in 1959, Portuondo continued to work with the group.
Cuarteto d'Aida's fortunes were drastically effected by the Bay of
Pigs crisis in 1961. Although they had become frequent performers in
Miami, FL, they were prevented from returning as the relationship
between Cuba and the United States collapsed. While Portuondo returned
to her homeland, continuing to perform with Cuarteto d'Aida until
1967, her sister elected to remain in the United States.
Although she performed with Orquestra Aragon in the 1970s, Portuondo
had settled into semi-retirement by the mid-'90s. Her plans to slow
down her career were altered after Ry Cooder, who was in Cuba
recording with the Chieftains, heard her sing in 1995. When he
returned, the following year, to produce The Buena Vista Social Club,
Portuondo was invited to become a featured vocalist with the all-star
group. In 1998, Portuondo recorded a duo album, Desafios, with Cucho
Valdes.
http://www.lovemusic.fi
Tracks:
01. Siempre Es (3:47)
02. Cuento Para Un Ni±o (5:12)
03. El Desierto Y La Lluvia (3:53)
04. A Salvador Allende En Su Combate Por La Vida (4:40)
05. Chile Presente (4:20)
06. Lagrimas Negras (4:19)
07. Pena (4:35)
08. Hasta Siempre (4:56)
09. Gracias A La Vida (4:36)
10. Te Doy Una Canci≤n (3:28)
11. Pajarillo Verde (2:48)
12. Tan Breve (4:22)
13. El Manicero (4:25)
14. Siboney (2:48)
15. La Era Estß Pariendo Un Coraz≤n (2:51)
16. Ayer El Sol (3:07)
17. Veinte A±os (4:05)
18. Los Caminos (4:53)
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