El Alma De Cuba - Arsenio Rodriguez

Advantages: Amazing melodies and profound beautiful lyrics
Disadvantages: Absolutely none

...Silvio Rodriguez is known in Latin America simply as Silvio. This alone goes to show the status he has reached in his beloved America Latina. "Cuba Classics" or "Canciones Urgentes" (Urgent Songs) is usually the album of his that you will find more readily in Britain. However, you can order most of them from amazon.co.uk. This one costs £11.99. **************************************** Silvio Rodriguez Dominguez is a Cuban; a Cuban of the Revolution. Many will find that a put off, sadly few people really understand the Cuban Revolution and only heed what the media say about it, but that is a different topic. I urge you to pay more attention to the artistic side of his though, for his melodic music is simply matchless and for those who understand Spanish, his lyrics are pure poetry... Read review

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Advantages: variety - there are tracks to dance to and ones to chill to
Disadvantages: ry cooder's slide guitar;

...Buena Vista social club has broken through the boundaries of genres and become as popular as some rock and pop albums. It is a tribute to the musicianship of the hugely experienced individuals who feature on this album that every song has so much emotion and depth. As for Ry Cooder, contribution to the songs is ambivalent. The slide guitar on "Chan Chan", "El Cuarto De Tula" and "Dos Gardenias" is in my opinion subtle and atmospheric; however on others it is annoyingly intrusive for example on "Buena Vista Social Club" and "Ay Candela". This intrusion is even more evident in the film where during the new york concert at the end of the film the havanan musicians give Ry more than one "Shut up" glare. Still, this album is an essential addition to any well-rounded record collection - if you only have one album of cuban music it has... Read review

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Advantages: Don't be put off by importing from the USA, it's very easy.
Disadvantages: The rest of your CD collection will gather dust.

..., this didn’t have the tunes I had so enjoyed on the KILL BILL soundtrack so the search was still on. Next I tried both PLAY.com and CDWOW.com but to no avail. The trusted GOOGLE search engine was the next call and there at the top of the pile was the CHINGON website – www.chingonmusic.com. There is a page where you can see their albums and hear 30-second clips of each song as well as photos and links to associate websites. MEXICAN SPAGHETTI WESTERN is the band’s first studio album and, in my humble opinion is just fantastic. There are 11 tracks: SE ME PARO MALAGUENA SALEROSA FIDEO DEL OESTE SEVERINA AL CRAN Y PISTOLERO EL REY DE LOS CHINGONES BAJO SEXTO (SIX BELOW) CIELITO LINDO MEXICAN SAUSAGE LINK SIENTE MI AMOR CUKA ROCKA (EXTENDED) What do they sound like? Well, it is sort of traditional Spanish music with a modern rock edge. The best... Read review

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