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Introducing - Rubén González
Cuban pianist Rubén González has lived through this century's greatest musical windstorms, ... more
from the emergence of son to salsa to Latin Jazz and more. Born in 1919, González also retired from playing professionally years before this, his debut CD, was even recorded. He reemerged in 1996 when World Circuit stopped in Cuba to record for several days. He ended up making a thrilling debut. This impromptu CD was cut in a day, and its limber vibe shines for all its uptempo looseness. González plays a rainbow of Cuban rhythms and prods his percussionists and lone trumpeter to great depths of conversation and great heights of flash. --Andrew Bartlett
Chanchullo - Rubén González
One by one, all the great Cuban musicians who thought their day was done are emerging from ... more
"retirement", and with this second stunning CD Ruben Gonzalez shows that, at 82, he's only just begun. He may be almost crippled with arthritis, but once his hands touch the keyboard he becomes transformed. His sheer technique is impressive even by classical standards, but what he does with it is dazzling--chromatic octave runs which are exhilaratingly off-key, chord-fusillades happening all over the piano at once. His key weapon is surprise--he knows exactly when to lurk in the shade, and when to burst forth. And he builds up his tapestries of sound like a sorcerer with a willing group of apprentices. Take the sixth track here, which is a slow "son guajira": the trumpet flies high over soft percussion and a muted choral refrain, then in comes Ibrahim Ferrer's wild vocal in his characteristic slow vibrato, followed by Senegalese singer Cheikh Lo, while Gonzalez weaves his spell all round them--sometimes the sinewy foundation, sometimes the brightest star. He can be jokey or tender as the occasion demands in this collection of danzons, cha-chas, and boleros, but he radiates a pervasive authority. Listen to this record once, and you're hooked for good. --Michael Church
Introducing - Rubén González
Cuban pianist Rubén González has lived through this century's greatest musical windstorms, ... more
from the emergence ofsonto salsa to Latin Jazz and more. Born in 1919, González also retired from playing professionally years before this, his debut CD, was even recorded. He reemerged in 1996 when World Circuit stopped in Cuba to record for several days. He ended up making a thrilling debut. This impromptu CD was cut in a day, and its limber vibe shines for all its uptempo looseness. González plays a rainbow of Cuban rhythms and prods his percussionists and lone trumpeter to great depths of conversation and great heights of flash.--Andrew Bartlett
Chanchullo - Rubén González
One by one, all the great Cuban musicians who thought their day was done are emerging from ... more
"retirement", and with this second stunning CD Ruben Gonzalez shows that, at 82, he's only just begun. He may be almost crippled with arthritis, but once his hands touch the keyboard he becomes transformed. His sheer technique is impressive even by classical standards, but what he does with it is dazzling--chromatic octave runs which are exhilaratingly off-key, chord-fusillades happening all over the piano at once. His key weapon is surprise--he knows exactly when to lurk in the shade, and when to burst forth. And he builds up his tapestries of sound like a sorcerer with a willing group of apprentices. Take the sixth track here, which is a slow "son guajira": the trumpet flies high over soft percussion and a muted choral refrain, then in comes Ibrahim Ferrer's wild vocal in his characteristic slow vibrato, followed by Senegalese singer Cheikh Lo, while Gonzalez weaves his spell all round them--sometimes the sinewy foundation, sometimes the brightest star. He can be jokey or tender as the occasion demands in this collection of danzons, cha-chas, and boleros, but he radiates a pervasive authority. Listen to this record once, and you're hooked for good. --Michael Church
...Ruben Blades was a Panama's singer with Salsa's songs that is a mix of huahuanco, son and mambo (all of them Cuban's music) with a Jazz being as musicians the form of this music as two part the first with some verse and at the end the chorus having the actual Salsa thisform. He recorded his songs with Wilie Colon Orquestra being famous at the seventies, having the characteristic that some of his song has more that 7 minutes being rare at this time because it couldn't recorded in a 45 RPM record.
About Ruben Blades' lyrics it don't talk about love talking about the politics, poor society , for example in "Pedro Navaja" Blades says about the New York night's life as a dangerous city or in "Plastico" talks about the American and the Latin families, and there are many example of it. That compositions are because at this time Blades was...
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Advantages: Experienced.Cool. Pleasant personality Disadvantages: Lacks aggressive instinct
...Rubens Barrichello, a very popular figure on the Formula I circuit,is now driving for Ferrari who are,of course,a very competitive team. The Brazilian is burdened by having to shoulder Brazilian expectations of glory following the sad demise of the great Ayrton Senna. That a hard burden to shoulder for anyone.Essentially Rubens,who has driven for Jordan and Jaguar among others,is a mature,experienced, and competent driver. He is cool under pressure and probably has the temperament to be second fiddle to Michael Schumacher. It is no easy task being in the same team as that flawed genius.However, I suspect that at the end of the day the killer instinct is lacking and I feel that Rubens will be near to the top but will not quite make it all the way. Perhaps he is not really ruthless enough. Time will tell!...
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Advantages: A Great Finisher for his Goals Disadvantages: None
...On 27th June 1977 Raul Gonzalez Blanco was born in a suburb of Madrid. His father signed him to the Athletico Madrid youth team at the age of 13. Raul was doing well and wanted to join the professional side but the club president dropped the entire youth team in a desperate bid to save money. Still only 17 and with no club to play for he turn to local rivals Real Madrid, he made an instant impact playing for Real’s C team where he scored 13 goals in just seven games.
In October 1994, after only being with the club for a few months Raul was picked for Real Madrid’s first team, at just 17 years and 4 months he became the youngest player ever to wear a Real Madrid shirt. In his first season he hit the back of the net nine times in 28 appearances and won a Spanish league championship medal. He has played in three UFEA...
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