Rumba

1. Rumbah-Tambah

2. Conga Se Va

3. Rumba Bomba

4. Adios Mi Amor

5. Rumbantona

6. Siboney

7. Negra Merse

8. Rumba Blanca

9. Se Fue

10. Cachumbambé

11. Son los Lecuona

12. Sin Ti

13. Invocando a Chango

14. Maracas

15. Carlo...Ta

16. Sitiera

17. Chancleta

18. Fuste Tu

19. Mayari

20. Bongo

Rumba,Ernesto Lecuona & The Lecuona Cuban Boys,Absolute Best,Cuba,Cuban,Latin,Latin Music,Tropical

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Average customer rating: Rumba Palace Absolutely AMAZING!! Rumba Palace....Not so much Something is missing..

Rumba Palace Arturo Sandoval Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music International | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Arturo Sandoval & the Latin Jazz Orchestra Funk Tango Raise Your Hand Arturo Sandoval & His Group United We Swing ASIN: B000OQDX2M Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

1. A Gozar
2. Guarachando
3. El Huracan Del Caribe
4. 21st Century
5. Sexy Lady
6. Peaceful
7. Having Fun
8. Arranca De Nuevo
9. Rumba Palace
10. Nouveau Cha Cha

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Sandoval, a Cuban ex-pat who was a founding member of Irakere, one of Havana's most legendary jazz bands, has so far won four Grammys, six Billboard Awards, and even an Emmy (for the soundtrack to For Love Of Country -- The Arturo Sandoval Story). His trumpet style, with its soaring improvisational pyrotechnics and sometimes blustery but always sonorous tone, has influenced an entire generation of young Latin players. Now a tenured professor at Florida International University and proud owner of Miami's Arturo Sandoval Jazz Club but still a working musician, he has performed with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Michel Legrand to Tony Bennett to Patti Labelle. The present album captures both his virtuosity and generosity toward other musicians, as he leads a hand-picked cadre of headliners through 12 delightful tracks, all recorded in robust, state-of-the-art sound. Felipe Lamoglia (sax), Antonio Perez (piano), Armando Gola (bass), Alexis "Pututi" Arce (drums) and Tomas Cruz (percussion), plus some very talented sidemen, toss themes around with playful or obsessed abandon, making some tunes into a mad scrimmage and others into a post-coital meditation. Even a new-comer to jazz and/or Latin music will be charmed and elated by the sonic brilliance and musical passion on tap here -- it's one of Sandoval's latter-day high points and that's saying a lot. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

Rumba Palace.......2007-07-15

Rumba Palace Is a very good blend of awsome Jazz with very fine Latin background . If you're already a fan of Arturo you won't be disapointed. If not, check it out. You will hear some of the best of both worlds

Absolutely AMAZING!!.......2007-06-13

Arturo Sandoval is the king of Latin jazz and one of the world's most dynamic performers and this album proves just that!

This album is sophisticated and elegant, but also displays plenty of fire. I love that ten of the eleven songs are original compositions by Arturo himself, I think they really highlight his renowned Latin side.

His band also sounds incredible and really rounds out the whole album. The whole band sounds really excited to be a part of it and the songs just flows so smoothly.

It's high-powered and shows remarkable range, but at time is also moody and graceful, and it even showcases Sandoval singing!

I love it!

Rumba Palace....Not so much.......2007-06-01

I have been an Arturo fan since before he came to the US. I was very disappointed with this CD. First, the arraignments are aweful, as if they were thrown togather just to fill the disc, no imagination, each track sounds the same as the next. Second, the CD was overproduced. Third, the CD would put you to sleep, not entice you to dance as Arturo said in an interview. Arturo, you can do better. Try allowing others do the arrainging on some of the tracks for a better variety. Try using actual musicians, rather than laying mutiple tracks of the same musician playing the various tracks. I will still be a loyal fan and buy your next CD, but I was very disappointed in this effort.

Something is missing.........2007-05-23

Finally is he back with some real Arturo playing, but it feel like somethings missing. This cd do not have the soul of the earlier DanZon and Y El Tren Latino records. But still, a nice recording!!

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The Wedding Samba Edmundo Ros & His Rumba Band Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Good Year Gourmandises That Latin Sound The Very Best Of Charles Trenet Singles ASIN: B000051TPN Release Date: 2001-01-23

Tracks:

1. The Wedding Samba
2. Mama Yo Quiero (I Want My Mama)
3. Los Hijos De Buda
4. Te Quiero Dijiste (Magic Is The Moonlight)
5. Quierme Mucho (Yours)
6. They Met In Rio
7. Maria Elena
8. Samba Le-Le
9. Divina Mujer
10. Tico Tico
11. Brasil Moreno
12. Baia
13. Rum And Limonada
14. Dengozo
15. No Can Do
16. Cancion Cubana (Cuban Love Song)
17. Dime Pro Que (Tell Me Again)
18. The Parrot
19. Come Close To Me (Acercate Mas)
20. Coax Me A Little Bit
21. Her Bathing Suit Never Got Wet
22. I Got The Sun In The Morning
23. The Coffee Song
24. Similau
25. A Rainy Night In Rio

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Rumba de La Selva David Correa , and Cascada Manufacturer: Baja Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B000NVLA5K Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

1. Linda
2. Panorama
3. Maricela
4. Querida
5. Monte Alban
6. Evening Kiss
7. Guacamole
8. San Cristobal
9. Amistad
10. Antigua
11. Sierra Madre
12. Tu Sonrisa
13. Festival
14. Gusano Rojo

Average customer rating: James Galway Enchants with "Dances for Flute" Unusual but outstanding flute music

James Galway - Dances for Flute Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Godard, Benjamin | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Khachaturian | Khachaturian, Aram | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kreisler | Kreisler, Fritz | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Galway, James | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music National Philharmonic Orchestra London | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of James Galway James Galway ~ Meditations My Magic Flute James Galway - Greatest Hits The Wind Beneath My Wings ASIN: B000003F7F Release Date: 1993-02-09

Tracks:

1. Suite Of Three Pieces, Op.116: Waltz
2. Waltz In D-Flat, Op.64 No.1: 'Minute' Waltz
3. La Plus Que Lente
4. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Polonaise
5. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Menuet
6. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
7. Crowley's Reel
8. Masquerade: Waltz
9. Brian Boru's March
10. Belfast Hornpipe
11. Concerto In D: Polacca
12. The Great Rose: Pie In The Face Polka
13. Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre: Canario
14. Jamaican Rumba
15. Divertimento in D,K.334: Menuetto
16. Petite Suite: Ballet
17. Concerto In D, Op. 10, No. 3 'Il cardellino': Cantabile
18. Hora Staccato
19. Tambourin
20. Schoen Rosmarin
21. The Molly Maguires: Pennywhistle Jig
22. Gayaneh: Sabre Dance

Customer Reviews:

James Galway Enchants with "Dances for Flute".......2003-03-11

I purchased this CD after hearing a couple of tracks on our local fine arts radio station, but was completely unprepared for the richness and beauty to be found therein. Galway is a past master of the flute.

The selections on this CD, both familiar and new to this reviewer, are lovely. And more than one is positively haunting. I tell myself each day that I will remove the disk from the changer, to save for another day. But I cannot. I must have my daily dose of Galway.

Such is the enchantment that he weaves.

Unusual but outstanding flute music.......2001-01-30

This is one of a number of cd's bought for my wife (an avid flute lover) which have turned out to be among my favorites.

Galway plays with his normal crispness and energy, but here some unusual pieces one doesn't hear often. The two Khachaturian songs are haunting and the Belfast Hornpipe is so neat!

We listen to this often with toetapping, sometimes dancing enjoyment.

Average customer rating:

Roots of Rumba Rock: Congo Classics Various Artists Manufacturer: Crammed Disc Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Africa | Compilations | International | Styles | Music Soukous | Africa | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Congotronics Savane Golden Afrique, Vol. 1 Take One Congotronics 2: Buzz 'n' Rumble from the Urb 'n' Jungle ASIN: B000ION6WW Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

1. Kotiya Zolo Te - Bowane
2. Mam'alobi Na Bala Yo - Bowane
3. Tembe Na Tembe - Liengo
4. Noko Akomi Mobali - Adikwa
5. Tika Lifundu - Kalima Pierre
6. Menagere - Lisanga Pauline
7. Ah Ngai Nzambe - Luyeye Gaston
8. Odjali Na Mouchoir? - Kitenge
9. Belito - Amba Josephine
10. Margarine Fina - Tino Mab
11. Nyekese - De Wayon
12. Angelique - Luyeye Gaston
13. Nyokuma - Bowane
14. Prince Baudouin - Lufungola Alphonse
15. Towuti Brazza Tove Kisasa - De Malo
16. Mazole Vanga Sanga - Bokalanga
17. Nalekaki Na Nzela - De Wayon
18. Kitoko Na Yo Ekosaki Ngai - Kalafayi
19. Esengo Ya Mokili - De Wayon
20. Na Mokili Moko Te - Kalima Pierre

Tracks:

1. Esengo Ya La Beaute' - Liengo
2. Balobi Na Pimbwa - Kalafayi Jean
3. Caroline - Fataki Camille
4. Senene Mingi - Nganga
5. Banani Wana? - Tino Mab
6. Boyoki Lisolo - Taureau
7. Kanisa, Elise - Adikwa
8. Mbula Ebeti, Naleli - Bowane
9. Nicodeme Lulu - De Wayon
10. Oka Banzola - Bolalia Pedro
11. Bana Bosenge - De Wayon
12. Osi Dia Mba Nyue - Same Raymond
13. Ndumba Madeleine - Bossocould David
14. Liwa - Bowane
15. Ayebi Kobota - De Wayon
16. Mwasi Wa Kalemba - Adikwa
17. Tuba Mbote - De Wayon
18. Olingi Na Sala Boni - Kalima Pierre
19. Liwa Ya Nkoko - Nganga
20. Bomba Na Motema - Kalima Pierre

Amazon.com

Congolese rumba, a mixture of imported Cuban dance traditions wedded to various home-grown flavors, is one of Africa's best-loved popular styles. It is sometimes known as soukous (from the French secouer, "to shake"), and has gone through many permutations--both electric and acoustic, from brisk-tempo, three-minute singles to extended, bi- or tri-partite Proustian epics--since things got seriously underway during the 1950s. That this music has remained a universal favorite for decades on end is partly because local radio stations had very powerful signals, broadcasting all the latest releases far and wide. But ubiquity aside, these guitar-driven tunes with their sugar-sweet vocals pack an irresistibly sexy rhythmic punch. The present two-disc compilation, brilliantly researched, assembled, and mastered from historic recordings and then annotated by Vincent Kenis, offers a couple of hours' worth of utterly delicious material from back when Loningisa was the happening label in pre-independence Leopoldville (now Kinshasa). A list of highlights would quickly get out of hand as there's not a single dud in the bunch! Short, brisk, and to the point, some of the tracks have a lot in common with modern Malagasy music. Obviously the sound is retro, both in terms of content and sonic quality. But very few albums could remotely match this set when it comes to communicating the sheer joy of being alive in the moment, making music. --Christina Roden

Average customer rating: Inexpensive rumbas for practice

Strictly Rumba The New 101 Strings Orchestra Manufacturer: Madacy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Easy Listening | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rhumba Cha Cha Let's Dance! : The Best Of Ballroom Foxtrots & Waltzes Fox-Trot Strictly Dancing: Waltz ASIN: B00004Y6L0 Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

1. Taboga
2. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
3. La Ultima Noche
4. Besame Mucho
5. Burbujas De Amor
6. Solamente Una Vez
7. Perfidia
8. Rompe Saraguey
9. La Media Vuelta
10. Sabras Que Te Quiero
11. Till There Was You
12. Emborrachame De Amor
13. La Pollera Colora
14. Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado (What A Difference A Day Made)

Customer Reviews:

Inexpensive rumbas for practice.......2007-07-31

The "New 101 Strings Orchestra" shows some variety here, with a nice mix of male and female vocalists. With one exception, the tempos are appropriate for either American or International rumba. Track 13 is faster, and feels more like a samba to me. As you can tell from the titles, most of the lyrics are in Spanish.

Oddly enough, there are almost no strings in these tracks, and what sounds like strings, sounds synthesized to me.

CAUTION FOR COLLECTORS: The Ballroom Dance Collection: Mambo & Rumba, 2006, Produced by Mastertech in Australia lists this orchestra as the 101 Strings Orchestra. The rumba disc lists the same tracks, in the same order, and yes, they sound like the same recordings. Beware of buying them twice!

Here are the titles, durations, and suggested dance, and vocal notes:

Taboga, 2:59, Rumba, male vocalist
Cherry pink and apple blossom white, 2:20, Rumba, instrumental
Ultima noche, La, 2:59, Rumba, female vocalist
Besame mucho, 3:56, Rumba, female vocalist
Burbujas de amor, 3:23, Rumba, male vocalist
Solamente una vez, 2:51, Rumba, female vocalist
Perfidia, 2:33, Rumba, male vocalist
Rompe Saragüey, 3:34, Rumba, male vocalist
Media vuelta, La, 2:50, Rumba, female vocalist
Sabras que te quiero, 2:32, Rumba, male vocalist
Till there was you, 2:36, Rumba, female vocalist
Emborrachame de amor, 2:02, Rumba, male vocalist
Pollera Cholora, La, 3:11, Samba, male vocalist
Cuando vuelva a tu lado, 3:13, Rumba, female vocalist

Average customer rating: excellent collection A Classic Performance of Schuman! American Masterpieces - For pleasure or music ed. resource

American Masterpieces Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Morton Gould | Gould, Morton | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Griffes | Griffes, Charles T. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by MacDowell | MacDowell, Edward | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schuman | Schuman, William | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomson | Thomson, Virgil | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cleveland Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music New York Philharmonic Orchestra | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Opera Overtures & Incidental Music Ives: Holidays Symphony Virgil Thomson: Louisiana Story; The Plow that Broke the Plains Samuel Barber / Thomas Schippers The Emerald Isles: Music Inspired by Ireland and Scotland ASIN: B0000029WJ Release Date: 1997-07-01

Tracks:

1. Candide: Overture
2. Variations On 'America'
3. New England Triptych: Be Glad Then, America
4. New England Triptych: When Jesus Wept
5. New England Triptych: Chester
6. Adagio For Strings, Op. 11
7. American Salute ('When Johnny Comes Marching Home')
8. The Pleasure Dome Of Kubla Khan
9. Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: To A Wild Rose
10. Promenade
11. Cakewalk: Grand Walkaround
12. Jamaican Rumba
13. On Your Toes: Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
14. Acadian Songs And Dances: Sadness
15. Acadian Songs And Dances: Papa's Tune
16. Acadian Songs And Dances: The Alligator And The 'Coon
17. Acadian Songs And Dances: Super-Sadness
18. Acadian Songs And Dances: The Squeeze Box

Customer Reviews:

excellent collection.......2002-06-11

i'm just going to write about my favorite piece on here, which has been heard by all who saw Platoon. that is Barber's Adagio. hearing this piece conducted here by Bernstein sends chills down my spine, especially in the well done section using silence after the climactic rise in notes!

A Classic Performance of Schuman!.......2000-09-17

I must agree with the previous reviewer, that "American Masterpieces" comprises a very thoughtful collection yet suffers slightly from poor interpretation of certain pieces. But the presence alone of the classic performance of William Schuman's "New England Triptych" by Andre Kostelanetz and the New York Philharmonic makes this compilation all worth it. I have looked forward for this particular version of Schuman's work to be released on compact disc for several years, in the meantime not being entirely satisfied with other versions that have circulated, i.e. Howard Hanson/the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra on the Mercury Living Presence label, -very poorly executed with an off-key, off-timed horn in the first movement, or the version on the RCA label by Leonard Slatkin and the St.Louis Symph.Orch. which is very well done, yet to my ear still does not compare to the depth and lively energy with which Kostelanetz and the New York Philharmonic presents this work.

I was disappointed with the manner with which the first two pieces by Berstein and Ives were conducted. The "Candide Orchestra" lacked the sensitivity of the performance by Lukas Foss /Milwaukee SO on the Pro Arte label, while Slatkin does a much better job with the Ives piece for RCA.

But the remainder of colorful material following Schuman on this CD - even with the overdone "Adagio for Strings" by Barber - makes for a very rewarding listening experience, with the only disappointing exception of the third piece ( "A Narrative") curiously missing from Virgil Thomson's "Acadian Songs and Dances", yet present on an old scratchy, mono LP that I have on the Decca label (Thomas Scherman /the Little Orchestra Society). Did Thomson later revise this suite? Or did this CD run out of space? If the latter is true, one can only wish that Barber's overplayed "Adagio" would have been bumped to make room for the entirety of Thomson's superb "Acadian Songs".

American Masterpieces - For pleasure or music ed. resource.......2000-07-28

The American Masterpieces CD is an excellent compilation of music that is uniquely American. Much of the material is based on folk sources, and all of it is thoughtfully selected. The only negative is that some of the music is not the best version available, but I'm sure that's due to the limitations of the Sony label. The "Adagio for Strings," for example, is taken at a slightly fast tempo, lessening the dramatic impact of the build-up. The selections are a music educator's delight. Bernstein's "Candide Overture" is perfection. Ives' "Variations on America" is a wonderful study in the use of a familiar theme in an unusual manner. "When Jesus Wept" can be sung by a chorus and then compared with Schuman's treatment. Gould's "American Salute" is an exciting study in theme and variations on the familiar tune, "When Johnny Comes Marching Home." And, of course, Gershwin's "Promenade" is delightful, and an excellent follow-up for the Fantasia 2000 film. The reason I bought the recording was for the Gottschalk "Grand Walkaround" and "Jamaican Rumba" by Benjamin. Both are based on American folk materials (Sweet Potatoes - Louisiana, and Mango Walk, respectively). The original songs can be sung, compared, performed in an Orff arrangement, and then presented in the orchestral interpretations. The folk songs are both found in the McGraw Hill music series, Share the Music, Grade 5. If you like this CD, try the American Salute CD from Musical Heritage Society.

Average customer rating: Good putumayo - always good Contemporary Spanish Music Music for the Gypsies at Heart! Another winner from Putumayo

Rumba Flamenco Various Artists Manufacturer: Putumayo World Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Gypsy | Eastern Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Putumayo World Music Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Congo to Cuba Putumayo Presents: Baila - A Latin Dance Party Putumayo Presents: Nuevo Latino Putumayo Presents: Latin Lounge Salsa Around the World ASIN: B00006GOFK Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

1. Rankankin - Maita Vende Ca
2. Isla Mujeres - Javier Ruibal
3. Vacileo - Ojos de Brujo
4. Lel - Wafir
5. Una Chica Muy Guapa - Peret
6. Que Pena - Ziroq
7. Shalom Israel - Eric Fernandez
8. Tengo Tengo - Chico and the Gypsies
9. Canaveral - De Madera
10. Tesoro - Ojos de Brujo
11. Hommage Aux Marquises - Gitano Family
12. Malacutum - Ricao
13. Joselito - Energipsy

Customer Reviews:

Good.......2007-02-02

I love Putumayo CDs.
This one is good - not "wow", but good.
There are a few good songs, but I was not that impressed.
I've heard better flamenco, I expected a little more passion.
But still, I recommend it.

putumayo - always good.......2007-01-14

I sent this as a gift to my daughter - she said it was great! We have ordered many CDs from Putumayo and have never been disappointed.

Contemporary Spanish Music.......2007-01-05

I love this CD. Is the kind of music you like to try once in a while to change from the day to day.
I loved all the songs, each one had its own kind of spanish influence. Each one was diferent and good in it's particular way.
Putumayo realy did good putting this together.

Music for the Gypsies at Heart!.......2003-05-17

I can't stop listening to this CD. I listen to it in my car, snap it into my CD-Rom, before I go to bed, when I wake up... It is a great compilation of Flamenco Music with relatively unknown / commercial artists. You must get it! It makes a great backdrop to any party, it will bring the gypsy out of you.

Another winner from Putumayo.......2002-09-24

Although world music snobs still 'pooh-pooh' whatever Putumayo puts out, their releases of the last few years have been pretty good... and this disc is no exception! This time around, it's the modern flamenco sound.... All these decades later, the Gipsy Kings still cast a long shadow on the world of popular flamenco, as evidenced by the forceful opening number on this fine collection, "Rankankin," by Maita Verde, which bears the stamp of the Kings' virile pop-crossover formula. There's a lot of variety, though, and other tracks on here are more subtle and lyrical, although many, inevitably, drift into easy listening-ish "world music" terrain. Almost all of the bands are Spanish or Catalonian, although it also includes entries by French groups such as the Gitano Family and Ricao, as well as American-based acts such as Ziroq and De Madera. All in all, a sweeping and effective overview of modern flamenco, which ably explores the style's rich Arabic and cross-cultural influences. Recommended!

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African Pearls, Vol. 1: Rumba on the River Various Artists Manufacturer: Syllart ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: African Pearls, Vol. 2: Cultural Revolution African Pearls, Vol. 3: One Day on Radio Mali Authenticite - The Syliphone Years: Orchestres Nationaux and Federaux 1965-1980 African Pearls, Vol. 4: The Teranga Spirit Nu Med ASIN: B000FIM2Y4 Release Date: 2007-03-27

Average customer rating: Las Rubias Panamericana! Fabulous! The singing of angels

Rumba Internationale Las Rubias del Norte Manufacturer: Barbes Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Mexico | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Panamericana Latenight Betty Bahamut Hang on Little Tomato La Cantina ASIN: B0006J8EYY Release Date: 2004-09-01

Tracks:

1. Rumba Internationale
2. Amorosoa Guajira
3. Confutatis
4. Perfidia
5. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
6. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
7. Que Nadie Sepa Mi Sufrir
8. Piel Canela

Album Description

Las Rubias del Norte (the Blondes of the North) perform the music of, among others, Guillermo Portabales of Cuba, Simon Diaz of Venezuela and W.A. Mozart of Austria, managing to make it all sound like it belongs on Cuban radio.

Customer Reviews:

Las Rubias Panamericana! Fabulous!.......2006-07-15

The clear sound of their beautiful voices fills my home morning and night! I adore this album! You will love it too! S

The singing of angels.......2005-12-20

Las Rubias del Norte of Brooklyn make wonderful music that takes the listener on a pleasant journey through past popular styles that our grandparents would surely recognize, all the while making it new through the unforced, unfiltered purity of the delivery of lead vocalists Allysa Lamb and Emily Hurst. These two weave pure magic from their hoary catalogue of ancient rumbas, Cuban pop hits, and dusty old cowboy tunes. Against lithe arrangements from the band their light pure sopranos twine and trill like spilled silver. This is their first record, self produced, but it doesn't sound like it. They've obviously been paying their dues and honing their very special sound and songbook. The only reason for the lack of a fifth star is the relative brevity of this recording clocking in at around 30 or so minutes, that and that one of the tracks unwisely turns the vocal over to one of the guys in the band. An upcoming release is soon to follow as they show signs of outgrowing the tiny Brooklyn bar where they have been a fixture. They've got a lot of great old songs up their sleeves and the band supports our two angels superbly. Watch 'em. They're gonna make it!

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6. Tu Amor
7. Tu Libertad
8. Valses Mexicanos
9. 100 Canciones Chilenas De Todos Los Tiempos [Import]
10. 14 Exitos

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