Salsa Cubana [Import]

Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Taka Taka-Ta - Irakere
2. Que Pista - Los Van Van
3. Locas Por el Mambo - Beny Moré
4. Caserita Villarena - Orquesta Aragón
5. Rumberos Latin-Americanos
6. Expresiva - NG La Banda
7. Regresso de Maria - Adalberto Alvarez Y Su Son
8. Santa Bárbara - Celina González
9. Coco - Irakere
10. Que Palo Es Ese - Los Van Van
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Disc: 2
1. Havana Si - Los Van Van
2. Salgado
3. Elena la Cumbachera - Grupo Sierra Maestra
4. Longina
5. Lo Que Esta Pasando - Adalberto Alvarez
6. Yo So el Punto Cubano - Celina González
7. Dile a Catalina - Irakere
8. Mi Chiquita - Beny Moré
9. Aprende Muchacho - Orquesta Aragón
10. Mal de la Hipocresia - Adalberto Alvarez Y Su Son
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Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great spin on contemporary tunes Don't buy the itunes version!
  • Rhythms Del Mundo
  • Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba
  • Great Salsa/Pop Fusion CD
  • Disappointing...buy something else
Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
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ASIN: B000J23416
Release Date: 2006-11-14

Tracks:

  1. COLDPLAY - Clocks
  2. JACK JOHNSON - Better Together
  3. ARCTIC MONKEYS - Dancing Shoes
  4. DIDO and FAITHLESS - One Step Too Far
  5. IBRAHIM FERRER - As Time Goes By
  6. U2 with COCO FREEMAN - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
  7. MAROON 5 - She Will Be Loved
  8. KAISER CHIEFS - Modern Way
  9. OMARA PORTUONDO - Killing Me Softly
  10. VANYA and RDM featuring QUINCY JONES - Ai No Corrida
  11. STING - Fragilidad
  12. VANYA and RHYTHMS DEL MUNDO - Don't Know Why
  13. AQUILA ROSE and IDANIA VALDEZ - Hotel Buena Vista
  14. FRANZ FERDINAND - The Dark Of The Matinee
  15. LELE featuring RADIOHEAD - High And Dry
  16. IBRAHIM FERRER - Casablanca (As Time Goes By)

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Created as a benefit project for Artists' Project Earth, an organization devoted to protecting the environment, reversing climate change, and tendering disaster relief, this compilation pairs Western pop stars (U2, Sting, Artic Monkeys, et al) and their hits with all-new arrangements performed by members of Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club plus other Havana-based talent. The overall effect is of a well-meaning but not entirely simpatico mutual admiration society. Coldplay's "Clocks" is a good example; the lead vocal is coolly lethargic, engulfing the spiky crags of the rhythm section like syrup on a waffle. But then, most of the singers sound strangely unconnected to the frisky 1-2-3/1-2 of the clavé beat. The contrast between the two groups of players could have been bracing, and to many ears it perhaps will be, but most of the time, they seem to transmitting from parallel universes. Not surprisingly, the best tracks are those in which hometown icons are left to do what they do best. But the late, great Ibrahim Ferrer's marvelous interpretation of "As Time Goes By" (his final recording) and Omara Portuondo's wistful yet powerful cover of "Killing Me Softly" only serve to further showcase what's amiss with the rest of the album. --Christina Roden

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Created as a benefit project for Artists' Project Earth, an organization devoted to protecting the environment, reversing climate change, and tendering disaster relief, this compilation pairs Western pop stars (U2, Sting, Artic Monkeys, et al) and their hits with all-new arrangements performed by members of Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club plus other Havana-based talent. The overall effect is of a well-meaning but not entirely simpatico mutual admiration society. Coldplay's "Clocks" is a good example; the lead vocal is coolly lethargic, engulfing the spiky crags of the rhythm section like syrup on a waffle. But then, most of the singers sound strangely unconnected to the frisky 1-2-3/1-2 of the clavé beat. The contrast between the two groups of players could have been bracing, and to many ears it perhaps will be, but most of the time, they seem to transmitting from parallel universes. Not surprisingly, the best tracks are those in which hometown icons are left to do what they do best. But the late, great Ibrahim Ferrer's marvelous interpretation of "As Time Goes By" (his final recording) and Omara Portuondo's wistful yet powerful cover of "Killing Me Softly" only serve to further showcase what's amiss with the rest of the album. --Christina Roden

Album Description

This unique compilation project brings together the legendary musicians of the Buena Vista Social Club & some of today's most popular music stars Chris Martin (Coldplay), Dido, Franz Ferdinand, Sting, Bono, Radiohead among others, performing collaborations of some of their classic hits.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great spin on contemporary tunes Don't buy the itunes version!.......2007-07-29

If you are going to buy this, make sure you buy on amazon! The itunes version doesn't include all the songs the CD version does.

Buena Vista has done it again. Cold play's and the Jack Johnson tune's are my favorite. The best tracks are the ones where the artist gave the group all the masters separated by tracks allowing these guy to really do their magic. Some songs seem like they just grabed the original version of the song and pasted a Latin rythem on top.

3 out of 5 stars Rhythms Del Mundo.......2007-07-15

It's a good idea and not bad for the effort. The songs while some work very well ,the others were just a good try . I can see what they were trying to do. Anyway it's for a good purpose

5 out of 5 stars Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba.......2007-07-05

I love this CD. Every cut is good. I can clearly appreciate the original artist and the Latin beat at the same time. I am so pleased to have a CD that every cut is good and I don't have to stop what I am doing in the cafe to skip a cut when the player is on scramble.

4 out of 5 stars Great Salsa/Pop Fusion CD.......2007-07-04

The fusion of well known pop artists (ie; U2, Coldplay, etc.) and Buena Vista Social Club totally works on this great CD.

1 out of 5 stars Disappointing...buy something else.......2007-06-01

This is disappointing...a few of the remakes are ok. Some cuts are intolerably poor. The overal quality is poor and it is not as advertised.
Classic Meets Cuba
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Dos ritmos, una música
  • Fantastic collection
  • Unlikely Crossover of Cuban Beats with Familiar Classics Yields Mostly Zingy Confection
  • A unique piece of mixed classic/jazzy/south-american music
  • Interesting, but need to try harder...
Classic Meets Cuba

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00019PD2A
Release Date: 2004-02-03

Tracks:

  1. Mambozart
  2. Cuban Dance
  3. Danzon De La Trucha
  4. Preludio
  5. Afrolise
  6. Air
  7. Pathetique I
  8. Pathetique II
  9. Pathetique III
  10. Salsa No V
  11. Czardas
  12. Etude
  13. Carmen Cubana
  14. Flight Of The Bumble Bee
  15. Guten Abend
  16. Anthem

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Dos ritmos, una música.......2006-10-06

Esta agrupación ha logrado ensamblar magistralmente el son, la salsa, con la música clásica. Una vez que uno escucha a Bach, Beethoven, Mozart reinterpretados por estos alemanes (Klazz Brother) y cubanos (Cuba Percusssion), no podrá concebir de otro modo la obra de estos grandes compositores.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic collection.......2006-08-24

Like others, I was skeptical when I heard about the idea, but this collection easily won me over. What I find so interesting is that the arrangements are so good, so creative, it's as though these well-known classical pieces were *written* as Cuban music. You find yourself completely accepting this genre-bending experiment.

Extremely enjoyable -- as is their companion album, "Jazz Meets Cuba".

4 out of 5 stars Unlikely Crossover of Cuban Beats with Familiar Classics Yields Mostly Zingy Confection.......2005-12-28

Crossover efforts are always risky ventures that dance precariously between creative and contrived. There is definitely some of the latter on this 2002 recording, but surprisingly, far more of the former as the fruitful teaming of three German classical-jazz musicians and a pair of Cuban percussionist/vocalists puts a hearty Latin-flavored spin on some very familiar classics. Two of the Klazz Brothers, pianist Tobias Forster and bassist Killian Forster, took a fortuitous trip to Cuba and concluded the popular classical pieces they usually played could easily be adapted to the Cuban- and Afro-Cuban Jazz styles.

The beat-heavy results bear them out, as they developed fresh, energetic and lyrical arrangements of standard works by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Chopin, Schubert and others, that still respect the original compositions. The jazzed-up titles aptly (if a bit too preciously) reflect the changes - Mozart's Symphony No. 40 transforms into "Mambozart", Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 becomes "Salsa No. V", and Bizet's Carmen Suite turns into "Carmen Cubana". With titles like those, some of the pieces, perhaps because of their familiarity, come across as a bit too trite, for example, "Afrolise", which sounds bit too cocktail loungey to be too revitalizing a take on Beethoven's "Für Elise", and "Guten Abend", which sounds a bit like a somnambulant Vince Guaraldi take on Brahms's original lullaby.

However, the high points are abundant, starting with the three movements of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathétique," exciting pieces that feel culturally transformed by the sultry romanticism of the Cuban beats crowned by Tobias Forster's virtuoso playing. Also wonderful are the mournful "Czardas" and the conga-accentuated "Flight of the Bumblebee", both dominated by brother Killian's dexterous bass playing. The three others in the quintet are all equally superb musicians - Tim Hahn, the third Klazz Bother on drums, and Alexis Herrera Estevez (timbales) and Elio Rodriguez (congas), both of Cuba Percussion. The vital mix of sounds in what could have been a hopeless misfire makes for a genuinely exhilarating listening experience.

4 out of 5 stars A unique piece of mixed classic/jazzy/south-american music .......2005-07-28

A unique piece of mixed classic/jazzy music which matches wonderfully in my collection. It is trully remarkable to discover the full classical music-education of these performers, which brings them to make this wonderful CD of high-standard music.

4 out of 5 stars Interesting, but need to try harder..........2005-03-27

I found this CD after watching "Collateral". The music sounds very interesting when classic melodies blended with swing and jazz. But they sticked to the originial notes too much. I wish they could have created more variations and improvisation. Also, in this "Classic Meets Cuba" CD, the Cuba part needs to be emphasized more (putting them into a central stage in some tracks; the solo in the Fur Elise track is a good example) rather than treating the percussion beats as peripheral background. Taking the advantage of these vivid beats could further set the musicians free from the original notes. Overall, this is a good CD and is perfect for smooth jazz lover. Hope they can try harder and do more in their up-coming new release-Jazz Meets Cuba.
Caliente: Musica Cubana
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    Caliente: Musica Cubana
    Zafra
    Manufacturer: Avalon (Rock Bottom)
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    ASIN: B00004U4V2
    Release Date: 1999-08-03

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    2. Bajo Las Palmas
    3. Descarja Abakwa
    4. Monte
    5. Sasa
    6. Ciudad Azul
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    8. Charanguita
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    Fiesta Cubana
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      Fiesta Cubana
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: Prodisc Records
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      ASIN: B000009S4Q
      Release Date: 1998-08-18

      Tracks:

      1. Lagrimas Negras (Bolero) - Miguel Matamoros
      2. Convergencia (Bolero Son) - Pablo Milannes
      3. Sueno Con Una Gitana (Son) - Adalberto Alvarez
      4. El Amor De Mi Bohio (Danzon Bolero) - Barbarito Diez
      5. La Flauta Magica (Danzon) - Orquesta Aragon
      6. Aqui El Que Baila Gana (Bongo) - Los Van Van
      7. La Sitiera (Danzon) - Barbarito Diez
      8. Tres Lindas Cubanas (Danzon) - Orquesta Aragon
      9. Quien Ha Visto Por Ahi Mi Sombrero De Yarey? (Son) - Candido Fabre
      10. La Enganadora (Cha Cha Cha) - Enrique Jorrin
      11. Cantalo Pero Bailalo (Son) - Adalberto Alvarez
      12. El Barbero De Sevilla (Danzon) - Orquesta A. Maria Romeu
      13. El Bodeguero (Cha Cha Cha)/No Se Puede Tapar El Sol (Bomba Son) - Orquesta Aragon
      14. No Se Puede Tapar El Sol (Bomba Son) - Ng La Banda
      15. La Basura (Cha Cha Cha) - Orquesta America
      16. Popurri De Adalberto (Son Montuno) - Adalberto Alvarez
      La Colecciõn Cubana
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • The Best Los Van Van CD
      La Colecciõn Cubana
      Los Van Van
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      ASIN: B00000JB0L
      Release Date: 2003-09-02

      Tracks:

      1. Por Encima del Nivrl (Sandungueira)
      2. Hablo Claro Camara
      3. De 5 a 7
      4. Sera Que Se Acabo
      5. Cuentame
      6. Calla
      7. Habana No Aguanta Mas
      8. De la Habana a Matanzas
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      Led by bassist and composer Juan Formell, the group Los Van Van--a sort of neo-charanga, the typical violin and flute ensemble--has been perhaps the most influential group in contemporary Cuban popular music for the past 30 years. Some of the group's innovations, especially in the refined updating of traditional rhythms with a pop and rock sensibility, are in evidence in this collection, which features mostly songs recorded in the 1980s and early 1990s. (Don't look for much more information than that in the accompanying booklet.) This is a group that can groove implacably and keep a light, sensual swing. Check out "Por Encima de Nivel," "Sera Que Se Acabo," or "Muevete." This is irresistible dance music--but also worth a close listen. --Fernando Gonzalez

      Album Details

      For Thirty Years Los Van Van have Been at the Forefront of Cuban Music with their Thrilling Fusion of Traditional Rhythms and Modern Rock. They Called it "Songo" and it Changed the Face of Modern Cuban Music. Today Los Van Van Are a Much Loved Musical Institution and an Integral Part of the Cuban Cultural Landscape. But above all this is Music for Dancing, as Sensuous, Swaying and Exuberant as a Steamy Havana Night ...

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars The Best Los Van Van CD.......2000-06-16

      If you're only going to buy one CD by Los Van Van, this is the one to get. The songs, "De a 7", "Calla", and "Anda, Ven y Muevete" are especially good.
      La Reina de la Musica Cubana
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        La Reina de la Musica Cubana
        Celia Cruz
        Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music
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        ASIN: B0000AQS5C
        Release Date: 2003-08-12

        Tracks:

        1. Tu Voz
        2. Burundanga
        3. Yerberito Moderno
        4. Rock & Roll
        5. Ven Bernab
        6. Melao de Ca
        7. Isla del Encanto
        8. Ritmo de Mi Cuba
        9. Magica Luna
        10. Mco Que Lindo Eres
        11. Caramelo Caramelo a Kilo
        12. Tuya y MQue Tuya
        13. Pa' la Paloma
        14. Contestacie el Marinero
        Tanto le Pedi
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          Tanto le Pedi
          Danny Lozada y Su Timba Cubana
          Manufacturer: El Inspector De La Salsa
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          ASIN: B000GD83OQ
          Release Date: 2006-06-19

          Tracks:

          1. Quien La Tira Mas Dura Que Yo
          2. Alla Va Eso
          3. Te Voy A Hacer Llorar
          4. Como Te Tuve Yo
          5. Tanto Le Pedi
          6. Me Voy Y Bien
          7. Estoy Hecho
          8. Que Venga Lo Que Venga
          Cuba Eterno: La Coleccion Cubana
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Music I grew up with........
          Cuba Eterno: La Coleccion Cubana
          Various Artists
          Manufacturer: Music Club
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          ASIN: B00000I0D6
          Release Date: 1999-02-16

          Tracks:

          1. Guajira Guatanamera - Grupo Raison
          2. El Manisero - Abelardo Barroso Y LA Orquesta Sensasion
          3. Babalu - Caridad Hierrzuelo
          4. Son Para Los Rumberos - Turquino
          5. Rico Vacilon - Orquesta America
          6. Siboney - Bebo Valdes
          7. Cachita - Orquesta Aragon
          8. La Enganodora - Orquesta America
          9. Frenesi - Tito Gomez Con La Orquesta Riverside
          10. Magdalena - Conjunto Casino
          11. Son De La Loma - Conjunto Los Naran Jos
          12. Cuando Quieras Volver - Beny More
          13. Alto Songo - Miguelito Cuni/Felix Chappottin/Luis Martinez Grinan
          14. Para Vigo Me Voy - Cojunto Caney
          15. El Bodeguero - Chico O'Farrill

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          Despite the U.S. embargo on Cuba--or perhaps because of the forbidden-fruit factor--the music of America's island neighbor is undergoing an upsurge in popularity that rivals the Latin-music heyday of the '50s. For the most part lacking the mainstream music industry's tools--high-tech studios, marketing surveys, pop charts, and ownership by multinational corporations--Cuba has remained free of pressures to bow to the economic bottom line and of the dull homogenization that often results from too much attention paid to profits. In other words, Cuban musicians may be poor but they are free to make music for its own sake. This collection presents a history of Cuban musical creativity from the acoustic country form known as the guajira--represented here by Grupo Raison's authentic-yet-jazz-infused rendering of "Guajira Guantanamera"--through other classic forms that have been diluted over the decades by American handlers--the son, danzon, bolero, mambo, and cha-cha, which was invented by violinist Enrique Jorrin. His "La Enganadora (The Cheat)" was recorded by Orquesta America in 1953, and that track appears here, along with "Cuando Quieras Volver," by the great bandleader Beny More--known as "the barbarian of rhythm" and the real mambo king. As the multinationals continue to pave over a world of idiosyncratic delights with giant theme parks, fast-food chains, and mega-stores, sets like this collection of musical artifacts seem all the more precious. Elena Oumano

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Music I grew up with...............1999-10-20

          Sounds from this cd filled the store I was visiting and I was instantly returned to my childhood in Habana. A good mix of different styles with the flavor of what cuban music was prior to 1959! If you lived in Cuba before Castro you are sure to enjoy this cd. It touched my roots! If you left Cuba very young....this is the music we heard on the radio and danced to All the time. "Babalu" and "EL Manisero" are classics. "Me lo dijo Adela" would have made the collection complete. If you liked "the Buena Vista Social Club" cd, you will love "Cuba Eterno"
          Salsa Cubana
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • The Real Thing
          Salsa Cubana
          Various Artists
          Manufacturer: Empire Musicwerks
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00069A67C
          Release Date: 2004-11-16

          Tracks:

          1. Imagenes - Doris De La Torre
          2. Ausencia - Bola De Nieve
          3. Veinte Anos - Maria Teresa Vera
          4. Pensando En Ti - Los Rufinos
          5. El Bombin De Barreto - Frank Emilio Flynn
          6. Flor De Yumuri - Felix Guerrero
          7. La Ultima Noche - Los Camperos
          8. Guantanamera - Evaristo Quintanales
          9. No Bailo Con Lola - Willy Chirino
          10. A Santa Barbara (Que Viva Chango) - Gina Martin
          11. Bacunayagua - Orquesta Suprema
          12. Que Linda Es Mi Habana - Velia Martinez
          13. La Renuncia - Ruben Rios
          14. Ya Ves Asi Pienso Yo - Bobby Jimenez
          15. Jugando Jugando - Zoraida Marrero
          16. Cubano Soy - Armando Orefiche
          17. Importancias - Orquesta Sublime
          18. Fui Cupable - Puntillita

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars The Real Thing.......2004-12-17

          If you love authentic Cuban music then you'll find this CD to be an incredible find - Not only are the lineup of stars incredible (Bola de Nieve, Maria Teresa Vera, Doris de la Torre, Orquesta Sublime etc.) You won't find these tracks anywhere else - these are extremely rare tracks from some obscure 50's Cuban record labels. A very rare track from the late great Puntillita "Fui Cupable" (Buena Vista Social Club)an even rarer track from little known singer Bobby Jimenez that's my personal favorite and anyone who listens to Doris de la Torre sing "Imagenes" and doesn't completely melt must not have blood running through their veins
          3 Grandes Orquestas E Interpretes De La Musica Afro-Cubana, Vol. 3
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            3 Grandes Orquestas E Interpretes De La Musica Afro-Cubana, Vol. 3
            Tito Puente , Beny More , and Orquesta Aragon
            Manufacturer: RCA Intl
            ProductGroup: Music
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            ASIN: B000005LRV
            Release Date: 1994-05-24

            Tracks:

            1. Francisco Guayabal - Beny Mor His Orchestra,
            2. Cuando Suenan los Tambores [Guaracha Mambo] - Tito Puente
            3. Tres Lindas Cubanas [Montuno Cha Cha Ch- Orquesta Arag
            4. Elige T Canto Yo - Beny Mor His Orchestra,
            5. Complicacion [Guaguanc Tito Puente, Tito Puente
            6. Chaleco - Orquesta Arag
            7. Cienfuegos - Beny Mor His Orchestra,
            8. Guaririambo [Son Cha Ch- Tito Puente, Tito Puente
            9. Que Calor [Cha Cha Ch- Orquesta Arag
            10. Cha-Cha-Cha de los Pollos (Cha-Cha for Chicks) - Tito Puente, Tito Puente
            11. No Me Molesto [Cha Cha Ch- Orquesta Arag
            12. Soy Campesino - Beny Mor His Orchestra,
            13. Guancona [Guaguanc Tito Puente

            Salsa Music:

            1. Saul Hernandez Compositor
            2. Tierra Gitana
            3. Tropi-Rollo de Joan Sebastian
            4. Tu Amor
            5. Tu Libertad
            6. Valses Mexicanos
            7. 100 Canciones Chilenas De Todos Los Tiempos [Import]
            8. 14 Exitos
            9. 15 Corridos/Caballos
            10. 20 De Coleccion

            Salsa Music

            salsa music

            Salsa Music

            Lunar Civilization [Import]

            Prokofiev: Sonatas & Sarcasmes

            Still, Always

            Country Roads V.2 [Import]

            Super Hits Estate (Top International Charts) [Import]

            Senhas

            Talk About Life

            The Going-Away Party

            Suzy Bogguss [Karaoke]

            Reventon, Vol. 2: 30 Pegaditas

            Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call

            Save It for the Birds

            Real Ibiza V.4: Balearic Bliss [Limited Edition] [Import]

            Gounod: Romeo & Juliet (complete opera); Alagna, Gheorghiu

            Dark Blue Dream