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Cuba | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Putumayo World Music
Category: Music
List Price: $15.98
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 15409
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 149
UPC: 790248014920
EAN: 0790248014920
ASIN: B00000IWNK
Release Date: May 25, 1999
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| Tracks:
| | Compositor Confundido - Ibrahim Ferrer | | | Al Vaiven De Mi Carreta - Eliades Ochoa Y El Cuarteto Patria | | | El Adios De Este Momento - Septeto Nacional De Ignacio Pinero | | | Campina - Afro-Cuban Jazz Project | | | Sabroso Como El Guarapo - Orquesta Sublime | | | Mecanica De Amor - Mi Son | | | Mami Me Gusto - Todos Estrellas | | | Boliviana - Irakere | | | El Reloj De Pastora - Sierra Maestra | | | Patria Querida - Los Guaracheros De Oriente |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
At once spicy hot and languorously sweet, Putumayo Presents Cuba is a passionate marriage of active and passive, masculine and feminine, a contemporary festival of sound whose roots were born in defiance of onerous distraction and oppression. Based on Afro-Cuban culture, whose music comes from a combination of European and African instrumentation, the songs in this collection swing with the energetic rhythms of traditional son (also the base of salsa). Layered over the repetitive beat, guitars chime, maracas add shimmy, and trumpets take the upper accent melody, often repeating or contrasting the main vocal melody. One of the finest contributions to the disc is Mi Son's "Mecanica de Amor," in which the band substitutes the violin for the lead trumpet, making a treat of the unexpected. Irakere's funky fusion "Boliviera" comes on gangbusters with beefy bass, full horn section, and featured flute melody. Containing superb liner notes, Putumayo Presents Cuba makes a fine introduction to this island's rich sound, and a superb remedy to the blues. --Paige La Grone
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
Vibrant and energetic August 10, 2007
L. Lubbe (South Africa)
This album is one of the gems in the Putumayo collection. It is vibrant and energetic, and gives a delightful overview of Cuban music. My favourite track is Mecanica de Amor - Mi Son. Brilliant. Buy this one!!
very good May 13, 2007
yakarb (Johannesburg, South Africa)
this is a good collection of Cuban music, recommend it to everyone. Try also Polo Montanez' music, if you wish to expand your knowledge in Cuban music.
I love this music series December 28, 2006
Michele Belanger-mcnair (Fresno, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cuba is one more in a line of very good CD's that make you want to dance in your car. I spend a lot of time in the Caribbean and everyone envies my music collection.
 An excellent compiltation that contains something new (at last!) December 18, 2006
Dimitrakopoulos Nikolaos (Tripolis, Arcadia Greece)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Most of the times, when a "cuban" compilation comes to my hands, it either contains the same and the same songs or it's just disappointing. This is a magnificent exception to this! This collection really represent the "Cuban" spirit without repeating the well-known songs. If you like this particular style you're going to love this CD and if you're unfamiliar with it you're also gonna love it!
A highly recommended title, surely worth buying... The one and only con i found is that it's length is rather short (about half-an-hour) just like all the titles from the "Putumayo" series - at least every single track is worth it :)
Cuban Love May 9, 2006
Catalina (SF, CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you like anything that is Cuban related-this is the cd to buy!
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