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Rita Montaner 2007-05-13 07:49:14 The quickest way to make my wife leave (if I ever wanted to do such a thing) would be to play a Rita Montaner
song. Annoying, chirpy, unique, wonderful; what can I say? I love it! I'll put on some more Rita later this week.
Anselmo Sacasas Acabaste 2007-05-07 05:35:02
It's 1943 and war rages across three continents. Millions of soldiers lay lifeless across battlefields. Many millions more innocents suffer, for in this war, more than in any preceding it, professional warriors share its horrors with civilians; with unprecedented efficiency and without moral restraints of any kind, nations purposely slaughter whole populations-in many cases targeting those within their own borders.
In Cuba, however, Anselmo Sacasas sits down at his piano and writes the happiest song he can compose. Perhaps the relative calm in Cuba at this time combined with Cuba's mostly spectatorial role in World War II eases Sacasas' mind.
Whatever the reason, enjoy. The album is good too.
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1942-1944
Tocando Madera Bienvenido Grande and the Sonora Matancera 2007-04-30 04:45:20
Notable for its stop-start rhythm and its wood knocking effect, "Tocando Madera" is one of the better Sonora
Matancera songs from the prolific, but lesser known (compared to Celia Cruz), Bienvenido Granda. "Tocando" also deals with Cubans' superstitious nature in a humorous manner. "Tocando Madera" or knocking on wood, does mean the same in Cuban culture as it does to Americans. In the song, the man is frustrated because his wife is afraid of almost everybody they meet including the female witch doctor, "brujera"
The album features many such songs from its less famous singers including Myrta Silva, the woman replaced by Celia Cruz, and a rare collaboration with Miguelito Valdez.
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50 Anos De La Sonora Matancera Read more:Grande
Anselmo Sacasas Llora 2007-04-26 05:05:11 The most consistently funny of Cuban performers, Anselmo Sacasas was leader of the great Casino de la Playa orquestra, one of the most popular pre-war bands in Cuba. He had a strong, raspy voice and, of course, his band played at the highest levels. What set him apart was his clowning humor. Here he complains to his wife that no matter what he buys her, she cries (lloras). The humor comes from the list of things he buys- from a pair glasses, shoes, and dresses to false teeth, and permanents- as well as his general attitude.
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Memories of Cuba, 1937-1944
Rita Montaner La Chismosa 2007-05-15 10:54:37 This is the biggest gamble with Asymmetric since I predicted Sanjaya would win American Idol, for by featuring this song by Rita Montaner
, I risk losing my entire blog audience. Anthropologists and Latin-American studies majors may find this song an interesting cultural artifact. Some may actually agree with me and think it's a good song. Most, however, will probably find La Chismosa annoying. I especially fear the reaction from my Cuban and Cuban-American brothers, as it may disinter some unpleasant memories. Or, perhaps, if they listen at work, they may feel they've gone home a couple of hours early.
Those of you who don't speak Spanish, good! A chismosa is a gossip. Here she protests being labeled a gossip while, at the same time, of course, demonstrating her adeptness at the accused offense.
I love Rita's chirpiness. Her high soprano breaks constantly and offers an odd tone, but it's still strong and contains a thrilling, effortless vibrato. She represents a more mainstrea
Ernesto Lecuona-Esther Borja-Bola de Nieve 1938 2007-06-10 11:15:47 Another Ernesto
Lecuona. Here he plays the fantastic Malaguena. More Spanish than Afro and more formal than popular, Malaguena is the best of Cuban light classical.
My father told me two things about Ernesto Lecuona. First, that he was ambidextrous and second, that he was ambis... well let's just say that Esther
Borja felt no need to lock her dressing room door when Ernesto was around (not that there's anything wrong with that).
The director of this video went on to become the greatest ever voice-dub artist in Kung-Fu film history.
Miguelito Valdez and Rolando Laserie for vintage Cubans 2007-06-24 05:16:57 You can safely skip this post if you're not a Cuban of a certain maturity level. I don't mean to be exclusive, I just don't think you'd find it very interesting. It would be like my son watching an interview with Jon bon Jovi and the guy from Whitesnake in 2015.
I don't know what they heck they're talking about either. Here is MiguelitoValdez
a few years earlier in an outstanding performance of Babalu.
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