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Lo Mejor de la Vida
by: Compay Segundo
Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0755979517218
Format: Import
Label: Nonsuch
Manufacturer: Nonsuch
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Nonsuch
Release Date: September 15, 1998
Studio: Nonsuch
Sales Rank: 488944

Disc 1:
  1. Camisón de Pepa [Pepa's Dress]
  2. Tú Querías Jugar [You Want to Play]
  3. Desdichado [Unlucky]
  4. Ternera [The Calf]
  5. Para Vigo Me Voy [Heading for Vigo]
  6. Fidelidad [Fidelity]
  7. Cuba y España [Cuba and Spain]
  8. Es Mejor Vivir Así [Better to Live Like This]
  9. Frutas del Caney [Fruits of Caney]
  10. Juma del Ayer [Yesterday's Drunkenness]
  11. Linda Graciela
  12. Pluma [The Pen of My Aunt]
  13. Juliancito (Tu Novia Te Botó) [Juliancito Your Girlfriend Left You]
  14. Son de Negros en Cuba [Song of Negroes in Cuba]
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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
The 90-year-old Cuban guitarist and singer introduced to much of the world on Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club, is back with his own album. While Segundo uses his own group here, the disc has the same combination of delicate acoustic guitars, complex Afrocaribbean rhythms, and relaxed, impromptu feel as Buena Vista. Segundo has chosen songs from his first heyday in the 1920s and 1930s, and perfectly captures their classic flavour without making them sound like museum pieces. While less varied than the all-star Cooder project, the album has lead vocals by several legendary Cuban singers, occasional, understated horns, and surprisingly appropriate guest shots by the revolutionary bard Silvio Rodriguez and flamenco guitarist Raimundo Amador. Segundo lets the guests shine, but it is his harmonies and deft guitar work that holds the disc together, and his flawless musicianship thoroughly justifies this more expansive showcase. --Elijah Wald

From Amazon.com:
The 90-year-old Cuban guitarist and singer introduced to much of the world on Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club, is back with his own album. While Segundo uses his own group here, the disc has the same combination of delicate acoustic guitars, complex Afrocaribbean rhythms, and relaxed, impromptu feel as Buena Vista. Segundo has chosen songs from his first heyday in the 1920s and 1930s, and perfectly captures their classic flavor without making them sound like museum pieces. While less varied than the all-star Cooder project, the album has lead vocals by several legendary Cuban singers, occasional, understated horns, and surprisingly appropriate guest shots by the revolutionary bard Silvio Rodriguez and flamenco guitarist Raimundo Amador. Segundo lets the guests shine, but it is his harmonies and deft guitar work that holds the disc together, and his flawless musicianship thoroughly justifies this more expansive showcase. --Elijah Wald
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Raw and twiddly
This man plays the guitar so effortlessly, you'd think he's done it before. This album really lets the old boy loose with his primative, twiddly folk. His band are smooth and down to earth, leaving his unlikely, wavering harmony singing and eratic 7-string jangling to amuse you all the more.

 



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