Pura Trova: The Best of Vieja Trova Santiaguera [Live]

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Before the veterans of Buena Vista Social Club made Cuban music hip, the geezers of Vieja Trova Santiaguera were already weaving their vocal and instrumental magic. This impressively packaged two-CD set looks back at the first part of their career, from 1993 to the present, offering a highly detailed book and a retrospective that puts the band's formidable abilities at sons, guarachas, and boleros into stroking perspective. The meat, however, comes on disc two, made up of live and rare tracks. Not only do we get their first, stunning demos, and some previously unreleased studio work, but a long concert excerpt which illustrates just how good Vieja Trova Santiaguera are. The music might be less orchestrated than other old-time Cubans, but once the five-part harmonies kick in, and the filigree guitar and percussion work frame the songs, it's pointless to resist. Look up "joy" in the dictionary and you'll find this. --Chris Nickson

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Average customer rating: Santiago Tears

Pura Trova: The Best of Vieja Trova Santiaguera Vieja Trova Santiaguera Manufacturer: Nube Negra Records 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 Bolero | Latin Music | Styles | Music Son | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000051VJ3 Release Date: 2001-05-01

Tracks:

1. Me Dieron La Clave
2. Descripcion De La Rumba
3. Ella Y Yo
4. Pregon Santiaguero
5. Boca Roja
6. Son De La Loma
7. El Peluquero
8. Como Cambian Los Tiempos!
9. Esperanza
10. Un Meneito Na' Mas
11. Gusto Y Sabor
12. El Tren

Tracks:

1. Un Ano De Amor
2. Huellas Del Pasado
3. Nengon Para Ti
4. El Paralitico
5. Yo Son Ganga
6. Guarapo, Pimienta Y Sal
7. Sandunguera
8. Arrebatadora
9. Guajiro
10. Maleficio
11. La Clave Misteriosa
12. Arrimese Usted
13. Un Canto De Amor
14. La Ultima Noche Que Pase Contigo
15. Suite De Boleros: Angelitos Negros/Dos Gardenias/Besame Mucho
16. Los Funerales De Papa Montero

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Before the veterans of Buena Vista Social Club made Cuban music hip, the geezers of Vieja Trova Santiaguera were already weaving their vocal and instrumental magic. This impressively packaged two-CD set looks back at the first part of their career, from 1993 to the present, offering a highly detailed book and a retrospective that puts the band's formidable abilities at sons, guarachas, and boleros into stroking perspective. The meat, however, comes on disc two, made up of live and rare tracks. Not only do we get their first, stunning demos, and some previously unreleased studio work, but a long concert excerpt which illustrates just how good Vieja Trova Santiaguera are. The music might be less orchestrated than other old-time Cubans, but once the five-part harmonies kick in, and the filigree guitar and percussion work frame the songs, it's pointless to resist. Look up "joy" in the dictionary and you'll find this. --Chris Nickson

Customer Reviews:

Santiago Tears.......2001-05-27

If you had an opportunity to see Lagrimas Negras (Black Tears), the intimate and very personal documentary Sonia Herman Dolz made three or four years ago, you'll realize how fabulous this group is. The CDs cover the range and musical depth of the Vieja Trova whose history is almost as old and richly textured as the city of Santiago. I loved it!

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