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Éxitos Eternos

CD-Charts > Music > Tropical
by: Frankie Ruiz

Release Date August 05, 2003
Frankie Ruiz, uno de los salsero mas cotizados de Puerto Rico y Latinoamerica regresa con una recopilacion muy bien escogida de exitos, y ademas de disfrutar del ultimo tema inedito que grabo antes de su muerte en Septiembre del 1998 "Que Siga La Fiesta". Ademas temas que ya han pasado a ser inmortales como "Mi Libertad" "Bailando" "Como Lo Hacen" "Esta Cobardia" "Quiero Llenarte" entre otros grandes exitos y ademas los videos en DVD. En fin gracias a Universal Latino, podemos seguir disfrutando de uno de los mejores salseros de todo los tiempos.

CD-Charts Position 112
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Mundo

CD-Charts > Music > Tropical
by: Ruben Blades

Release Date September 17, 2002
Ruben Blades "Mundo" is a tasty cd. I compare Ruben Blades to Jet Li in that both are professionals in their craft and they are both at the top of their game. True, some of the pure salsa is gone at moments during this beatiful album, but not really. His band are excellent musicians and there are moments when priceless grooves are achieved.
Ruben Blades trascends with this album your average performer. His lyrics are universal in their theme and if there is one message to be had is this: We are all the Human Race, where music is concerned the universality of the human spirit is all that matters. Is the kind of album that at first you might be mildly dissapointed and critical. But once you take the tour again these jewels start shinning ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 113
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Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual

CD-Charts > Music > Tropical
by: Juan Luis Guerra y 440

Release Date December 15, 1998
Es un gran Disco, Juan Luis Guerra es un genio para componer canciones, sus melodías son hermosas, sus letras te llegan al corazón. Este disco tiene por lo menos 8 canciones buenas y una de ellas es una de mis canciones favoritas de todos los tiempos, géneros e idiomas.

CD-Charts Position 114
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Celia Cruz & Friends - A Night of Salsa

CD-Charts > Music > Tropical
starring: Celia Cruz, Isidro Infante, India (II), Pedro Knight, Tito Puente
directed by: Jay Whitsett

Release Date August 31, 2004
Loved this dvd! She's one of the most colorful and outstanding performer on stage. Her presence and music makes you want to dance!

CD-Charts Position 115
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President Alien

CD-Charts > Music > Tropical
by: Yerba Buena

Release Date April 15, 2003
I just wrote a review for Habib Koite's Foly live album where I said I'd listened to that as much as anything in the last 2 years, then I thought about this CD. This would be the competition. This CD is one of the best CDs I've every heard. It's what others say, just a brilliant mix of styles in the songs. The studio production is fantastic. I heard new little elements every time I listen to it. The grooves are completely infectious, the songs great and the musicianship just off the scale.
I first heard them live before hearing the CD and they were as good a live band as I've ever seen and I live for live music. Buy this CD and go hear them live. I'm much less crazy about the 2nd CD, Island Life. As one review said, it's like they're channeling ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 116
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Greatest Hits

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by: Celia Cruz

Release Date April 22, 2008
I just wrote a review for Habib Koite's Foly live album where I said I'd listened to that as much as anything in the last 2 years, then I thought about this CD. This would be the competition. This CD is one of the best CDs I've every heard. It's what others say, just a brilliant mix of styles in the songs. The studio production is fantastic. I heard new little elements every time I listen to it. The grooves are completely infectious, the songs great and the musicianship just off the scale.
I first heard them live before hearing the CD and they were as good a live band as I've ever seen and I live for live music. Buy this CD and go hear them live. I'm much less crazy about the 2nd CD, Island Life. As one review said, it's like they're channeling ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 117
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Merengue Tipico from the Dominican Republic

CD-Charts > Music > Tropical
by: La India Canela

Release Date March 25, 2008
Listen to the samples Amazon's provided. If something mambo like "Aprietame Asi (Squeeze Me Like That)" or the two-part meringue "Consangracion" doesn't grab you, nothing will. Simple test to see who's a zombie: play this CD; if they don't start to get down and dance, you'll know.

This ain't your Mexican style, your Puerto Rican style, it ain't your zydeco style, but its chili-pepper hot, syncopated rhythms and accordion-driven melodic structure beats all. This ain't your American NY 'hood-style merengue, either. The Dominican Republic shines in the hands of La India Canela, like the moon on banana leaves. What an artist. You can't forget, let alone ignore, such beauty.

And for those of you who think you *hate* accordion in your music, ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 118
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Mambo King: His 100th Album

CD-Charts > Music > Tropical
starring: Tito Puente

Release Date July 15, 2008
Listen to the samples Amazon's provided. If something mambo like "Aprietame Asi (Squeeze Me Like That)" or the two-part meringue "Consangracion" doesn't grab you, nothing will. Simple test to see who's a zombie: play this CD; if they don't start to get down and dance, you'll know.

This ain't your Mexican style, your Puerto Rican style, it ain't your zydeco style, but its chili-pepper hot, syncopated rhythms and accordion-driven melodic structure beats all. This ain't your American NY 'hood-style merengue, either. The Dominican Republic shines in the hands of La India Canela, like the moon on banana leaves. What an artist. You can't forget, let alone ignore, such beauty.

And for those of you who think you *hate* accordion in your music, ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 119
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Comedia

CD-Charts > Music > Tropical
by: Héctor Lavoe

Release Date April 25, 2006
Let's get this out of the way from Jump Street: great music. But this is the 2nd of the "new" Fania reissues that I've heard that sound, well, crappy. Fired up by seeing the movie "El Cantante" (the Acadamy Award is safe but if you dig salsa, I think it's worth your time) my girlfriend and I went out and made a couple purchases. I got Comedia, since I lived with the old LP when it came out and she got the just-issued CD of Lavoe's originals performed in the movie. El Cantante sounds just slightly better on her disc but on both of them there's a miniscule drop-out at about 4:45. And they sound muffled, like the early days of Dolby. So maybe they're just working from masters in poor shape. But when I think of some of the jazz & blues reissues from waaay back ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 120
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Salsa Kings Volume 1

CD-Charts > Music > Tropical
starring: Ruben Blades; Fania All Stars; Tito Puente; Eddie Palmieri
directed by: John Matarazzo

Release Date May 10, 2005
Let's get this out of the way from Jump Street: great music. But this is the 2nd of the "new" Fania reissues that I've heard that sound, well, crappy. Fired up by seeing the movie "El Cantante" (the Acadamy Award is safe but if you dig salsa, I think it's worth your time) my girlfriend and I went out and made a couple purchases. I got Comedia, since I lived with the old LP when it came out and she got the just-issued CD of Lavoe's originals performed in the movie. El Cantante sounds just slightly better on her disc but on both of them there's a miniscule drop-out at about 4:45. And they sound muffled, like the early days of Dolby. So maybe they're just working from masters in poor shape. But when I think of some of the jazz & blues reissues from waaay back ... Read More: