Customer Reviews

Afro-Latin Party

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The editorial reviews here explore the ethnomusicology of this disc, now let me share a gut reaction: wear your dancing shoes! This CD arrived in my mailbox on a dark winter day when I was engaged in the dreary task of cleaning my kitchen. By the third song sunlight seemed to have flooded the room, and I was dancing around with my scrub rag in hand! I guarantee it will transport you. This is my favorite new CD of the year.

This album is one of the better Putumayo offerings - and that's saying something IMO. The selection of Afro-Cuban music is reasonably varied but without exception, these pieces have a solid groove. As others have said, you may easily be moved to dance. I would add that this is great music for letting your imagination run free.

Even at a luncheon at work... got compliments from the most interesting places for this happy, danceable music

I LOVE this CD. I play it about every day, especially when I am working in the kitchen, cooking & cleaning or doing housework. It has a dance beat that you can't help but start shaking your hips. It is great exercise to dance to it. I can feel stomache muscles that I have not felt in years. Maybe it will help me to lose weight? I also bought a beginners Salsa DVD I like to dance to. My husband and kids join in to dancing around the house, too. If I am feeling bad, this music peps me up. Highly recommend.

I love this album! No matter what mood I'm in, as soon as I hear this music I want to dance. And it's good to clean the house to, too!!!

If you love to be up on your feet dancing, this cd is sure to please. I absolutely love it.

It's a shame that the strong, native culture of African slaves was broken, beaten, dissolved, dissoluted when they arrived in the US. This is a CD that works both in and out of the classroom. The music is amazing, and it makes you want to take an historical tour.

This is dance music of a very high order. If no part of your body is drawn to these rhythms, you may wish to seek medical advice.

As an additional pleasure, its seamless fusion of musical styles from opposite sides of the lower Atlantic is a fascinating demonstration of cultural migration in action.

I am enjoying this disk, but it is not one of my favorite Putumayo collections