American Horizon

Los Cenzontles with David Hidalgo, Taj Mahal | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: November 3, 2009
• Label: Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
• Copyright: 2009 Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
• Total Length: 1:01:57
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• ASIN: B002T2OKVM
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,300 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Los Centzontles a national treasure, December 1, 2009

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Robert M. Baird "BerkeleyBob" (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Horizon (Audio CD)

I had the opportunity to catch Los Centzontles (The Mockingbirds) live at a coffee house and was very impressed by their record Songs of Wood and Steel, produced very ably by David Hidalgo of Los Lobos. This El Cerrito California group has been together for some time, and went to school on Mexican pop music of the 30's--Lydia Mendoza, etc. They sing mostly in Spanish. The music is hard to characterize--it is folky, multi instrumental, but these mockingbirds rock. The newest, American Horizon, is accompanied by English translations, and a couple of the tracks are heart breaking. Again, David Hidalgo is all over this record (he has been busy lately, has been backing up Bob Dylan, etc.) This is great music, very rootsy and as authentic as Dave Alvin. You can't hear No Hay Trabajo (There is no work) without thinking about the men standing outside of hardware stores and the men driving pick ups who don't hire or don't pay. Give Los Centzontles a listen; I think they are a national treasure.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great mixed bag, February 5, 2010

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Dennis Bianchi (San Francisco, California USA) - See all my reviews
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I will listen to almost anything David Hidalgo records and this album is exactly why. It's a great mix of music styles all performed extremely well.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good music, February 7, 2010

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Mary Jane Reaney "Mary" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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Had heard the music before so am very glad to have it in my home. Thanks.