Arroz Con Habichuela

El Gran Combo, El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 28, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony U.S. Latin
• ASIN: B000JJSJBE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,708 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #32 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Puerto Rico

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Salsa how it should be, February 28, 2007

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Daniel Fernandez (Sydney, New South Wales Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arroz Con Habichuela (Audio CD)

I agree with the reviewer in saying that it's not EGC's best album. BUT... compare this album with all the other salsa garbage that has come out in the last few years. Sure there are some great tracks out there, but great albums??? Nope...

This is one of the only salsa albums to come out in the last few years worth paying for (which is why I am!).

You can only applaud people like EGC, Maelo Ruiz, Sonora Poncena, Roberto Roena, and even Victor Manuelle who's last albums have been quality affairs. Sure, not their best work (the exception being Manuelle) but better than the rest of the releases out there.

I miss the 70's, 80's, early 90's salsa as much as everyone else but those days are gone. I only give big claps to the people who are trying to keep quality salsa going.

BUY THE ALBUM!!!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IT IS SOMETHING TO BEHOLD ...., May 25, 2007

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A. Ortiz "SALSA CREATIONS" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arroz Con Habichuela (Audio CD)

The COMMENTS by E. Teran "boricua" are an EXAMPLE of a person who has "very little knowledge" about SALSA MUSIC. Anyone can put "BORICUA" as being the POSTER at AMAZON and claim to be an expert. Being a TRUE BORICUA and musician I am amazed how the Gran Combo can take the SALSA "Rhythm" and keep it FRESH on this album. You need to listen to the Instruments to understand the complexity of the arrangements. I understand that some would prefer to go back to the 30's and 40's as if a "renassiance" will occur in Salsa Music. This is SALSA in the purest form and by the "creators" of the music. Great CD. Beware of "Player Haters !". Salsa Creations POST .......

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buen Disco, February 20, 2007

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Luis D. Vargas (Ponce, Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arroz Con Habichuela (Audio CD)

Con perseverancia y sin venderse barato a las tendencias modernas y lo que simplemente esta de moda, El Gran Combo saca un buen disco. Tiene el mismo sonido clasico, de los 80 para aca, sin sonar cansado y aburrido. Las voces suenan bien y la orquesta aun mejor. El loco que dijo que ellos necesitan a Gilberto Santa Rosa para seguir esta pasao o fumo pasto viejo. Este no escucho el ultimo disco que el hizo y fue un desastre. Pero si hizo un buen disco de navidad. Y ademas El Gran Combo es unas de las pocas orquestas que siguen haciendo musica nueva, sin estar viviendo y comiendo y dependiendo solamente en sus exitos del pasado. Este disco es mejor que el que sacaron en el 2004 (ese metieron la pata con el intro de La Gorda Bella) pero el mejor hasta ahora es el de 2001, Nuevo Milenio, Mismo Sabor. Lo recomiendo para los fanaticos de El Gran Combo y los que son fieles a la salsa.