Ay Valeria

Ricardo Lemvo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mopiato Music
• ASIN: B0000C23G6
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #576,518 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Amame Mamá (Give Me Love, Mama)

2. Ay Valeria!

3. Yembe

4. Tio Antonio (Uncle Tony)

5. Sani (The Vase)

6. Dos Mulatas (2 Lovely Babes)

7. Samba Luku Samba (Pay, You Must Pay)

8. Kidia M'Fuka (Con Artist)

9. Fikofiko Ko

10. Amor Matata (A Tempestuous Love Affair)

11. Ay Valeria! [Afro-Portuguese Version]

12. Ámame Mamá [Club Remix]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cuban piano mixed with African guitars, pulsating horns, September 1, 2004

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WorldDiscoveries.Net "Bill Donovan, Reviewer" (Petaluma, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ay Valeria (Audio CD)

Many African bands have tried to sound Cuban: some have succeeded, but nobody has successfully captured the essence of both the way Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca have.
Imagine Tito Puente or Johnny Pacheco at their salsa best mixed with occasional dashes of Franco or Tabu Ley Rochereau. Hot, hot, hot!

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best african tinged salsa and merengue you will hear, July 1, 2008

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Marcos "salsero" (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ay Valeria! (Audio CD)

The african here is mostly in the electric guitars and lyrics thrown in significantly enough for you to feel them, but not strongly enough that they give this album an overtly exotic feel. Many of the salsa and merengue tracks would feel just fine at any latin club. The band sounds tight with interplay between the instruments, specially on a track where the chorus urges the trumpet and flute to produce great jams.

He changes the pace with a few of the tracks having a more African feel. These tracks might be a bit unusual for most latin music listeners, but they sure change the pace and throw a little humor.

Most of the tracks are salsa and son based, with a couple of merengue and a couple of the African styles I cannot recognize.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Multi-Lingual Dance Party, January 26, 2005

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Music Lover "Music Lover" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ay Valeria (Audio CD)

Each track offers another world view, all set to a solid Afro-Latin beat. This is deeper than salsa or soukus.