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Xiomara Alfaro | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 14, 1993)
• Label: RCA Intl
• ASIN: B000005LQ5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #637,121 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Luna Rossa [Canción Napolitana]

2. Noche de Ronda/Amor, Amot [Boleros]

3. Lagrimas de Estrellas [Bolero Montuno]

4. Amoe de Verano

5. Mirame Asi [Canción Bolero]

6. Siboney [Bolero Ritmico]

7. Ochun [Canto Airocubano]

8. Angelitos Negros [Candon]

9. Anema E Core [Candon Italiana]

10. No Me Importa Lo Que Pienses

11. Baja [Samba]

12. Malaguena [Bolero Mambo]

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In the tradition of Rita Montaner - really exotic!, December 24, 2002

By 

Edward B. Holman (Presidio, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of 1 (Audio CD)

The greatest star ever of Cuban music (before Celia Cruz, that is) was Rita Montaner, who had a spendid classical soprano voice - she was a trained opera singer. Rita set the stage for Xiomara Alfaro, who also had an incredible voice with spectacular breath control and range. She possessed the sublime ability to have utter and seemingly effortless control of her tone and her fantastic modulations in some very high ranges, which any other singer would only be able to produce with a half voice or else with a strident effect. The ease with which she added an exquisite sweetness and a lilting, wafting, undulating charm to these difficult passages is simply amazing. In short, she had a natural talent that one in a million are born with, and she used it to spectacular effect with some of the most captivating music of all time - that of the great Cuban bands of the 1950's. This album is the sort of thing that makes you want to just listen to it over and over and over again! Every song on this album is a masterpiece. Xiomara epitomizes the glamor of the 1950's. She is a black Cuban goddess, sexy, exotic, alluring, captivating, consuming. In short, she and her music are to die for! Viva Xiomara!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXOTIC!!!!, July 26, 1999

By 

Leandro J. Seoane ([e-mail]) (Miami, Fl. U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of 1 (Audio CD)

The orchestra,and sound are great on both albums. I guess ms. Alfaro was one of those artists who saw how famous Yma Sumac had become and liked to do something along the same line. Listening to this album is a must by any fifties Cuban music lovers.