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Best of Ng La Banda

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This album is very good, although I don't think it's their best. There are nice versions of Beny Moré's "Bonito y Sabroso" and "Cienfuegos." The songs "Cara de Guante" and "La Apretadora" are especially memorable, and will have you mentally replaying them all day. There is alot of overlap in the album "Veneno," which I believe is their best. Those overlap songs ("Verano Habanero," "Veneno," and "Conga de los Refranes") are super. If you're not the compulsive type who "delves deep" into a new band, either take this one or "Veneno." But you really can't go wrong buying both of these albums.

The album cover and official Amazon review seen here refer to a compilation released on the Hemisphere label and not the album being sold (BMG label) by Amazon.

Still, both are worth buying. The BMG album is a compilation of NG's early-mid period and the Hemisphere one compiles their mid-late period.

Este grupo fue el primer grupo timbero, y el primero que yo escuche. Hay un sonido de la calle habanera que se escucha en las canciones de este disco, diferente de la salsa escuchada en Puerto Rico y USA por inovaciones y cambios de estilo en la Cuba de hoy en la percusion y los metales. El estilo de los vocalistas es tambien diferente, mas agresivo pero sin tener lenguaje en mal gusto.

Es un buen disco para cualquier fanatico de la musica latina tropical, ya que de esta banda sale el molde de las bandas Cubanas modernas. Si eres Cubano y no sabes de ellos debes comprarlo, y si no quizas aprendas un poco, como lo hice yo, de esta isla tan cercana a nosotros, pero a la misma vez tan distante.