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Product Details

  • Audio CD (July 6, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: July 6, 1999
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • ASIN: B00000JG3C
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #123,603 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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"Cuban doo-wop" is good shorthand for the sound of this enormously appealing quintet. But Bossa Cubana, an exhumation of 17 tracks by '60s stars Los Zafiros, is even more unpredictable than that phrase would leave you to believe. The music here carries echoes of everything from Beny More (sans horn section) to Little Anthony and the Imperials, while often sounding like a secret influence on Chris Isaak. Los Zafiros are at their most affecting when wailing and harmonizing over slow-dance tempos; listen to their Spanish translation of "My Prayer" ("Mi Oracion"), and you'll never hear the Platters quite the same way again. --Rickey Wright

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Zeitgeist of 60s Cuba, August 9, 1999
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This is an extraordinary soundtrack to Sixties Havana from an extraordinary band. The CD is beautifully packaged with great sleeve notes. Unfortunately, the CD is missing "Hermosa Havana", the best Zafiros track in my opinion, but this is still an outstanding disc.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have, July 23, 1999
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These guys are amazing. The music -- a fusion of salsa, bossa nova, doo-wop, R&B and more -- is great, and surprisingly sophisticated. The vocals are fantastic -- and the tenor (soprano?) of Ignacio Elejalde blows away Frankie Lymon or any other doo-wop legend you can name.
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5.0 out of 5 stars awesome, June 6, 2000
By lucy (Miami, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
awesome cd. Brought back lots of memories. Sometimes we forget how rich our culture really is. I use to listen to them a lot back home in my native Cuba. I even know all of the songs by heart. It is a pity that Hermosa Havana is not included, but is excellent anyway. By the way, saw the movie about them in Miami a while back.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Frankie Valli and the Four Latinos
That is what we call this album in my house.

The word 'Bossa' is misleading. My title is much more descriptive. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Keith R. Jackson

1.0 out of 5 stars Bossa Cubana
I ordered this CD by recommendation and am keenly disappointed. In my opinion, it is over-produced and over-glitzed, a kind of Euro-disco production. Read more
Published on May 24, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars BLUE MADNESS
THIS IS THE VERY BEST OF THE ZAFIROS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN TITLED THAT! IT'S NOT JUST THE SONGS BUT THE MASTERING AND QUALITY OF THE SOUND THAT MAKES THIS THE BEST CD (TO DATE) OF... Read more
Published on June 14, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Seen the movie Havana Mi Amor?
Saw the film Havana Mi Amor at the Mill Valley Film Festival (great movie about romance Havana style, a TV repairman, and soap operas imagined and real) which features many songs... Read more
Published on November 22, 2000 by strayerandco

5.0 out of 5 stars Seen the movie Havana Mi Amor?
Saw the film Havana Mi Amor at the Mill Valley Film Festival (great movie about romance Havana style, a TV repairman, and soap operas imagined and real) which features many songs... Read more
Published on November 22, 2000 by strayerandco

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
awesome cd. Brought back lots of memories. Sometimes we forget how rich our culture really is. I use to listen to them a lot back home in my native Cuba. Read more
Published on June 7, 2000 by lucy

5.0 out of 5 stars A great surprise
I always loved musics like Bossa Nova, Doo Wop, and similars, but the first time I heard a song by Los Zafiros, my devotion to them began to grow rapidly. Read more
Published on April 20, 2000 by fduran

5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff
This is great stuff from years ago. I grew up listening to this guys in Cuba. When I saw the cd I had to have it. Brings back a lot of memories. Great!
Published on January 11, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars muy rica musica
After hearing three songs from "Bossa Cubana" on the World Cafe with David Dye, I rushed to the nearest music store and bought it. Read more
Published on September 1, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars shimmering beats, soaring vocals...
who would have thought that a strange beast called 'cuban doo-wop' could possibly be this good? but it is! Read more
Published on June 15, 1999

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