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Buena Vista Social Club Presents

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I owned all the albums of Buena Vista Social Club veterans and this one I waited with great anticipation. And I'm proud to say that I am not disappointed. All the selections in this album are superb and Guajiro Mirabal's playing of the trumpet is simply superb, most specially, if you are aware that he is more than 70 years old. Trumpet sound can be very annoying because of its inherent loudness but in the hands(or mouth) of Guajiro Mirabal, it is simply intoxicating. I played the album any time of the day and it never failed to amaze me. You can listen to it in any kind of mood you are. Morning. Late afternoon. Late night.

I highly recommend this album, along with all the albums of Buena Vista Social club members. Let's enjoy this music. This is the kind of music that you will not get tired listening at. Why? Because they are made by real musicians. All the sounds you hear are coming from real instruments all recorded live in the studio. If you are tired of listening to "manufactured" music, this kind of music will surely give you an entirely different experience.

This album burns from start to finish. It is a straight up party album--- if you're looking for romantic make-out music, try another Buena Vista member. This record is loud and hot and made for dancing. Imagine a sweaty ballroom in a Havana casino in the 40's and this is the band that would be playing there. All of the musicians are excellent. The band has the traditional three trumpet, dual percussion, tres, bass and sonero line-up and there is not a weak member of the group. The vocalists are uniformly outstanding. Most of the album was recorded live in one take, and it definitely has the spontaneous, joyous feel of a live recording. Highly recommended.

Nonesuch Records and Warner Music present "Buena Vista Social Club Presents - Manuel Guaijro Mirabal", in his solo debut album featuring the music of Arsenia Rodgriguez performed by Manuel "Guaijro" Mirabal and a very selective group of Buena Vista Social Club musicians...recorded at Havana's Egrem Studios with that electricity of "Live Performances"...this is an album you would stay up late at night for, sipping a glass or two of your favorite...entire album is performed in a playful setting.

Composer Rodgriguez sends our way "CANTA MONTERO", "EL RELOJ DE PASTORA", "EL RINCON CALIENTE", "ME BOTE DE GUANO", "MI CORAZON NO TIENE QUIEN LO LLORE", "PARA BAILAR EL MONTUNO", "TENGO QUE OLVIDARTE", creativity and innovation sends a modern salsa conjunto that will keep your head spinning...craving more of the same much like "Mambo Kings"..."DEUDA", composed by Luis Marquetti in 1945..."CHICHARRONERO", composer Louis "Lili" Martinez Grinan blends piano solo and brass to this rhythmic tune..."NO VUELVO A MORON LAS TRES MARIAS APJURRUNENME MUJERE MEDLEY", composers Otilio Del Portal and Arsenia Rodriguez favor us with a 5 minute medley of Cuba's finest offerings..."DOMBE DOMBE", beautiful opening trumpet solo, with haunting counter-melodies arranged and performed by Ruben Gonzalez, just the way it was back in the '40s...gotta love it!

Total Time: 46:36 on 11 Tracks ~ Nonesuch Records 79810 ~ (1/04/2005)

Great cd, love the latin jazz / salsa from the Buena Vista Social Club !

Esta grabacion de "El Guajiro" Mirabal es maravillosa. Los arreglos y la interpretacion de los musicos y sus cantantes es de primer orden. La calidad del sonido es asombrosa, especialmente en el sonido de los vientos y del cuero de las tumbadoras; un deleite para los oidos amantes de la buena musica. ¡BRAVO!!

It is about time that "Guajiro" Mirabal's music got its own stage. He has been a mainstay of the Cuban music scene for a long long time. His trumpet is clearly heard ln collaborations with many of the other mainstays of that wonderful music, but this is his first "solo" cd. Do not worry, the selections still include the talents of many of the same voices and sounds I have learned to love from their music. I sincerely hope this is not the only cd we get from Mirabal. His music is too good and too memorable. I could ask, "why did we have to wait so long?" But I would rather just crank up the speakers and say, "the wait was worth it..."

I'm a true collector of orginal Cuban music from the 1930 to 1970's and this CD is probably one of the best I've heard from new age bands.

Guajiro Mirabal is possibly the best of the Cubano band trumpet players. His background licks on the Buena Vista and Afro-Cuban All stars records are wonderful.

This album doesn't do his talents justice.

I bought this CD for my son who loves it. He's very much into this music. So I was glad to add it to his collection.

I love old music, this is great, anything from CUBA is the best. Every single track is just awesome. I cannot get enough. Especially El Reloj de Pastora, Deuda, Mi Corazon No Tiene Quien Lo Llore, Pa Moron, all of them are just great.