La Coleccion Cubana [Import]

Beny More | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 27, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Nascente
• ASIN: B00000JB0J
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,082,237 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Yiri Yiri Bon

2. San Fernando

3. Encantado de la Vida

4. Mamboletas

5. Cuando Quieras Volver

6. Bombon de Pollo

7. Donde Estabas Tu

8. Barbaro del Ritmo

9. Por una Madre

10. Tocineta

11. Que Te Pasa Jose

12. Babarabatiri

13. Salomon

14. Tratame Como Soy

15. La Maricutana

16. Loca Pasion

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com essential recording

This package is saturated with the Cuba of the 1950s, from the vintage taxi on the cover to the seminal mambo recordings made by the style's inventor. Moré's endless innovations are displayed here in any number of changes he executes on the music, varying tempos from ultrabrisk ("Mamboletas") to balladic ("Cuando Quieras Volver"), all the while emoting over one of the hottest bands ever to emerge from the country. A listen to La Colección Cubana will make you understand why they called Moré the Wild Man of Rhythm. --Rickey Wright

Product Description

Beny Moré was Known Variously as "The Wild Man of Rhythm" and "The Aristocrat of Song". He was the Charismatic Godfather of the Modern Salsa Beat, a Larger-than-life Figure Whose Influence Even Now, 35 Years after his Death, Still Looms Over Cuban Music.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best of More., June 6, 2000

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RICHARD PERIUT MD (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coleccion Cubana (Audio CD)

I purchased this collection thinking it was similar to a tape I had of More's best hits. It was a bit ironic to see that More's best hits are not in this collection.

The only ones I really cared for are track 14 and 16. The rest are just too monotonous, although original.

If you buy this CD and listen to More for the first time, you are sure to miss out on the best of his works--not included here!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK but not my favorite of Beny, September 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Coleccion Cubana (Audio CD)

This CD is OK but I disagree with a previous reviewer (agree with another one); this CD is by far not the best of Beny. I recommend the BMG Tropical Series "The Very Best of Beny More", Vol. 1 and 2, not only in song selections but in recording quality. I grew up in Cuba in the 50's and playing those two CDs is like going back to my teens listening to Beny on the radio. WOW....

5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable collection of music., April 16, 2001

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Soggyinseattle (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Coleccion Cubana (Audio CD)

Although I admit that I am new to the music of Beny More, I really like this CD. Perhaps, as some of the other reviewers seem to indicate, this is not the best showcase of More's music, but if you are new to Latino music, especially Cuban, this is probably a good place to start.

Each track has some variation in it, so that you don't feel like you're listening to the same thing over and over. All of the songs have a wonderful old sound to them, bringing to mind the music of the old dance clubs of the 1940s and 1950s. If you are considering buying this CD, the music in this collection reminds me a great deal of the music of Desi Arnaz, which he sometimes performed on the "I Love Lucy Show," only this is far better.