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Corazon

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After Carlos Vives, Shakira and Juanes, this artist might be the next Colombian Artist to bring up those Latin Rythms here to the States. This artist has great songs in this album such as Magangue, Hace Tiempo or Te Mando Flores, between others that make this album a must have to those who enjoy the South American roots. Listen to it and let it make your day. This Colombian singer and songwriter Fonseca evokes Carlos Vives in his fusion of pop with traditional Colombian vallenato and cumbia. But Fonseca boasts a sound all his own, grounded in a fine, compelling voice and some very catchy fare. "Corazón," Fonseca's sophomore album and his first to be released in the United States, features the single "Te Mando Flores," a soulful yet danceable track that spent 22 weeks at No. 1 on Colombia's radio charts and is rising here. Fonseca is not merely about vallento/cumbia fusions. He incorporates world music (the African-tinged "Corazón"), lounge ("Sigo Aquí Cantando") and trance on the classic "Idilio," one of the best covers in a long time.

i love this cd! its great music and there aren't a lot of artists that play this type of music. next to carlos vives, this guy is the only one who plays vallenato. i love it!!!!

I listen to this CD from beginning to end and then start it all over again. He is an amazing artist and I am eager for more CDs and I'm eagerly awaiting a U.S. concert tour.

Excellent CD, worth buying - the new spin on "Idilio" will be a treat for those familiar with the original version.

The man, the voice what magical sounds continue to emenate from Columbia. Whatever the reason, may it just keep coming. There are no bad songs or sounds on this CD nor on his other; Gratitud. Fonseca, Muchisimas gracias, cuate.

This is a fun CD... makes me want to dance every time. My favorite song is "Te Mando Flores"... awesome!

Everything about amazon shopping has made me happy, fast shipping before the planned, excelents products, low rate for shipping, perfect conditions for a reasonable price, and very very secure purchase. About cd's this guy fonseca is a colombian singer with excelent tropical fusion colombian music, with differents rythms and instruments that make move and dance, I love it as Juanes, Carlos Vives,

I love colombian music. From their rock/pop artists like Juanes and Shakira to their vallenato artists like Silvestre Dangond, Kaleth Morales and Jorge Celedon.

Fonseca fits in between both worlds. In fact I would call him Carlos Vives lite. That's not meant to be offensive. Far from it. Fonseca basically reminds me of a more reserved Vives probably because the rhythms on Fonseca's album are much slower and quieter than the rapid and loud stuff you tend to get on the Vives albums.

Anyway, if you like Vives you'll like Fonseca. Basically this guy was the biggest artist in Colombia last year. Spend months at number 1, went platinum at least 8 times over (at last count), and he still gets played everywhere.

The big tracks were Te Mando Flores, Como Me Mira, and Hace Tiempo. I also really liked Mercedes and the absolutely sublime La Casa. Big downer on the album was Idilio (the remake of the famous Willie Colon salsa track), it just doesn't work especially since the original is such a classic (one of the great salsa tracks, if you haven't heard it you must). In saying that the song is getting alot of airplay in Colombia this year so you may like it.

Highly recommended album.

Descubrí a este contante a sugerencia de una amiga colombiana y no se equivocó. Es muy bueno el 80% de las canciones a mi parecer, pero el ritmo y las letras entretienen y las canciones románticas son muy delicadas, es especial "Te mando flores". Muy buena combincación de ritmo caribeño y letras sencillas.

There's something in the water in Colombia! Or maybe its just that los colombianos are genetically predisposed to make good music. Whether it be the rock music of Juanes or the hip shaking pop of Shakira (not to mention Carlos Vives and Cabas) the Colombians know how to make good music.

Now we can add another artist to that list...Fonseca! I stumbled across this cd while looking for some other items and I'm glad I did. After listening to the sample clips of some of the songs I decided to buy the cd. My favorites are tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10. Track 6 (Lagartija Azul) which is my personal favorite---I can't help wanting to get up and dance when I hear it. Actually, all of the songs are good and its a nice cd to pop in the player and just hit play. The cd also includes a video of the single "Te mando flores".

If you enjoy latin music, this is a really good cd and deserves to be heard. Recommended!