Cuban Originals

Trio Matamoros | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 22, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 22, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA Intl
• ASIN: B00004L8AU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,063,525 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Que Siembra Su Maiz

2. Olvido

3. Es Bueno Canuto

4. Pelota

5. Alma de Roca

6. El Lecherito Oriental

7. La Mujer de Antonio

8. Soy Maraquero

9. La Cumbancha

10. Bailare Tu Son

11. Buche y Pluma No Mas

12. Puro Amor

13. El Paralitico

14. Gaditana

15. La Pena en Mi Tierra

16. Lo Que Es Amar

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Few Cuban recording artists since the 1930s have left behind music as enduringly beautiful as Trio Matamoros. Beginning in the 1920s, Miguel Matamoros, Siro Rodriguez, and Rafael Cueto first envisioned the popular form of the Cuban son by updating the older European bolero style--bearing down on the rhythm and adding melodic texture to the vocals. "El Que Siembre Su Maiz," one of the trio's early recordings, marries gentle harmonies to the shimmering pulse of a tres guitar. But the lulling mood is short-lived as call-and-response vocals take wing and soar above the intensified beat. "Alma de Roca" has glowing acoustic guitar textures that most modern musicians could only match with a bevy of electronic boxes, though this remarkable performance was pulled straight from an old 78 rpm record. In later years, the trio expanded to a larger ensemble and added legendary vocalist Beny Moré, who eventually became Pérez Prado's lead singer before starting his own orchestra. Songs from the mambo period remain incredibly inventive, from the cascading piano punctuating "Pelota" to the laughing trumpet of "Buche y Plume No Mas." Trio Matamoros recorded for almost 50 years, so here's hoping that the Cuban Originals series has more superb performances on tap. --Bob Tarte.