Flor De Amor

Omara Portuondo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B00020HDM6
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,565 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #35 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Cuba > Rhumba
  • #92 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Cuba > Salsa

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every track a gem, October 4, 2004

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L. Pascua "Chain reader" (Wahiawa, Hawaii USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flor De Amor (Audio CD)

I've been carrying this CD from my car to the house (and back again) for the last 3 weeks. The backup singers will seduce you. Most noticeable is the sound of the instrumentalists, and in particular the delicate nuances they afford and, in general, how INCREDIBLY GOOD it all sounds together. If one is to assume that artist's albums are supposed to improve, in general, over time, then this is in my opinion Mme Portuondo's best to date. This is the sort of album that makes you say (even so soon after its release)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definite Grammy Nominee, July 13, 2004

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A. Caminas-Muina "Cuban Music Fan" (Gainesville, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flor De Amor (Audio CD)

Omara Portuondo's voice would make any song sound good. What this CD lacks in guest stars, Omara makes up for it with some great classic Cuban songs and brazilian influenced arrangements. She even sings the last track partly in Portuguese. As with all these Cuban albums recorded in the EGREM studios, there is a unique sound the old studio environment leaves on the recorded works. This is a great album by the only woman of the Buena Vista Social Club, not too many members are left, enjoy this CD from one of the survivors.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Warm, jazzy vocals, November 17, 2004

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WorldDiscoveries.Net "Bill Donovan, Reviewer" (Petaluma, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flor De Amor (Audio CD)

 Warm, jazzy vocals by Omara Portuondo imbed FLOR DE AMOR with a powerful bossa nova and easy listening Latin beat.
 These are lovely pieces brought to life by Omara Portoundo's voice: delicate in style, here tinged lightly with a horn interlude; there with soft supper club crooning.