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Fogarate

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On this, his seventh production, Juan Luis Guerra tries to revive what dominican merengue really is. Commonly known as "perico ripiao" in the Dominican Republic, this type of merengue has a faster tempo and the lyrics aren't taken very seriously. Also new instruments are added, like the accordion, which brings a unique touch. Although Juan Luis "plays" a lot with melody in this album, he is not alone. With him he has famous guitarist from Zaire Diblo Dibala, which influences Guerra's thinking in many ways. Songs like "Fogarate" and "El Beso de la Ciguatera" (a real catchy love story between a man and a woman that get poisened by eating fish)are an example of the ability of Dibala's guitar and Guerra's arrangements. But it doesn't stop here, because if you want great latin rythims, this cd includes an excellent salsa("Oficio de Enamorao")about one guy that can't live without his gal, a cuban "son" called "Los Pajaritos" that mixtures human love with those of birds and of course the typical "perico ripiao" found in the titles "El Farolito" and "La cosquillita": two great fast beat merengues that will make your blood flow like crazy and your hips move deliriously. For those who like Guerra's ballads, he offers "Vivire", a modern type "bachata" with real romantic lyrics and an inspiration on Mozart's "Requiem" called "Lacrimosa", a very well put interpretation on Juan Luis' feelings on classical pieces. So, if like merengue and want to dance till you drop, I suggest you this album. If you like Juan Luis Guerra, I say go out and buy It!!!

Fogaraté! So much emotional music in a single album shows the labor of love that went into creating this masterpiece of latin music. Wow! I've had this CD for many years and is one of my favorites. It is really difficult to get tired of such music variety. If you love merengue, salsa and bachata it is simply a must have. It is sure to lighten up any party with caribbean sounds. Definitely recommended!
PS: Si entiende Español esta muy recomendado!

I had this on a cassette and was so happy to find it on CD. I love this music. It's my favorite CD of his.

Juan Luis Guerra + Diblo Dibala + merengues modernos + "pericos ripiaos" + salsa + son + bachatas + adaptacion de melodias de Mozart + canciones en ingles = Excelente.
Aceptenlo, gente..este es uno de los mejores del tipo, y de los mas completos. Quizas no tan repleto de clasicos, pero es un universo dentro de el solo.

It's incredible! Combine the tipical music from Dominican Republic...with the contemporanean music. That's make Juan Luis Guerra one of the best musicians of DR. This volume is a masterpiece, simply.

The cd I received for this was defective in that it was only partially recorded. I wrote 2 emails to the provider, Bluesky, and I never received a reply back. I am therefore left with a useless cd and am out my money. I am not sure that I feel comfortable about ordering from Amazon in the future and will certainly never order anything from Bluesky again.