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Soledad Bravo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 8, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Last Call Records
• ASIN: B0000DEM9E
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #475,960 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Pajarillo Verde

2. Anda Jaleo

3. Violin de Becho

4. Polo Margariteño

5. Rota Oriental, Spain

6. La Tirana

7. Nosotros

8. Arrastrando la Cobija

9. La Higuera

10. Alla Viene un Corazon

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Canta Corazon

2. Son Desangrado

3. Andando la Habana

4. Ojos Malignos

5. Cuando Hay Amor

6. Vagabundo

7. La Fiesta de los Santos

8. Dejala Bailar

9. Abrazando Mi Cultura

10. Mambembe

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maravillosa Soledad, March 13, 2001

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NFP "norkafe" (Tulsa, Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mejor (Audio CD)

Soledad Bravo es una de las mas grandes cantantes latinoamericanas de todos los tiempos y lo demuestra aquí con este doble cd que nos lleva a recorrer toda la diversidad discográfica durante la mayor parte de su vida artística...pasa de un joropo venezolano a la nueva trova cubana no sin antes recorrer las rancheras para luego ir a la salsa, boleros y hasta coquetea con un "Gottingen" en frances.... mantiene un estilo único...La sonoridad y sentimiento que pone en cada canción son maravillosos. Este es un CD de colección, de antología....hermoso...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding value, December 28, 2009

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Eric G. Hawman (Schaumburg, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lo Mejor (Audio CD)

I am a student of spanish and have been looking for songs the are clear and beautifully rendered. I have a Venezuelan friend who recommended Soledad Bravo, who has one of the most beautiful voices I have heard. This 2 CD set is a great value and contains a variety of songs: folkloric, ballads, love songs, dance music.

I highly recommend set.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to Soledad Bravo....., September 5, 2005

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D. Pawl "Dani" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mejor (Audio CD)

I feel particularly close to Soledad Bravo, as an artist and a fellow Venezolana. She radiates warmth in her beautiful folkloric songs, featured in this dual CD collection of some of her greatest hits. CD #1 features "Pajarillo Verde" (Green Bird), perhaps one of her best-known folkloric songs. It combines tenderness with poetry. This is just one of many beautiful tunes. "Anda Jaleo," "Violin de Becho," and "Rota Oriental, Spain" follow a similar style. These songs combine acoustic-based rhythms and acompaniment with Soledad's magnificent voice. We also are introduced to llanera music (literally, "plains music"), in the form of "Alla Viene Corazon."

Unfortunately, this album falls short, for me, on the second CD. Soledad's once crystal clear vocals did not age well, and that is made apparent in her interpretation of dance music. She comes off as brittle, rough and even crass. There is an edge and unpolished quality that makes it sound as though she is (almost) choking on the melodies. Not so pleasant to the ear..... Most of the songs sound like fusions of salsa and traditional Venezuelan percussion (this isn't something I often find a need to criticize--ordinarily, that is something I enjoy, in fact). Unfortunately, in my opinion, Soledad's strong suit was more as balladeer and folksinger, in her younger years. Overall, this album is definitely worth listening to, though. My advice is that you stick to the first CD, though.