Customer Reviews

Mexico

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If you are looking to buy one CD on Mexico for your global music collection....this is probably one of the very best. Other compilations & Mexican radio in the U.S. present a misleading picture of Mexican music being dominated by Mariachi and Norteno music.

This album gives an unusually big space to music of Central & Southern Mexico, where most Mexicans actually reside...so in many ways it is much more representative of Mexico then Mariachi & Norteno dominated compilations.

Nonetheless, Mexico is way too varied & complex to be put on 1 CD. For example, this CD is completely devoid of Yucatecan Jaranas (kind of a cross between Mexican Sones & New Orleans Rags executed by brass bands). But, it is a high quality compilation that serves as a very good building block for your Mexico collection.

Putumayo never disappoints me and this release is no exception. I played it for my parents during a recent visit and they couldn't get to a record store fast enough. My 6yr old loves to dance to it. This cd is a refreshing change from the usual sound of ranchera/mariachi/norteno music that so saturates the airwaves. A nice and surprising combination of traditional Mexican folklorica and new sounds that deserve to heard.

Before I went to mexico, i was trusting this as a good mix of mexican traditional music. After goin to mexico and listening to this while i was there, i was not fooled. This is a wondeful selection of mexico music. I love just about every song. It reminds me of Mexico and the wonderful time i had there!

i am a chicana that has only recently started to listen to latin music and get into all things my culture. i bought this cd after i bought the latin groove cd this like all other putumayo cd's is amazing. again it is the trademark of putumayo to blend traditional and modern which i love. this cd was a breath of fresh air because it doesnt only play the norteno everyone is so used to. it showcases other types of mexican music. this cd is braethtaking i absoloutely love it along with putumayos latin groove and cuba cd's. there is also a kicking guacamole recipe in the mexico cd. it also shows some nahua (azteca)words and their translations. again i highly recommend this cd! putumayo comes out with some awesome releases!!

Putamayo recordings are a bit different from the mainstream music of a culture- they are known for their research into getting more of the heart and soul of music of a region rather than the top/pop stuff that everyone knows. This is true of this item. Enjoyable to listen to and dance. The tape was included in a gift basket of Mexican food given to friends. They called me while they were cooking and enjoying the music in the background.

My mother had bought this album after we had heard it in a store we were at. We instantly loved this CD. Being of Mexican heritage we know a lot of mexican music and we equally love this one. My favorite is the Ramon Ayala song.

I played this CD for a friend and he was surprised that first there wasn't a mariachi and even more surprising for him is that not all songs are sung in spanish. And he really loved it and commented on how beautiful the songs are. " Rogaciano " he recognized because I play Miguel Aceves Mejia all the time. This CD is a nice sampling of music from different parts of Mexico. I really love this CD, the songs are beautiful, a nice CD for those who collect world music but also for those who want to learn more about Mexico and it's diversity. Mexico has so much culture to offer and it's a shame that Mexicans are stereotyped a lot in the US, I'm happy that I have met some people who are interested in learning more about Mexico and it's wonderful people and cultures. It is a great loss for those who don't bother because Mexico is so rich in culture and tradition. I am saying this not only because I am of Mexican descent but because I realize that everything that I love, the traditions, the culture, the people, the music, the food and everything that makes me who I am is MEXICAN

No one style of music defines Mexico - and no one style dominates the lovely various artists introduction MEXICO by Putumayo: indeed, the intent here is to represent a range of styles and new artists, and in this Putumayo's MEXICO succeeds beyond expectations.
An accompanying booklet in both English and Spanish explores the fusions and styles of Mexican sound from the ballad corrido to the ranchera.
 MEXICO is a basic 'must', serving as a winning introduction to any collection: if only one Mexican compilation were to be considered, it should be Putumayo's MEXICO.

This CD is really excellent. I have been to Mexico 3 times and this CD brings me right back. It makes me smile and makes me want to get on a plane and go right back! A really great collection of Mexican music - I have several Putumayo CDs and this is one of the best!

The whole package from the copious liner notes in the accompanying booklet to the CD design itself with a colorful Mexico motif, this is one of the better produced products from Putumayo, a record co. I find is a second division Rough Guide really.

As far as the music, you won't be blown away by any of it. It's typical stuff you hear in Mexico with nothing radical or alternative in here. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

Don't really comprehend why Los Lobos are on there given they are from LA so it's probably just a marketing ploy. There are also other American artists on here so it's not really "Mexico" but "Mexican and its Mexican-American immigrants' " music. Just so you know.