Putumayo Presents Afro-Latino

Various Artists - International - Caribbean & Cuba, Putumayo Presents (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 1998)
• Original Release Date: May 19, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Putumayo World Music
• ASIN: B0000064WX
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,993 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #6 in Music > World Music > Africa > Soukous
  • #28 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba
  • #48 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Afro-Cuban

Track Listings

1. Me Vuelvo Guajira - Tam-Tam 2000

2. Mambo Yo Yo - Ricardo Lemvo

3. Yay Boy - Africando

4. El Son De Llama - Orchestre Baobab De Dakar

5. Galo Negro - Sam Mangwana

6. Viva En El Monte - Papi Oviedo

7. Magic Woman - Julian Avalos

8. Mueve La Cintura Mulata - Cuarteto Oriente

9. Adama Coly - 4 Etoiles

10. Kolonial - Ruy Mingas

11. Me Dieron La Clave - Vieja Trova Santiaguera

12. Aideu - Conjunto Cespedes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, August 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Putumayo Presents Afro-Latino (Audio CD)

I used to own 3 CD stores and ran a recording studio and a sound company. I've listened to just about everything. I guess I just got burned out on the same ole stuff - the same recycled riffs, recyled bands, etc. When I heard this disc, it blew me away. I've tried to track down the artists on the disc and buy their cds, too. But, most of these groups don't have any releases you can buy in the states - just a couple do. Not only are the artists great. Whoever put this compilation together deserves a lot of the credit. Probably the same person who compiled Samba Bosa Nova, another Putumayo masterpiece. It's a keeper.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Feel the Rhythms in Afro-Latino music, July 24, 2000

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Lorraine Dora (Rochester, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Putumayo Presents Afro-Latino (Audio CD)

Welcome to the sensational music of Putamayo Artists. This album is a wonderful introduction to Afro-Cuban sounds. Combinations of 'Cubanesque' rhythms and African folk rhythms create a irresistable sound that, as the CD claims, is "Guaranteed to make you feel good!" I used to live in Miami and this music reminds me of the Cuban passion for good music. If you are not familiar with this sound, this album would make a wonderful initiation into the world of 'musica Latina'. This CD includes a booklet which explains how Cuban sounds are introduced into African culture. It also details each artist featured, which instruments played (some you've never heard), and the background of the story being told. Be prepared to get up and dance!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Make sure you HIDE it from your friends!!, July 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Putumayo Presents Afro-Latino (Audio CD)

Listen folks...everytime I play this CD, in the car, in my backyard...people I don't even know approach me wondering "Where can I get that awesome music?" !! It's the true gem in my vast collection...so warm...so rich...and get this....IT WAS A GIFT from an ex-girlfriend....and I'm married. That tells you how great it is! I can never let it out of my sight, because when people first hear it, they want to slip it in their pocket! Go ahead and get it folks..