Rumba Flamenco

Putumayo Presents | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 24, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Putumayo World Music
• ASIN: B00006GOFK
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,950 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #57 in Music > World Music > Europe > Eastern Europe > Gypsy

Track Listings

1. Rankankin - Maita Vende Ca

2. Isla Mujeres - Javier Ruibal

3. Vacileo - Ojos de Brujo

4. Lel - Wafir

5. Una Chica Muy Guapa - Peret

6. Que Pena - Ziroq

7. Shalom Israel - Eric Fernandez

8. Tengo Tengo - Chico and the Gypsies

9. Canaveral - De Madera

10. Tesoro - Ojos de Brujo

11. Hommage Aux Marquises - Gitano Family

12. Malacutum - Ricao

13. Joselito - Energipsy

Editorial Reviews

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Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from Putumayo, September 24, 2002

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rumba Flamenco (Audio CD)

Although world music snobs still 'pooh-pooh' whatever Putumayo puts out, their releases of the last few years have been pretty good... and this disc is no exception! This time around, it's the modern flamenco sound.... All these decades later, the Gipsy Kings still cast a long shadow on the world of popular flamenco, as evidenced by the forceful opening number on this fine collection, "Rankankin," by Maita Verde, which bears the stamp of the Kings' virile pop-crossover formula. There's a lot of variety, though, and other tracks on here are more subtle and lyrical, although many, inevitably, drift into easy listening-ish "world music" terrain. Almost all of the bands are Spanish or Catalonian, although it also includes entries by French groups such as the Gitano Family and Ricao, as well as American-based acts such as Ziroq and De Madera. All in all, a sweeping and effective overview of modern flamenco, which ably explores the style's rich Arabic and cross-cultural influences. Recommended!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, February 2, 2007

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Luly - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rumba Flamenco (Audio CD)

I love Putumayo CDs.
This one is good - not "wow", but good.
There are a few good songs, but I was not that impressed.
I've heard better flamenco, I expected a little more passion.
But still, I recommend it.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music for the Gypsies at Heart!, May 16, 2003

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Lupita (Panama City, The Path Less Traveled) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rumba Flamenco (Audio CD)

I can't stop listening to this CD. I listen to it in my car, snap it into my CD-Rom, before I go to bed, when I wake up... It is a great compilation of Flamenco Music with relatively unknown / commercial artists. You must get it! It makes a great backdrop to any party, it will bring the gypsy out of you.