Traditional Music from Panama

Los Del Azuero

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 6, 1999)
• Original Release Date: April 6, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nimbus Records
• ASIN: B00000IJNZ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #192,185 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Arbolito (The Little Tree) - Los del Azuero,

2. Trapichito (The Little Cane Press)

3. Junta (The Gathering)

4. Cocuyito de la Montaña (Little Firefly from the Mountain) - Anon, Los del Azuero

5. Gritos - Los del Azuero, Traditional

6. Cumbia Montañera (Mountain Cumbia) - Anon, Los del Azuero

7. Pimienta (The Pepper) - Los del Azuero,

8. Cita (The Date) - Jamie Hart, Los del Azuero

9. Saloma - Los del Azuero, Traditional

10. Que Solita Me Has Dejado (How Alone You Have Left Me)

11. Saloma

12. Denesa (The Denesa)

13. Nena (The Girl)

14. Hojita de Tamarindo (Little Tamarind Leaf)

15. Pepita de Tomatera (Seed of the Tomato Plant)

16. Amanecer Santeño (Dawn in los Santos)

17. Grito

18. Viudita de la Miel (The Little Widow of la Miel)

19. ¡Ay! Chango Felipe Torres! (Ay! Monkey Felipe Torres!)

20. Julia Pela la Yuca (Julia Peels the Yucca)

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Panama is a music lover's--and a musicologist's--dream: the tiny country sits among the Caribbean and Central and South America. While admixtures of music styles particular to these regions are almost guaranteed to be compelling in any form, this collection presents a twist. All the songs come from styles native to the still-rural Azuero Peninsula, where most of the 11 musicians and eight vocalists originate. The region's music unfolds across a percussive bed that reveals African cultural remnants and an overall Afro-Caribbean sense of rhythm. But across the rhythms, played on upright hand drums (the pujador and repicador) and smaller, higher-pitched stick-played drums (the caja), is the distinctly "Latin"-flavored mejorana, a five-string guitar that looks and sounds a bit like a ukulele. Atop the instruments is a shifting set of vocals, from the mournful solo Spanish singing to the wailing antiphony of a soloist and chorus, both of whom perform outside Western harmonic scales, often in a shouting style. Producer Nigel Gallop has captured a huge swath of music, amazingly played by the same set of musicians throughout. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Authentic sounds from the Republic of Panama, May 2, 1999

By	Felix Vergara ([e-mail]) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

The sounds heard in the samples are representative of the folkloric panamenian music. It sounds in the best tradition of the Azuero peninsula. Is a jewell for anybody interested in authentic sounds and interpretation from the Republic of Panama. The voices sound as the tradition recommends. The instruments (percussion and melodic) are really played in the most pure and traditional styles from that country, where I was born.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music, October 19, 2004

By	A. Hart "senrei" (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am Panamanian- born and raised in the U.S. I've traveled to Panama and to the interior and heard traditional tipico music. When I purchased this I expected accordians and tipico style music. This is completely different- very ecelectic and unique at once. Some songs sound almost celtic, others African influenced and still others have a distinct Native sound. There are cries, drums, and strings trancending you to the Azuero Pennisula of Panama. Buy this CD if you want to experience the unique and beautiful folkloric music Panama has to offer!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic Panamenian Folklore!, December 31, 1999

By	P. Kelso "pak" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This CD trully presents the authentic music from Panama. I am a panamenian and absolutely LOVE this CD!