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Chavez Ravine

Ry Cooder Format: Audio CD
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 177 ratings
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  • Tim Johnson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ry marries politics and music seamlessly-a not so easy task
    Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2005
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    As a "Lost Angel" even though I live half-way 'round the world from the city of my birth, I was immediately immersed in the brilliance of this magical CD. Because of my background I know Los Angeles, some of its history, much of its multicultural mix and too much of its chequered politics. Chavez Ravine is but a metaphor for the growth of, arguably, the ugliest city in the world and Cooder has explored in the many parts of this remarkable CD only one painful piece of this awful puzzle.

    I have never written a comment about music and although I have bought Cooder albums since Chicken Skin in the '70s, I have never felt musically secure enough to comment but after listening to this CD I felt moved on many levels to comment. Cooder has produced such a powerful mix of music and politics that separating the various pieces is a daunting business for a listener like myself. However, I have appreciated Flaco Jimenez since Chicken Skin and therefore I loved his two contributions on this CD: Corrido de Boxeo and Ejercito Militar. Second from the end, I admit to having tears in my eyes listening to 3rd Base, Dodger Stadium-a song that cannot but pluck the heartstrings of any person that knows the saddness of dislocation.

    Decades ago I was touched by the assaulted culture of the Latino people in Los Angeles from the movie and soudtrack of "Zoot Suit"-a Latino culture that arose in Los Angeles before I was born and Chavez Ravine spoke of similar cultural manifestations. I hope that there are more Ry Cooders out there who will enlighten America to the richness of Latino culture as well as the depth of inhumanity visited upon that culture in the names of progress and nation building.

    Beyond my comments-buy the CD and read carefully all Cooder's accompanying notes and enjoy music at it's best!
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  • David E. Rogers
    5.0 out of 5 stars A celebratory lament for what we have all lost
    Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2005
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    I'm just old enough to remember the Dodgers playing in L.A.'s Coliseum--and my first look at the new Dodger Stadium, shining like a giant multicolored jewel in the hillsides of Chavez Ravine.

    It's still one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world, but it was years before I learned that it rests on the site (in some cases, even on the ruins) of what was once a "Poor Man's Shangri-La," the three Mexican-American communities of Chavez Ravine. Spanning more than a decade, it's a sad tale, one of idealism twisted by red-baiting, racism, corrupt city officials, rampant deception and the power of Big Money.

    In "Chavez Ravine," Ry Cooder (perhaps best known for "Buena Vista Social Club") tells the story of Palo Verde, La Loma and Bishop as no one has before. Inspired by the photos of Don Normark, Cooder reignites the soul of Chavez Ravine in a marvelous blend of musical genre, lyrics and language. You'll hear voices since stilled by the years (Lalo Guerrero and Don Tosti), lost songs rediscovered ("Chinito, Chinito"), the visit and plea of a Space Vato ("El U.F.O. Cayo) and the memories of a 94-year-old hero ("Don't Call Me Red").

    It's clear from Cooder's introduction in the excellent booklet that accompanies the CD that "Chavez Ravine" is not only a lament for the loss of a the Ravine's communities, but also for the urbanization of what once made Los Angeles so special. Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, I remember orange groves, unexpected old villages and semi-rural adventurelands--all now covered by big box retailers and faceless tract homes.

    Indeed, in much of the U.S. West, we have all lived the sad tale of Chavez Ravine. The power of Cooder's "Chavez Ravine" is how it remembers, retells, celebrates and mourns what we once had in plenty and now is slipping away.
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  • Gregory Fujita
    5.0 out of 5 stars jose come lately on this masterpiece
    Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2014
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    I first laid eyes on this cd when I was on vacation in Hawaii of all places in October of 2010....I was at Borders book store and there it was..all I saw were the words "Chavez Ravine" and 'Ry Cooder' & bought it on the spot....I knew it was going to rock and be hip and in spanish..I was right!!!

    Im a 4th generation Angeleno and I bleed USC Trojan red and Dodger Blue....plus I grew up 5 minutes away from the stadium in Highland Park..so this album is 'home' to me in terms of the subject matter..the songs are from another time of the late 40's early 50s and a smidge of contemperary grooves...My grandmother had friends that had to be "removed" from their land in Palo Verde (one of the communities that make up Chavez Ravine), so I heard these stories from the time I was young about how poor people were ripped from their homes to build Dodger Stadium. A lot of my non Mexican friends had NO IDEA of this dark chapter in LA history.

    The music is wonderful from this cd..lotsa tunes that take me back in the 70s n 80s when the Dodgers were at their peak...the last song on this cd I play it over n over n over..great song "Soy Luz y Sombra"..I always have this blaring in my car when I go see my Dodgers play @ Chavez Ravine!!! People always ask me after I park the car what I was listening to...
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  • Regular Shopper #26
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic album, my new second favourite Ry Cooder album after "Talking Timbuktu".
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2024
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    I've listened to it so much I now have "El U F O Cayó" looping in my head. Life is so much better now. Anyway it's Ry Cooder; you don't need some rando to tell you it's good.
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  • Marian
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fusión música cubana y composición Ry Cooder
    Reviewed in Spain on June 8, 2024
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    Un CD muy bueno, cantos populares cubanos y música de Ry Cooder Maravilloso!
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  • Client d'Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Très bon enregistrement
    Reviewed in France on November 28, 2021
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    Pour les amateurs, c'est le top !
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  • Jared Purdy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Worth buying...
    Reviewed in Canada on December 3, 2019
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    Fabulous recording, and a great package. The booklet and notes on the history ar every interesting. Great to see Cooder still doing work like this.
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  • Alfonso /Sa
    5.0 out of 5 stars merita di più oltre il titolo
    Reviewed in Italy on August 28, 2020
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    Grande capolavoro di Ry....progetto su una zona quartiere scomparso...ottimo il lavoro dell'album con foto e informazioni...assolutamente da avere x gli amanti del genere.
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