The name of the group provoked immediate interest, which turned out to justify itself. Classy arrangements, the overall sound is intentionally blurred, which enables a longer getting used to this material. Reminds of those moderate albums of Manolin. It’s a timba, very good one. The themes I liked most - Fefa la Oriental, La fiesta, Se va el tren, ( Read more... )

I confess honesty that I started my acquaintance with Isaac with the wrong songs. Nor «Los sitios entero», nor «No me mires en los ojos» stand comparing to other themes from this compilation. «Cosas que tiene la vida», «La sandunguita», «Catalina», «El ano que viene», «Por la naturaleza», «Potpourri para el sonero» - would you have started ( Read more... )

This is Colombian's first album, with which his worlwide fame started. Could be that this is his best album too. He is fresh and authentic here. Not spoiled with Grammies yet. The ideas suffocate even within one theme, as, for example, in Para ser eterno. Perhaps, this is Juanes' best song. Only A Dios le pido can compete with it, I think. Besides ( Read more... )

It is their second album, and it may be their best album so far too. The swing is incredible and non-stop. The brain-melters «Yo me voy», «Flaquita», «Fuerte», «El Capitan» as well as other songs will make dance a deadman. Especial attention should be paid to «Milonga for Iona», which is a rare symbiosis of Scottish and Argentinean music. This ( Read more... )

That was exactly the album with which Muñoz brothers rushed into my life, having changed it completely. This is their debut album, which drove crazy whole Spain momentarily. Bossanova, La raja de tu falda and Me falta el aliento were heard at every corner. While the best album's theme - Suma y sigue - was leaving everyone with open mouthes and wide ( Read more... )

The album was bought in Buenos Aires the next day after poor 20-year idol of Argentinean teenagers, Walter Olmos, playing with the gun occasionally killed himself in the neighboring hotel. Native of Catamarca, he became the new idol of aficionados of cuarteto style (kind of Argentinean merengue) after the tragic death of previous, even bigger ( Read more... )

Blessed are those years! Thalia had not moved to New York yet, had not got married. She was living in Mexico and recording wonderful albums, beautifully arranged by Emilio Estefan. This, obviusly, is her second best album after "Thalia con banda", recorded simultaneoulsy. There are many hits there, and they are excellent indeed: danceable Arrasando ( Read more... )

This compilation of a famous Brazilian singer, similar to the one of Clara Nunes, clearly shows how much Simone still needs to get on the same level with Clara. Although Simone has good sambas too ( Read more... )

For those who doesn’t know, Clara Nunes was a great Brazilian singer, who tragically died in the prime of her life in 1980 (awkwardly operated). This breath-taking and absolutely adequate to her talent compilation of her best themes shows why she is a samba queen forever ( Read more... )