Music CD - Various Artists: Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba

	Music CD: Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba Artist: Various Artists List Price: $18.98 Our Price: $9.97 Your Save: $ 9.01 ( 47% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
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Tracks: 1. COLDPLAY - Clocks 2. JACK JOHNSON - Better Together 3. ARCTIC MONKEYS - Dancing Shoes 4. DIDO and FAITHLESS - One Step Too Far 5. IBRAHIM FERRER - As Time Goes By 6. U2 with COCO FREEMAN - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 7. MAROON 5 - She Will Be Loved 8. KAISER CHIEFS - Modern Way 9. OMARA PORTUONDO - Killing Me Softly 10. VANYA and RDM featuring QUINCY JONES - Ai No Corrida 11. STING - Fragilidad 12. VANYA and RHYTHMS DEL MUNDO - Don't Know Why 13. AQUILA ROSE and IDANIA VALDEZ - Hotel Buena Vista 14. FRANZ FERDINAND - The Dark Of The Matinee 15. LELE featuring RADIOHEAD - High And Dry 16. IBRAHIM FERRER - Casablanca (As Time Goes By)
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0602517095953 Label: Hip-O Records Manufacturer: Hip-O Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Hip-O Records Release Date: 2006-11-14 Studio: Hip-O Records
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: FANTASTIC SALSA CD OF SONGS YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT Comment: This is a must-own CD from Buena Vista Social Club. Mainstream rock, pop, and alternative redone in Salsa. My favorites are Buena Vista's version of Coldplay song and of U2. You will not be disappointed. Customer Rating: Summary: Smooth Comment: This is a great CD. It takes music that you are probably already familiar with and gives it a fun little latin twist. Customer Rating: Summary: Awesome album! Comment: I absolutely love this CD. I did not expect it to be so good. I am happily surprised. Jack Johnson and Coldplay songs are my favorites but the whole CD is remarkably good. Customer Rating: Summary: Muy Bueno Comment: everyone that hears this CD loves it. It is a good mix of soothing and vibrant music. even the kids and tweens love it. Customer Rating: Summary: A Masterpiece! Comment: This album is a unbeatable combination of good english lyrics with unique latin rythms! After you listen this CD a couple of times, you will want to keep in the CD player forever. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Created as a benefit project for Artists' Project Earth, an organization devoted to protecting the environment, reversing climate change, and tendering disaster relief, this compilation pairs Western pop stars (U2, Sting, Artic Monkeys, et al) and their hits with all-new arrangements performed by members of Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club plus other Havana-based talent. The overall effect is of a well-meaning but not entirely simpatico mutual admiration society. Coldplay's "Clocks" is a good example; the lead vocal is coolly lethargic, engulfing the spiky crags of the rhythm section like syrup on a waffle. But then, most of the singers sound strangely unconnected to the frisky 1-2-3/1-2 of the clavé beat. The contrast between the two groups of players could have been bracing, and to many ears it perhaps will be, but most of the time, they seem to transmitting from parallel universes. Not surprisingly, the best tracks are those in which hometown icons are left to do what they do best. But the late, great Ibrahim Ferrer's marvelous interpretation of "As Time Goes By" (his final recording) and Omara Portuondo's wistful yet powerful cover of "Killing Me Softly" only serve to further showcase what's amiss with the rest of the album. --Christina Roden