Omara Portuondo - Buena Vista Social Club Presents Omara Portuondo
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Artist: Omara PortuondoBrand: PORTUONDO,OMARA
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2000-05-09
Music Label: Nonesuch
Soundtracks:
- La Sitiera
- He Perdido Contigo
- Donde Estabas Tu?
- Mariposita De Primavera
- Canta Lo Sentimental
- Ella Y Yo
- No Me Vayas A Enganar
- No Me Llores Mas
- Veinte Anos
- El Hombre Que Yo Ame (The Man I Love)
- Siempre En Mi Corazon
Music reviews of Buena Vista Social Club Presents Omara Portuondo
Music Review: What is the fuss all about?
Rating: 2 Stars
After reading all the media hype and even the reviews that appear in this site, I rushed to get this Omara Portuondo CD. I have listened to it four times and I am totally confused...You see I am a big fan of the "boleros" and of Cuban singers in general. I've listened to most of them all my life and they have enriched my life with their feeling and unique styles... I have loved Beny More, Nico Membiela, Olga Guillot, La Lupe,Blanca Rosa Gil, Elena Burke et all.. even Bola de Nieve... But Miss Portuondo? I really don't understand what the fuzz is all about. The best thing I can say is that Portuondo is "adequate" in these beautiful songs but not extraordinary... I guess she makes a big impression on people that have not followed the history of the "Cuban feeling singer" and have never heard the biggest voices of the genre.
It is strange and sad that American record labels, which have ignored for years the great talents of the Cuban bolero,(most of them living and dying here in the U.S. by the way) and all of the sudden come up with this product...They have packaged and marketed Miss Portuondo and her Buena Vista buddies in such a way that unsuspecting individuals who are beginning to discover these musical treasures believe that they are listening to the best...
It all only proves that in our society anything that is packaged and marketed properly will have great success regarless of merit.
Description of Buena Vista Social Club Presents Omara Portuondo
Our Seller Notes and Fine Print Department :.Very good shape, on original CD...From World Music with slipcaseWhile she came to global prominence as the female singer on the Buena Vista Social Club album and in the film, Omara Portuondo has a career that--like the other participants--stretches back many years. She puts her experience to good use on this record, sounding for all the world like a Cuban Billie Holiday, smoky and quietly tragic, with a history of lost love. The lush arrangements, which often sound transplanted straight from 1950s Havana, frame her voice exquisitely while guests such as Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, and Rubén González add their inimitable talents to the mix. Her reading of "The Man I Love" ("El Hombre Que Yo Ame") is also a microcosm of the disc--slightly jazzy, with a yearning vocal that's emotive without ever being overwrought. There's little doubt that Portuondo is a world-class singer, and this is the ideal showcase for her extraordinary talents. --Chris Nickson
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