Search - Various Artists :: Gold Star Ballroom Series: Rumba

Very impressive and fun for the money

J. Wakefield | SLC, Utah | 04/11/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"What a pleasant surprise to find so many beautiful rumbas for this price. The disc was produced in Holland in 2003. With the exception of Johny Guitar, every track has vocals. (It would be nice to know who sings the lead vocals). The titles are listed with both the duration and the beats per minute (bpm). The tempos vary from 23-27 bpm. In a couple cases (noted below), the beat will be difficult for beginners to hear. This is useful for parties and practice. Several of these are the identical or extended version of tracks on Dancelife's Best of Rumba album. Good stuff!



Title, (duration), bpm (notations)



Babe (3:31), 26

Chan-chan (3:21), 23 (Difficult for beginners as the vocals seem to conflict with the established beat.)

Falling into you (3:33), 25

Goldfinger (3:05), 26

Here, there, everywhere (2:31), 23

Hey (2:44), 26

How will I know (3:29), 26

Johnny Guitar (2:58), 24 (Listen to the bass guitar to find the rumba beat)

Killing me softly (3:39), 26

Lean on me (3:22), 27

License to kill (4:08), 24

Take my breath away (3:55), 26

The best of my love (3:29), 26

Abrazame (2:49), 26

Loving you (3:46), 26

Nobody knows (3:23), 24

You've got a friend (4:04), 25

Diamente (3:10), 26"

Good rumba practice disc

William G. Harris | Windsor, CT USA | 05/03/2010

(4 out of 5 stars)

"We are new to ballroom dance and needed music for practice at home. This has many good rumba tunes."