Track Listings (25) - Disc #1| All Artists: Various Artists Title: Lamento Borincano--Early Puerto Rican Music: 1916-1939 Members Wishing: 5 Total Copies: 0 Label: Arhoolie Records Release Date: 2/27/2001 Album Type: Original recording remastered Genres: International Music, Pop, Rock, Latin Music Style: Latin Pop Number of Discs: 2 SwapaCD Credits: 2 UPCs: 096297703724, 096297703724 |
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Lamento Borincano is a wonderful collection of early recordings of Puerto Rican music that cover an astonishingly wide range of styles, from sophisticated danzas, which have a strong European influence, to the earthier sou... more » |
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Amazon.com Lamento Borincano is a wonderful collection of early recordings of Puerto Rican music that cover an astonishingly wide range of styles, from sophisticated danzas, which have a strong European influence, to the earthier sound of the seis jibaro and plena, which were created by farm workers and laborers, to the bolero, son, and guaracha, which were imports from Cuba. All these tracks were recorded in New York between 1916 and 1939, and because most of the musicians were recent immigrants making music for their homesick countrymen, the music still retains a strong island feel. This two-CD set includes a meticulously annotated 56-page booklet that contains biographies of the musicians, lyrics in Spanish and English, and a description of the musical styles. The engineers at Arhoolie have done an excellent job of cleaning up these old records, and even though the recordings were made in the first part of the last century, they are still very easy to listen to and exhibit almost none of the scratchiness that can mar reissues of 78s. Lamento Borincano is a strong reminder that Cuba is not the only Caribbean island that has produced exciting music played by world-class musicians. --Michael Simmons Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsGreat compiation!!! Cruz A. Rodriguez | Gainesville, GA USA | 01/08/2003 (4 out of 5 stars) "Received this 2-CD set as a Christmas present and I have been enjoying it since. It is a great compilation with a lot of history. There are groups that I have never heard off and interpretations of rythms that are very different from the way they are played now. But it is a very good representation of the music played in New York for the Puerto Ricans inmigrants there. I know very well they enjoyed that music at the time, the very same way we present time inmigrants enjoy the modern salsa and the "jibaro" music. VIVA PUERTO RICO!!!!" Highly Recommended Canuco | New York City | 03/22/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "A rare find and a true classic in every sense of the word. If you want to delve deep down into the primorial history of Puerto Rican acoustic music, this collection is pretty hard to beat. Lamento Borincano is a wonderful collection of early recordings of Puerto Rican music that cover an astonishingly wide range of styles. These recordings include some of the oldest examples of the various danzas, plenas and guarachas that immigrant performers brought with them during the interwar exodus to New York City. All these tracks were recorded in New York between 1916 and 1939, and because most of the musicians were recent immigrants making music for their homesick countrymen, the music still retains a strong island feel.
The engineers at Arhoolie have done an excellent job of cleaning up these old records, and even though the recordings were made in the first part of the last century, they are still very easy to listen to. The fidelity of these recordings are surprisingly clear and exhibit almost none of the scratchiness that can mar reissues of 78s. Lamento Borincano is a strong reminder that Cuba is not the only Caribbean island that has produced exciting music played by world-class musicians. Of note are the rigorously PC liner notes, includes a meticulously annotated 56-page booklet that contains biographies of the musicians, lyrics in Spanish and English, and a description of the musical styles. The booklet touches (briefly but detailed) the development of Puerto Rican popular music in reference to American colonization and cultural cooptation... Politics aside, this is a outstanding collection, ideal for casual and/or serious student of PR musical culture. This two-CD set Recommended. 1. Heroes De Borinquen - Canario Y Su Grupo 2. Sara - Quinteto Borinquen 3. Laura Y Georgina - Orquesta Euterpe 4. Si Me Quieres - Trio Borinquen 5. A Mi Madre - Trio Boricua 6. Purupita - Trio Boricua 7. Pobre Gaviota - Grupo Quisqueya 8. Bon Ye - Grupo Borinquen 9. Mi Patria Tiembla - Trio Borinquen 10. No Le Llores Miguel - Pleneros Surenos 11. Las Navidades - Pleneros Surenos 12. Antiguo Seis Borinqueno - Los Jardineros 13. Josefina, Josefina - Los Reyes De La Plena 14. El Nuevo Gobernador - Los Reyes De La Plena 15. Los Misterios De Lenox - Los Reyes De La Plena 16. Que Dulces Son Las Canciones - Los Reyes De La Plena 17. Adios Borinquen - Trio Ponceno 18. Cusita - Trio Ponceno 19. Mercedes - Los Jardineros 20. Anhelos - Trio Boricua 21. Fuego En La Cantera - Grupo Antillano 22. Fausto Y Su Ford - Grupo Antillano 23. Lolita, A - Grupo Antillano 24. Todo Es Mentira - Grupo Antillano 25. Esperame En El Porton - Los Reyes De La Plena 1. Lamento Borincano - Canariou Y Su Grupo 2. Quejas Del Ausente - Los Reyes De La Plena 3. Amor Sin Dolor - Canario Y Su Grupo 4. Cantares De La Sierra - Canario Y Su Grupo 5. Suenos De Vestales - Lira Boricua 6. Mis Amores - Lira Boricua 7. No Juegues Con Candela - Sexteto Flores 8. Mamita, Que Frio - Sexteto Flores 9. Siboney - Sexteto Flores 10. Polongui - Cuarteto Flores 11. Consejo A Las Mujeres - Canario 12. Llanto Del Campesino - Canario 13. Alegria Boricua - Grupo Aurora 14. Alma Boricua - Grupo Aurora 15. Mi Bien Baila El Son - Grupo Aurora 16. Pepina - Orquesta De Paco Duclerc 17. Alla Va - Canario Y Su Grupo 18. Tras La Tempestad - Canrio Y Su Grupo 19. El Home Relief - Canario Y Su Grupo 20. Estan Tirando Bombas - Canario Y Su Grupo 21. Que Vivio - Canario Y Su Grupo 22. El Portal - Quinteto La Plata 23. La Joven Que Yo Amaba - Quinteto La Plata 24. El Dia De Los Sorullos - Conjunto Tipico Ladi 25. Para El Ano Nuevo - Conjunto Tipico Ladi " |
