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Beginner's Guide to Cuba [Box set]

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  • Audio CD (23 Feb 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Nascente
  • ASIN: B0001E5STI
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22,345 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Chan Chan - Compay Segundo
2. La Ultima Noche - Omara Portuondo
3. Compositor Confundido - Ibrahim Ferrer
4. Tumbao A Peruchin - Alfredo Rodriguez
5. El Son De Baloy - Afro Cuban Allstars presents Felix Baloy
6. Encuentro Entre Soneros - Papi Oviedo Y Sus Soneros
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Disc: 2
1. Luna Wanestan - Emilio Salvador
2. Echale Limon - NG La Banda
3. A Chano Pozo - Irakere
4. La Fibula - Yusa
5. Summertime - Bobby Carcasses
6. La Gata Loca - Mamborama
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Disc: 3
1. La Chica De Nieve - Juan Carlos Alfonso Y Su Dan Den
2. Capital De Capitales - Aramis Galinda
3. Disco Azucar - Los Van Van
4. Tu Repetiste - Issac Delgado
5. La Pelona - Bakuleye
6. Llego Danae - Danae
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Bargin, 23 Mar 2004
If you like latin/cuban music, and don't yet have any in your cd collection, then this is a must buy. It does exactly what it says on the tin: its the perfect beginners guide.
Each of the three cd's is worth the asking price on its own.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Lots to like, 29 Jan 2008
By John Tree "Finding the good stuff" (Poulton-le-Fylde, UK) - See all my reviews
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The Beginners Guide series is garnering a reputation for collecting quality tunes in a triple CD set...and BGT Cuba is no exception. The three CDs each cover a different style...

CD1 "Classic Cuba' has all the Buena Vista style artists: Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Cunbanismo etc. and there are a few classic tunes that many will know from other sources, but the quality bar is high, with most tunes displaying the easy languid grooves and harmonies we have come to know and love. *****

CD2 "Jazzy Cuba' ...says it all...the cuban grooves being a little more subservient to solos and spotlights on individual talents...still exuberant and danceable, but perhaps less of interest to DJs. This is my least favourite of the three.***

CD3 'Salsa Cuba' is chock full of top Cuban salsa, which is like South American Salsa, but with a sprinkling of Mambo thrown in for good measure. There are some tunes here that get you moving...almost against your will...real MOVERS! ****

Cuba, the largest island in the Caribbean has, along with her neighbour Jamaica, exerted an influence on the world's music that far outweighs her size and population. Here, especially on disc one, we see why, with some breathtakingly beautiful tunes.
Total time for the three CDs is a reasonable 2 1/2 hours. All the tunes, with a few exceptions are from between 1995 and 2003, and many of these pieces have a timeless quality that only world class musicians can provide. Recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beginner's Guide to Cuba, 1 April 2009
By Spider Monkey (UK) - See all my reviews
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This `Beginner's Guide to Cuba' is a pretty good first port of call if you want to hear what Cuban music is all about. This has three discs of music offering a pretty comprehensive selection of tracks, the first disc has Classic Cuban Music, the second has more Jazzy music and the third has Salsa. This collection features such artists as Compay Segundo and Ibrahim Ferrer and if you like Buena Vista Social Club (which I also heartily recommend) then the first disc will be right up your street. With attractive packaging, a brief written introduction to each track and music to get your feet tapping and hips shaking this is an excellent collection to get you in the mood for any Cuban holiday or to help you relieve your experience when you get back. Well worth a look.
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