Cuba Cuba

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Dubbed as the "Official Guide to Cuba" on the cover, Cuba Cuba is a compilation album featuring many notable Cuban musicians such as Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo, and Rubén González. Many of the songs are of the genre Son Cubano.

[edit] Details

Length: 57:27
Labels: Escondida Music, In2 Music, Egrem

[edit] Track listing

1. "Saludo Compay (Greetings Good Friend)," Compay Segundo
2. "El Platanal de Bartolo (Bartolo's Plantation)," Ibrahim Ferrer
3. "Beso Secreto (Secret Kiss)," Eliades Ochoa
4. "Lo Otro Lo Pongo Yo (I Provide the Rest)," Felix Baloy
5. "Tres Palabras (Three Words)," Omara Portuondo
6. "Mil Congojas (One Thousand Distresses)," Rubén González
7. "Francisco Guayabal," Compay Segundo
8. "Cuidadito, Compay Gallo (Be Careful, my Rooster Friend)," Eliades Ochoa
9. "Locos Por Mi Habana (Crazy People in my Habana)," Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco
10. "En Que Parte de Cuba Nació el Son (In what Part of Cuba did Son Originate?)," Ibrahim Ferrer
11. "Sigue Allí, Bobo (Stay There, Silly)," Teresa Garcia Caturla
12. "Por y Para Maria (Dedicated to and Because of Maria)," Ricardo Leyva y Sur Caribe
13. "Yo Soy del Monte (I'm from the Country)," Eliades Ochoa
14. "Ay, Mi Vidita (Oh, My Darling)," Pedro Luis Ferrer
15. "Maria en la Playa (Maria at the Beach)," Compay Segundo

[edit] Further listening

The liner notes of Cuba Cuba recommend albums by artists on the Escondida Music label. Among them:
the Hecho en Cuba series
"A la Casa de la Trova," Eliades Ochoa
"El Compadre Again," Compay Segundo
"Sentimiento," Omara Portuondo
"Momentos," Rubén González
"Ay, Candela," Ibrahim Ferrer