Raíces

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Raices
Studio album by Jose Barroso
Released	1979
Genre	Canto Popular
Label	Independent
Producer	Jose Barroso

Raíces (or Roots) (1979) is an album by Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jose Barroso. Unlike his later music with Los Barroso (which saw Jose drawing from a wider range of Latin influences), Raíces mostly works within the framework of canto popular, relying mostly on Barroso's tenor like voice and folk style guitar playing. The album contains next to no overdubs or extra instrumentation. This is a huge contrast to Barroso's next project Songs of the Latin American People which takes full advantage of flutes, electric guitar, drums, and synthesizers.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Jose Barroso, except where noted.

1. "Mi Barrio"
2. "Distancias"
3. "Paisito" (Juan Luis Guerra)
4. "Memorias"
5. "El Lustrabotas"
6. "Palomita, Donde Estas?"
7. "Raices"
8. "Hoy Te Canto A Ti"
9. "La Fiesta"
10. "Somos Todos Prisioneros"
11. "Companero Cantor"
12. "Cancion De Cuna Y Esperanza"