Poetas Puertorriqueños

Poetas Puertorriqueños
Compilation album by Roy Brown
Released 1992
Genre Nova trova, Puerto Rican folk music
Label Lara-Yarí
Roy Brown chronology

Nocturno
(1991)
Poetas Puertorriqueños
(1991)
En Fuga
(1994)

Poetas Puertorriqueños is a compilation album from Puerto Rican singer Roy Brown. It features eleven songs from Brown's previous albums, that are based on poems from Puerto Rican writers like Luis Palés Matos and Juan Antonio Corretjer, among others. It also features a new, unreleased song titled "Ay, ay, ay de la grifa negra", based on a poem by Julia de Burgos. The album was released under Brown's label Discos Lara-Yarí in 1992. The album was also sponsored by the Puerto Rican Committee for the Celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of Puerto Rico.[1]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)From album Length
1. "Ohé Nené"  Luis Palés Matos, Roy BrownÁrboles  
2. "Pueblo negro"  Luis Palés Matos, Roy BrownBalada de Otro Tiempo  
3. "Aires bucaneros"  Luis Palés Matos, Roy BrownAires Bucaneros  
4. "Árboles"  Clemente Soto Vélez, Roy BrownÁrboles  
5. "Caballo de palo"  Clemente Soto Vélez, Roy BrownAires Bucaneros  
6. "Oubao-Moin"  Juan Antonio Corretjer, Roy BrownDistancias en Vivo  
7. "Inabón Yunes"  Juan Antonio Corretjer, Roy BrownBalada de Otro Tiempo  
8. "Ahora me despido"  Juan Antonio Corretjer, Roy BrownAires Bucaneros  
9. "Melena al viento"  Luis Lloréns Torres, Roy BrownBalada de Otro Tiempo  
10. "Ay, ay, ay de la grifa negra"  Julia de Burgos, Roy BrownNew song  
11. "Encántigo"  Roy BrownBalada de Otro Tiempo  
12. "Negrito bonito"  Roy BrownÁrboles  

Personnel

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