Muy Divertido!

Muy Divertido!

ASIN: B00004ST0A

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com's Best of 2000
Marc Ribot takes the small-group Latin jazz of his Cubanos Postizos' 1998 debut to an even higher level on Muy Divertido! With his lyrical yet biting guitar solos (suggesting a divine cross between Sonny Sharrock and Carlos Santana), Ribot leads the band through an album as gorgeous and rhythmic as any issued in the year 2000. --Rickey Wright

Amazon.com
At first glance you might think: What's a Downtown New York Anglo hipster guitarist doing in an Afro-Cuban groove like this? Can he swing it? Not to worry. Marc Ribot--who's worked with John Lurie's Lounge Lizards, the Jazz Passengers, Elvis Costello, Susana Baca, and Franz Casseus from Haiti--blends his edgy, cuatro-sounding American guitar licks with organ, percussion, rhythm section, and Cuban clave. Although Santana laid the groundwork for such stuff decades ago, Ribot and his Los Cubanos Postizos add a touch of stateside humor to the spicy, aural sauce. Muy Divertido! picks up where the band's 1998 Atlantic debut left off, adapting the legendary compositions of Arsenio Rodriguez to the 21st century, especially "Dame Un Cachito Pa Huele," "Jaquey," and the festive "El Divorcio." Other Latin gems include Pedro Flores's "Obsesion" and "No Puedo Freinar," A.L. Torruellas's "Carmela Dame La Llave," and Israel Rodriguez's "Se Formo El Bochinche." Ribot's own tunes, such as "El Gaucho Rojo" and "Baile, Baile, Baile," throw some Wes Montgomery chords into the pot, and the band proves that a party's a party from Havana outward. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Muy Divertido!

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Average customer rating:

Breezy followup.

Very Entertaining Indeed!

A bit over rated

Excellent CD

¡Luv IT!

Muy Divertido!
Marc Ribot Y los Cubanos Postizos
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music
General | Jazz | Styles | Music
Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

Dame Un Cachito Pa'Huele
Las Lomas De New Jersey
El Gaucho Rojo
Obsesion
El Divorcio
Se Formo El Bochinche
Baile Baile Baile
No Puedo Freinar
Jaguey
Carmela Dame La Llave

Amazon.com's Best of 2000

Marc Ribot takes the small-group Latin jazz of his Cubanos Postizos' 1998 debut to an even higher level on Muy Divertido! With his lyrical yet biting guitar solos (suggesting a divine cross between Sonny Sharrock and Carlos Santana), Ribot leads the band through an album as gorgeous and rhythmic as any issued in the year 2000. --Rickey Wright

Amazon.com

At first glance you might think: What's a Downtown New York Anglo hipster guitarist doing in an Afro-Cuban groove like this? Can he swing it? Not to worry. Marc Ribot--who's worked with John Lurie's Lounge Lizards, the Jazz Passengers, Elvis Costello, Susana Baca, and Franz Casseus from Haiti--blends his edgy, cuatro-sounding American guitar licks with organ, percussion, rhythm section, and Cuban clave. Although Santana laid the groundwork for such stuff decades ago, Ribot and his Los Cubanos Postizos add a touch of stateside humor to the spicy, aural sauce. Muy Divertido! picks up where the band's 1998 Atlantic debut left off, adapting the legendary compositions of Arsenio Rodriguez to the 21st century, especially "Dame Un Cachito Pa Huele," "Jaquey," and the festive "El Divorcio." Other Latin gems include Pedro Flores's "Obsesion" and "No Puedo Freinar," A.L. Torruellas's "Carmela Dame La Llave," and Israel Rodriguez's "Se Formo El Bochinche." Ribot's own tunes, such as "El Gaucho Rojo" and "Baile, Baile, Baile," throw some Wes Montgomery chords into the pot, and the band proves that a party's a party from Havana outward. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

Breezy followup........2007-05-01

The second album credited to Marc Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos, "Muy Divertido" is quite a different record from his predecessor. The band stays intact-- Ribot on guitar backed by Anthony Coleman (keys, who split the role last record with John Medeski), Brad Jones (bass), E.J. Rodriguez (percussion) and Roberto Rodriguez (drums), but for whatever reason, this time around the record has a lot more space, a breezier feel and sound, and significantly more looseness than their debut. While the lack of density makes it a bit less stylized and immediately recognizable as Ribot, it nonetheless produces a fine album.

This change is sound is immediately noticable from the outset-- "Dame un Cachito Pa'huele" finds a pretty, bright and noticably clean sound to it. This stays throughout hte record-- "Las Lomas de New Jersey" hits a great Hispanic sound, "Obsesion" carries a bizarre dramatic sound fed by tubas, tympanis and acoustic guitar work and "No Puedo Frenar" finds Ribot sinking into an almost schlock balladry sound over a warbly organ by Coleman. This isn't to say the funk sounds from the previous record aren't present-- check "Baile Baile Baile" for a circular funk explosion with Ribot rambling on acoustic or "Jaguey" for a sound reminsicent of the first record, but it's definitely subdued.

If there's a complaint to make, it's that not a whole lot on the record stands out. It's a fine listen and a great followup to the band's first record, but I rate it slightly lower than that one.

Very Entertaining Indeed!.......2004-05-16

For the uninitiated, Marc Ribot's Los Cubanos Postizos (the prosthetic Cubans) ensemble is a group dedicated to playing modern interpretations of the son montuno and it's afro-cuban musical cousins. Originally an informal jam band dedicated to bringing attention to the music of the unsung creator of the son monuto - Arsenio Rodriguez, Marc Ribot's little ensemble quickly drew enthusiastic crowds in their East Village scene. Next thing you know, a major label contract and critically acclaimed debut album. Here then is their follow up effort. And I am pleased to announce that it may even be better than the first album. The energy level seems a bit higher, and Marc's guitar tone and attack are a bit more on the edgy side, much more like the live gigs. How best to describe what the band does? Imagine this : A group of ex- Lounge Lizard and Jazz Passenger alumni that have gigged with everyone from John Zorn to Tom Waits playing rootsy afro-cuban grooves. Highly infectious, adventurous and just plain fun, while never getting too serious. For proof of that just listen to "Las Lomas De New Jersey", a hilarious ode to NJ that never comes off as too corny. On the opposite end try "Baile Baile Baile" with it's thunderous power chord interjections grafted onto a traditional son montuno. For those looking for a good enjoyable modern jazz recording that has rootsy latin elements and the emotional immediacy of rock music, but with the structural complexity of jazz, one needs look no further. The album title says it all.

A bit over rated.......2001-01-20

This is a good album, but not a great one. I am not quite sure why it gets such critical raves. Its a fun, but very quirky album. There is a kind of distorted fun house feel to the album, a bit like all the old movies that have shoot out scenes in an amusement park. We are looking at the world through a lens that distorts everything, making it mildly amusing, but also somehow a bit frightening. There is no sense of light, and little sense of warmth. These people are having fun, but they are deadly serious, and a bit desperate, in their pursuit of it. The album is too relentlessly cool, like being at a party in a big city where everyone is smoking cigarettes, dressed in black, and sporting pasty white complexions.

Excellent CD.......2001-01-12

Overall, this is a great CD - The one track with the spoken word about New Jersey is a little annoying, but otherwise, the CD is a gem. Great tunes, tasty percussion, and a great tone to Ribot's guitar make this one of my favorite CD's of 2000.

¡Luv IT!.......2000-12-23

This CD slams - someome tell Ribot to come out to the Knitting Factory Hollywood (California) for some gigs!

These 'Cubanos' might be 'Postizos', but the music is heartfelt and that's the most important thing. I can't get enough of "El Divorcio" and "Carmela Dame La Llave".

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