Distinto Diferente

Distinto Diferente Artist: Afro-Cuban All Stars
Label: Elektra
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 769233005823
EAN: 0769233005823
ASIN: B00002DDXB


Release Date: 1999-10-26

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Tracks:

  1. Distinto, Diferente
  2. Tumba Palo Cocuyé
  3. Tributo al Niño Rivera
  4. Reconciliation
  5. Variaciones Sobre un Tema Desconocido - Afro-Cuban All Stars
  6. Al Vaivén de Mi Carreta (To the Rocking of My Cart)
  7. Gandinga, Mondongo y Sandunga
  8. Huellas del Pasado
  9. Warariansa
  10. Homenaje a Martha Valdés

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent and different .......2004-08-22

This is simply wonderful music. I consider the first Afro-Cuban All Star album, A Todo Cuba Le Gusta, to be one of my all time favorites. After the close of the first track on A Todo Cuba Le Gusta, I was asking myself, Where have you been all my life? I had no clue that I liked Cuban music but this is just amazing and it made me want more!

I don't feel quite that way about this album. It is a touch less fiery and a wee bit closer to mainstream tastes but believe me, there is nothing mainstream about it. The musicianship is fabulous despite the stylistic change. It is well worth buying and a great introduction to Cuban music.

If you are new to Cuban music and your tastes lean toward the metallic side of rock, you might enjoy the first album more. If you enjoy things a bit calmer than a frenzy but want still plenty of excitement, try this one!

5 out of 5 stars Muy caliente!.......2002-11-10

Pure magic, my dear ladies and gentlemen, pure magic. I smell cigar smoke whenever I go past the CD tower.

5 out of 5 stars A ton of fun.......2001-09-14

Lively, brassy, fun. An excellent follow-up to their first album. Get both.

5 out of 5 stars Hot, Spicy, Fun!.......2001-07-29

This music is absolutely addicting! Great to listen to while whipping up dinner or whatever else. However, DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS WHILE DRIVING! You won't be able to sit still and you and your car will be dancing all over the road. I can't wait to hear more from this very talented, sexy, and lively bunch!

5 out of 5 stars ¿Distinto? ¿Diferente? ¡CLARO que Sí!.......2001-06-28

WARNING: The Afro Cuban All Stars' music is NOT your father's Desi Arnaz albums!

Having both this CD and "A Toda Cuba Le Gusta", I just don't know which I like best. This stuff is highly "picante" --"chiles habaneros" put to music!!!

To Juan de Marcos Gonzýlez, the REAL driving force behind the "Buena Vista Social Club" phenomenon and now "Afro Cuban All Stars", an enormous debt is owed by all who appreciate truly GREAT music. He's a modern musical HERO.

This man, with endless energy, profound passion and a winning smile, has probably done more in recent years to promote both traditional and modern Cuban music beyond Cuba's borders than any human being alive. I can't express the depth of my gratitude to this brilliant and enterprising man. Without him, who among us would have had the good fortune to enjoy Ibrahim Ferrer's magical voice?

Long before I discovered Cuban music (via BVSC), I was deeply in love with Mexican music of all genres, modern and traditional.

But Cuban music has a place of its own in the world of music. For, much like our own music in the United States, Cuban music is a fusion of European music with an African influence of great variety and, presumably, that of the indigenous populations. I have read that African slaves once accounted for 40% of the island's population, representing more than 100 tribal groups of the African continent. Because Cuba's European cultural influences differ from those of the United States, the resulting music is not the same. We have our blues and jazz; Cuba has its son montuno, guajira, guaracha, rumba, danzýn, bolero and chachachý, to name only a few. A musical treasure chest!!!

It is precisely the richness of this Cuban musical heritage that Juan de Marcos understands, appreciates and celebrates like nobody else! And nobody else has been so generous in sharing this precious gift with the rest of the world.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Juan de Marcos Gonzýlez!

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