Homenaje

Artist: Puntillita
Label: Tumi Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 723724159426
EAN: 0723724159426
ASIN: B00005M0MZ

Release Date: 2001-07-10

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Tracks:

Golpe de Bibijagua
Tingo Talango
Mara
Chicharre Palanca
Lechon y Guanajo
Rasgando, Siempre Rasgando
Caballo Me Voy
Escucha Nena
Cantiero, Mi Cereza
Ass Baracutey
Saxofe la Orquesta
Defiete
Guanguanc Martha
Guateque de Don Tom
Pregriollo
Bailando Mozambique

Customer Reviews:

The first of the great ones seen on Buena Vista to leave us........2006-08-19

One of the great Cuban singers of the second half of the 20th century, and maybe one of the least know of the great ones.

His voice is loaded with the sensibility, emotion, sensuality, and humor one has come to expected from the great soneros.

Every song on this CD can be considered a classic, with a very controlled 'big band' sound never intrudes on the soneroro - ala Beny's 'Banda Gigante.' Heck, they can even make the usually harsh and ugly 'mozambique' sound classy. This CD exudes that inexplicable and unique Cuban style and elegance that will charm anyone with a semblance of a nervous system.

KP

PUNTILLITA- "HOMENAJE" (1927-2000).......2001-07-22

This is a great CD issued by "TUMI MUSIC LTD" in Britain. The late cuban sonero/singer Manuel Licea aka "Puntillita" (12/4/27-12/4/00) is celebrated as 16 of his old time 50's and 60's recordings with the "orquestas" of maestros Julio Cuevas, Rafael Somavilla and Joaquin Mendivel are included in this CD. "Puntillita" started his singing career in Havana with Julio Cuevas & His Orch. in 1945. This great jazz band already featured the famous Orlando Guerra "Cascarita" and Reinaldo Valdes "El Jabao" as singers, so the addition of "Puntillita" made this band unbeatable. In 1953, Julio Cuevas disbanded the group and "Puntillita" went on to sing with other luminaries like Sonora Matancera, Orquesta Cosmopolita and other groups. In 1959, Cuevas made a brief comeback and of course he featured Puntillita as lead singer. At the time Puchito Records became interested in them and recorded an LP vynil classic featuring Julio Cuevas Orch. with Puntillita entitled "RASCANDO SIEMPRE RASCANDO". This was a star studded group, which included famed sonero Miguelito Cuni in chorus. Some of the Puntillita/Cuevas hits included in this TUMI CD are, "El Golpe de Bibijagua","Tingo Talango","El Marañon", "Chicharron de Palanca", "Lechon y Guanajo","Rascando Siempre Rascando", "A Caballo Me Voy" and "Defiendete". Other hit songs like "Escucha Nena", "Cantinero Mi Cerveza","Asi Es Baracutey","El Saxofon de la Orquesta", "El Guaguanco de Martha" "El Guateque de Don Tomas","Pregon Criollo" and "Bailando Mozambique" also have superb jazz band orchestrations, which make this CD a collector's item. I highly recommend this posthumous homage to one of Cuba's greatest singers.

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