The Essential Guide to Cuba

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Annotation

Individual cat#s: ESGCD307-1, ESGCD307-2, ESGCD307-3

Annotation last modified on 2026-08-27 09:08 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Buena Vista Roots
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Voy pa' Mayarí
recording of:
Voy pa’ Mayarí (son)
lyricist and composer:
Francisco Repilado
Compay Segundo y su Grupo3:07
2Yo como candela
recording of:
Yo sí como candela
writer:
Félix Chappottín and Luis "Lilí" Martínez Griñán (composer of Cuban son music)
composer:
Félix Chappottín
Omara Portuondo with Adalberto Álvarez3:45
3Resuena tu bongo
Pío Leyva2:28
4Bururú barará
Sierra Maestra3:23
5Mi oriente
recorded in:
La Habana (Havana), Cuba (from 1960 until 1961)
lead vocals:
Ibrahim Ferrer (Cuban singer) (from 1960 until 1961)
Ibrahím Ferrer with Chepin y su Orquesta Oriental2:28
6Date una vueltecita
Rubén González4:12
7Bailando el son
Orquesta Novedades3:04
8Yiri yiri bon
recorded in:
Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (in 1952)
recording of:
Yiri-yiri-bom (in 1952)
writer:
Silvestre Mendez (Cuban songwriter and orchestra leader)
Benny Moré2:17
9Adiós compay Gato
Trio Habaney3:23
10Suena tu bongó
Conjunto Roberto Faz2:45
11Defiéndete
Orquesta Julio Cuevas3:02
12A orillas del cauto
Eliades Ochoa6:09
13El bodeguero
Orquesta Aragón3:08
14Como baila Marieta
recording of:
Marieta
lyricist and composer:
Faustino Oramas (el Guayabero)
El Guayabero7:40
15Mira que son
Nino Rivera y su Conjunto3:56
16Echale salsita
Celeste Mendoza3:46
17Hasta Pantoja baila mi son
engineer:
Tony López (Cuban engineer)
solo flute:
Richard Egües (Cuban flute player)
solo tres:
Niño Rivera (Cuban tres player, songwriter and arranger.)
solo violin:
Pedro Depestre
lead vocals:
Pepe Olmos and Rafael Bacallao (Cuban singer)
recorded at:
Egrem Studios in La Habana (Havana), Cuba (in 1979-11)
recording of:
Hasta Pantojo bailo mi son (in 1979-11)
writer:
Pedro Aranzola
Estrellas de Areito feat. Rubén González11:31
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