Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Chan Chan - Compay Segundo
2. La Ultima Noche - Omara Portuondo
3. Compositor Confundido - Ibrahim Ferrer
4. Tumbao A Peruchin - Alfredo Rodriguez
5. El Son De Baloy - Afro Cuban Allstars presents Felix Baloy
6. Encuentro Entre Soneros - Papi Oviedo Y Sus Soneros
7. Limpia Mi Son - Papa Noel & Papi Oviedo
8. Se Le Gano - Orquesta Aragon
9. Descarga De hoy - Cubanismo
10. Yo Soy El Punto Cubano - Celina Gonzalez

Disc 2:

1. Luna Wanestan - Emilio Salvador
2. Echale Limon - NG La Banda
3. A Chano Pozo - Irakere
4. La Fibula - Yusa
5. Summertime - Bobby Carcasses
6. La Gata Loca - Mamborama
7. Lenu - Bobi Cespedes
8. Despedida - Todos Estrellas
9. New Pa'Que Vea - Chispa Y Su Complices
10. Descarga Pa' Gozar - Tata Guines & Anga

Disc 3:

1. La Chica De Nieve - Juan Carlos Alfonso Y Su Dan Den
2. Capital De Capitales - Aramis Galinda
3. Disco Azucar - Los Van Van
4. Tu Repetiste - Issac Delgado
5. La Pelona - Bakuleye
6. Llego Danae - Danae
7. Traigo, Te Traigo - Pachito Alonso Y Su Kinikini
8. Como Les Gusta - Son Candela
9. Habana - Nuevas Estrellas De Arieto
10. Mi Salsa Tiene Sandunga - Orquesta Reve
11. Yo Tengo Lo Que A Ti Te Conviene - Andy Gola Y Cole Cole

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17068 in Music
• Released on: 2004-02-23
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set

Customer Reviews

Lots to like
The Beginners Guide series is garnering a reputation for collecting quality tunes in a triple CD set...and BGT Cuba is no exception. The three CDs each cover a different style...

CD1 "Classic Cuba' has all the Buena Vista style artists: Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Cunbanismo etc. and there are a few classic tunes that many will know from other sources, but the quality bar is high, with most tunes displaying the easy languid grooves and harmonies we have come to know and love. *****

CD2 "Jazzy Cuba' ...says it all...the cuban grooves being a little more subservient to solos and spotlights on individual talents...still exuberant and danceable, but perhaps less of interest to DJs. This is my least favourite of the three.***

CD3 'Salsa Cuba' is chock full of top Cuban salsa, which is like South American Salsa, but with a sprinkling of Mambo thrown in for good measure. There are some tunes here that get you moving...almost against your will...real MOVERS! ****

Cuba, the largest island in the Caribbean has, along with her neighbour Jamaica, exerted an influence on the world's music that far outweighs her size and population. Here, especially on disc one, we see why, with some breathtakingly beautiful tunes.
Total time for the three CDs is a reasonable 2 1/2 hours. All the tunes, with a few exceptions are from between 1995 and 2003, and many of these pieces have a timeless quality that only world class musicians can provide. Recommended.

Complete Bargin
If you like latin/cuban music, and don't yet have any in your cd collection, then this is a must buy. It does exactly what it says on the tin: its the perfect beginners guide.
Each of the three cd's is worth the asking price on its own.