MACHOSG wrote: 
way to go

 MACHOSG wrote: 
way to go

Pot, meet kettle.
 

alux wrote: 

Viva la revolution
Cubaneros

love it!!!!
 

so much fun!!!

Even if everything was stripped from this song except the bass, this would still be worth listening to.

 rockpommel16 wrote: 
ditto, time for me to re-up my monthly dues

...thanks,bill....great set......knopfler,blackman,social club.............

How sweet it will be to be dancing to these fabulous addictive beats at the inimitable Cafe Havana in Cartagena in a couple months from now!

Perfect transition!!! From Sean Blackman to Buena Vista Social Club! Those thinks that make it worth to listen RP!

This takes me back, Cuba is so beautiful, We stayed at the Hotel De Nacional in Havana and saw he BVSC show, it was a moment for me.  I could live in Cuba so easily stunning country and real people.

 michela wrote: 

Hi, Michela, I've been to Granada a few times. Lovely people and beautiful landscape. Bill should listen to Roberto Fonseca, the fastest-rising jazz musician to come out of Cuba in recent years. I caught him the other night at The Barbican in London and what a show it was! He had as warm-up act the cellist Ayanna (that's another suggestion for you, me ol' mucker, Bill, mate) and as special guest, Fatou, from Mali (although she was born in the Ivory Coast). Fonseca's new album "Yo" ("Me") should suit RP audiences with its mix of Latin jazz, funk and electronica. C;mon, Bill, take a chance, let me know if you want me to send you a few mp3 files!

A Cuban In London.

 cubaninlondon wrote: 
Yes, you're completely right! By the way, I love RP too.
(An Italian  in Spain)

I think its perfectly reasonable to conclude that not liking this song is due to ignorance and narrow-mindedness.

 Byronape wrote: 

Hi, Bill. I love RP, but... you know... there's more to Cuban music than just this, you know... Give us a shout and I can e-mail you some mp3 files.

Greetings from London.

A Cuban In London

 heliosweb wrote: 
Wait, so because I don't like this particular song either, I'm ignorant and narrow minded too?  Doesn't that make you a pretentious ass for assuming you know anything about me simply because I dislike something you clearly like?

That's just hateful.

Ry Cooder is into everything - Mr. Eclectic.

 Tamster wrote: 
"A mind is like a parachute.Sometimes they just don't work"
Skratch Garrison

I can translate this for you: "Don't ask me to work. I am not Mexican.  I'm Cuban."

 heliosweb wrote: 
Someone does not like a song.  Thus, they are "ignorant and narrow minded".   Profound.   Does this mean 2+2=5 in your world?

 nabspat wrote: 
Nope - it's Eliades Ochoa singing this song.

 heliosweb wrote: 
I lived the Caribbean life for 15 years and loved it,...the music too.  Zappa said it: "open your mind"...you might be pleasantly suprised at what you see.

 heliosweb wrote: 
"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open." 
— Frank Zappa

 heliosweb wrote: 

i have to agree

Here's a picture album based on the CD booklet that includes photos, musician credits, lyrics and translations. As I mentioned in my post regarding Chan Chan five of the musicians who performed on this album are sadly no longer with us.

 LastChance wrote: 
How ignorant and narrow minded.

Makes me want to visit one of those Carribbean isles, hang out with the people and pick up some local lingo, enjoy the local dishes, luxuriate on the beaches, and just have a mellow good time.

Exploring other cultures is NOT boring. Open your mind, or... (sigh).

Mucho gusto! Mas por favor!