Buena Vista Social Club Presents Omara Portoundo

While she came to global prominence as the female singer on the Buena Vista Social Club
album and in the film, Omara Portuondo has a career that--like the other articipants--stretches back many years. She puts her experience to good use on this record, sounding for all the world like a Cuban Billie Holiday, smoky and quietly tragic, with a history of lost love. The lush arrangements, which often sound transplanted straightfrom 1950s Havana, frame her voice exquisitely while guests such as Ibrahim Ferrer, CompaySegundo, and Rubén González add their inimitable talents to the mix. Her reading of "The
Man I Love" ("El Hombre Que Yo Ame") is also a microcosm of the disc--slightly jazzy, with a yearning vocal that's emotive without ever being overwrought. There's little doubt that Portuondo is a world-class singer, and this is the ideal showcase for her extraordinary talents.



Tracklist

1. La Sitiera
2. He Perdido Contigo
3. Donde Estabas Tu?
4. Mariposita De Primavera
5. Canta Lo Sentimental
6. Ella Y Yo
7. No Me Vayas A Enganar
8. No Me Llores Mas
9. Veinte Anos
10. El Hombre Que Yo Ame (The Man I Love)
11. Siempre En Mi Corazon

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