March 8 - Show #76

Theme: Chin chon chow – Louie Ramírez
Song-Artist-Album-Label

Can’t buy me love (No puedes comprarme) – Guianko – Tropical Tribute to the Beatles – RMM

A hard day’s night – Johnny Rivera – Tropical Tribute to the Beatles – RMM

A hard day’s night – Manfredo Fest – Os Sambeatles – Fermata

Can’t buy me love – Manfredo Fest – Os Sambeatles – Fermata

Para Lennon e McCartney – Friends from Rio – Compilation Café do Brasil - A Pure Blend of Cool Brazilian Music – Union Square Music

No ano que vem – Tania Maria – Compilation The Most of Latin Groove – Jazz FM Records

Ifá, um canto pra subir – Margareth Menezes – Beleza Tropical 2 – Luaka Bop

Balança pena – Marisa Monte – Beleza Tropical 2 – Luaka Bop

Batuque – Daniela Mercury – Beleza Tropical 2 – Luaka Bop

Outro lado – Zuco 103 – Compilation Latin Jazz - The Essential Album – Union Square Music

Xuertnom – Projecto 3 – Compilation Café do Brasil - A Pure Blend of Cool Brazilian Music – Union Square Music

Vals for us – Azymuth – Compilation Latin Jazz - The Essential Album – Union Square Music

I like it like that – Cosa Nostra – Cosa Nostra – RAFF

Latin soul square dance – Joe Bataan with Los Fulanos – King of Latin Soul – Vampi Soul

Te doy la vida – Compay Segundo – Las Flores de la Vida – Nonesuch Records/World Circuit

Perla oscura – Juan Perro – Raíces al Viento – BMG/Ariola

La noche de un trago – Juan Perro – Raíces al Viento – BMG/Ariola

Chanchullo – Rubén González – Chanchullo – Nonesuch Records/World Circuit

Thembi – Pharoah Sanders – Thembi – Impulse!

El arriero – Gato Barbieri – Fenix – Flying Dutchman/BMG France


Highlights of the show:

Latin Soul has played two tunes by former frontman of Spanish pop band Radio Futura, Santiago Auserón, under his pseudonym Juan Perro. The Spaniard brought two hot tunes and made the Cuban traditional music set.





Santiago Auserón, AKA Juan Perro for the occasion and the forthcoming career after this album, left the frontman position of Radio Futura (legendary pop band from Spain which got dissolved) to start his solo project “Raíces al Viento”. He changed his musical identity and inspiration, and left many die-hard followers in dismay. Juan Perro released this album in 1995 and explored the traditional sounds of the Cuban old trova, something so far apart from the pop sounds that made him renown. The change was for good as the Ariola/BMG label release were right to offer a new face of Santiago Auserón before Ry Cooder did with his Buena Vista Social Club a few years later. Santiago Auserón/Juan Perro wasn’t obviously so successful to bring old Cuban trova back to world popularity as the former did, but got us a wonderful album mixing his pop music expertise and the inspiration he found in Cuban lands. The opening track ‘A un perro flaco’ is a cheerful tune setting the happy tone for the album, introducing us in the world of this album, to the common stories from common people in the Caribbean. Stories such that one may live over there, or come across when they tell you about them. Stories that make possible the music and deal with old pirates, beautiful women in La Habana or Santiago, nights of pleasure, joy and party, people (or dogs) trying to find their way in life. You may also find neighboring countries music inspired tunes as well, as some Jamaican related tunes where characteristics guys from Negril come across the protagonist of our songs, presumably Juan Perro, or anyone whoever that is. Anyone can be the protagonist of a song. That’s the idea, in my opinion, behind the album. “Raíces al viento”, or Roots to the Wind in English, are those that anyone may find whenever you decide to leave your usual vital background and explore beyond. This great album is the perfect transition to get more into Cuban along the hand of pop music standards.