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| | Compay Segundo: Duets |
 | | From track one to track 16, there’s a link among all songs: The smooth sound of the acoustic guitar with the husky voice of Compay Segundo. | | | Compay Segundo, the Cuban viejito who is 95, is a treasure from an island that has given the world such a rich music history. | | | One of the most romantic melodies in the album is “Fidelidad,” where Compay Segundo shares his voice with that of Trova King Silvio Rodriguez. |
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| | Blog of Death: Compay Segundo |
| | Compay Segundo), the "elder statesman" of Afro-Cuban music, died on July 13 of a heart attack. | | | Segundo achieved international fame at 90 when he and a dozen Cuban musicians met in Havana to record an album and film a documentary with American producer Ry Cooder. | | | During his extensive career, Segundo registered 129 songs with the Spanish Performing Society, including "Chan Chan" and "Sarandonga." He began recording again in 1994 after a group of record executives heard him play in a bar. |
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http://www.blogofdeath.com/archives/000131.html
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| | DVD Talk Forum - Compay Segundo;'Buena Vista' Singer Dies |
| | Compay, who was born in 1907 in Siboney, outside Santiago, enjoyed a second youth travelling around the world and recording two albums of his own. | | | Compay, whose real name was Francisco Repilado, died of kidney failure at his home in Havana, shortly before midnight on Sunday, said his son, Salvador. | | | A few years later, he was packing concert halls in Europe and his fame grew far wider when he was featured on the hit record "Buena Vista Social Club," a record of traditional Cuban songs produced by Ry Cooder, which won a 1997 Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Performance. |
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http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/printthread.php?t=305019
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| | The World Today Archive - Tribute to musician, Compay Segundo |
| | Compay Segundo, the name was a nickname meaning "brother bass", not only had success in various Cuban bands but also invented a seven-string guitar he called the "armonica", which had a double middle string well suited to the "son" style. | | | LAWRENCE POLLARD: Compay Segundo's career illustrates the ups and downs of musical fashion, but also the fact that if you live long enough, you're quite likely to come back to favour. | | | His music was "son" — the name given to a blend of African rhythms and Spanish harmonies, which is said to have laid the basis for salsa music. |
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| | Boheme Magazine Online - Obituary: Compay Segundo (1907-2003) |
| | Segundo arose as one of the fathers of "el son" - a traditional Cuban music with its roots in both traditional Latin American sound and African rhythm, the direct ancestor of salsa and an influence on all of modern Cuban music, and by extension, Latin American music in general as well as jazz. | | | Segundo also invented an instrument he named the "armónico," a kind of a guitar with a repeated G string to achieve a more harmonic sound for the rhythms of el son. | | | Segundo had moved to Havana where it was easier to be paid as a musician and played as a guitarist in some of Cuba's most popular bands. |
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http://www.boheme-magazine.net/php/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=57
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| | A Night in Cuba: Compay Segundo |
| | The cameras were rolling at a sold-out concert by Compay Segundo at the legendary L'Olympia in Paris last year. | | | In 1927, Compay invented the armónico, his six-stringed guitar with a double strung third string which combines the tonal quality of the traditional Cuban tres and the Spanish guitar. | | | Compay says, "It's the piano of the poor, and I'm the last man who knows how to play it." |
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http://www.ovationtv.com/cuba/compay.html
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| | Rolling Stone : Compay Segundo Dies |
| | Segundo made the most of the rediscovery of his music. | | | With the release of BVSC in 1997, Segundo and several other Cuban musicians enjoyed worldwide renown; one of his compositions, the randy "Chan Chan," was the first and most recognizable cut on the album. | | | Despite his age, eighty-nine at the time of the album's release, he toured regularly and recorded prolifically, releasing several albums in the six years between BVSC and his death. |
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http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/5935321
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| | Compay Segundo |
| | Segundo invented his own instrument, the armónico, doubling the guitar's "D" string to produce a cross between the Spanish guitar and the Cuban tres. | | | In 1956, Compay Segundo y sus Muchachos was formed, a band that is still performing. | | | Having been raised in Santiago, the birthplace of Cuban Son, Segundo is a specialist for Eastern music, and helped develop the tradition of the son. |
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http://www.jmk.su.se/global02/annalena/buena/musiker/compay.htm
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| | Variety.com - Reviews - Compay Segundo |
| | At 93, guitarist and singer Compay Segundo is the oldest of the bunch. | | | His other musicians are masters as well, but Segundo takes all the solo space, like a man who's certain he has a lot to say. | | | Segundo opened with backing from bass, a second guitarist and percussion, with Hugo Garzon adding maracas and handling most of the singing. |
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http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117787976?categoryid=34&cs=1
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| | Guardian Unlimited Obituaries Obituary: Compay Segundo |
| | Photograph: AP The cigar-smoked tones of Compay Segundo, who has died aged 95 following kidney problems, were central to the musical phenomenon known as the Buena Vista Social Club. | | | His unmistakeably gritty baritone featured in a near-century-long career of traditional Cuban music, while his songs relished double entendres and cheeky allusions to love. | | | Only last week, Compay attended a tribute concert organised by his two sons. |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,999066,00.html
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| | Compay Segundo Hall Of Fame - Buy used cds, rare vinyl records, LPs and music albums |
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| | Compay Segundo MP3 Downloads - Compay Segundo Music Downloads - Compay Segundo Music Videos |
| | Segundo also plays a combination guitar/tres called the Armonico, a stringed instrument of his own invention, which is frequently heard atonally strumming as minor spice to the improvisations of others. | | | The most regret-filled are a lament for one far away with Martirio and Valoy on the weepy bolero "Es mejor vivir asi" and a pining for (beautiful) "Linda Graciela" with young Repilado and trombonist Enrique Bergery. | | | The vocal-guitar-bass-conga (or bongo) format is exploited in midtempo rhythms throughout these 14 tracks, several of them romance songs. |
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http://mp3.cnet.com/albums/321138/reviews.html
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| | Workers World July 31, 2003: Compay Segundo |
| | Compay Segundo, one of the best-known singers/songwriters of traditional Cuban music died recently in Havana after performing for over 80 years. | | | The composer of hundreds of songs, Compay Segundo is linked to the important early Trova group, El Conjunto Matamoros, and the great Benny More. | | | To better play Son, Compay developed a unique 7-string guitar that added richer harmonics and blended with his signature baritone voice. |
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http://www.workers.org/ww/2003/compay0731.php
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| | GRANMA INTERNAtIONAL DIGITAL, CUBA ENGLISH |
| | Post-Buena Vista, Compay Segundo spent six intense musical years singing, composing, touring, giving concerts and even writing a book that was turned into a musical: Se seco el arrollito (The little stream has dried up). | | | Last year he released the CD Dúos, a wonderful record in which he sings backing vocals with famous names such as Silvio Rodríguez, Cesaria Evora, Eliades Ochoa, Charles Aznavour, Antonio Banderas, Pablo Milanés and Omara Portuonda. | | | That authenticity was what the most diverse audiences and record labels looked for and even before Buena Vista’s phenomenal 1995 success, Spanish Santiago Auserón had presented Antología de Compay Segundo. |
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http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2003/julio/mar15/28adios-i.html
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| | Compay Segundo: Calle Segundo |
| | Compay’s version of "Chan Chan", the theme song of Wim Wender’s "Buena Vista Social Club", is not as moving without the rest of the band. | | | El Viejo Compay is already onto his second release while the rest of his bandmates from the now legendary Buena Vista Social Club work on their first solo album. | | | Now that Buena Vista Social Club, the album and the movie, each individual releasing cd’s on his own as well as on Afro Cuban All Stars releases, we can only thank US record companies for feeding us forbidden fruit by the bushel now that they’ve finally caught on. |
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| | Compay Segundo News: Compay Segundo of 'Buena Vista Social Club' dead at 95 >> liveDaily |
| | Segundo, the inventor of a seven-string guitar dubbed the armónico, was a well-known musician before Fidel Castro took power. | | | Worldwide fame came to Segundo after the 1997 release of "Buena Vista Social Club." The Wim Wenders film and album--which sold a million copies in the U.S.--captured a recording session organized by American producer Ry Cooder (music) to spotlight classic, pre-Revolutionary Cuban nightclub music. | | | Singer-guitarist Compay Segundo (music), who was 90 years old when he gained fame outside his native Cuba thanks to the documentary and GRAMMY |
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| | Compay Segundo, a Star of the 'Buena Vista Social Club,' Dies at 95 |
| | ompay Segundo, the salty Cuban singer and guitarist who was the eldest of the elder musical statesmen featured on the | | | Segundo's solo albums have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. | | | The "Buena Vista" album went on to sell over a million copies in the United States, won a Grammy Award in 1998 for best tropical Latin album and sparked a franchise of solo albums. |
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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/14/obituaries/15CND-SEGUND.html?ex=1373601600&en=d947a00c3657c322&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND
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| | Cuban music master Compay Segundo enchants Mexico / Reuters - Cuba News / Noticias - CubaNet News |
| | Compay Segundo appears in a documentary film also called ''Buena Vista Social Club'' which recounts the lives of the musicians involved in the making of the hit album. | | | The Mexican press has given 92-year-old Francisco Repilado Munoz, Compay Segundo's real name, a jubliant welcome, feting the musician who shot belatedly to fame four years ago for his part in the best-selling album ``Buena Vista Social Club''. | | | Cuban music master Compay Segundo enchants Mexico / Reuters - Cuba News / Noticias - CubaNet News |
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http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y99/ago99/13e10.htm
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| | Amazon.com: Las Flores de la Vida: Music |
| | Compay's appearence has everything: superb music, flawless pacing, and the most charming frontman ever. | | | This is a great album to buy if you want to expierence the greatest music on the planet, la musica de Cuba. | | | Number six, "Amor De Loca Juventud," is a wonderful song, especially when Compay's son, Basilio, does a rendition of the great Louis Armstrongs voice. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000050663?v=glance
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| | Recording review: Segundo, Evora, Brazilian house music |
| | Playing with four clarinetists, Segundo evokes the elegant Cuban music that was popular before brass instruments began their dominance of Latin music in the 1940s. | | | For today's listeners, this means music that has an easy-going swing that goes down as smoothly as a minty, rum-laced mojito. | | | Not surprisingly, he brings a retro sound to his second U.S. release, on which he sings bass harmony and plays an unusual seven-string guitar. |
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http://www.rootsworld.com/reviews/segundo-calle.html
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| | Compay Segundo / RootsWorld Recording Review |
| | Hugo Garzón shares lead vocals with Compay, who complements his ringing seven-string armónico (a hybrid guitar of his own invention) with the guitar of Benito Suárez, Rafael Fournier's bongo work, Rangel's subtle conga artistry, and three clarinetists, Haskell Armenteros, Rafael Inciarte and Rosendo Nardo. | | | In sum, this celebration of the incommensurability of romantic love is yet another essential title for Compay aficionados. | | | Las Flores De La Vida includes Compay's sons Basilio on hand percussion and vocals, and Salvador on double bass. |
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http://www.rootsworld.com/reviews/segundo.shtml
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| | Pictures |
| | A lovely artistic photo of Compay posing with his guitar. |
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| | NPR : 'Buena Vista' Musician Compay Segundo, 95, Dies |
| | Segundo gained worldwide fame as the front man for the group of musicians who played on the Buena Vista Social Club. | | | All Things Considered, July 14, 2003 · Cuban composer, singer and guitarist Compay Segundo died in Havana Sunday of kidney failure. | | | NPR's Melissa Block speaks with music producer Ry Cooder about Segundo's life and legacy. |
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| | Compay Segundo Discography - Slipcue Cuban Music Guide |
| | A longtime master of rural Cuban acoustic guajira music, guitarist Francisco Repilado (better known as Compay Segundo) has become known to an international audience through his work with the Buena Vista Social Club, an amorphous group devoted to the older styles of Cuban music. | | | As with his last few albums, this is a relatively staid production, but Compay and his band project an authoritative command of the material, which is all first-rate stuff. | | | Several of these songs date back to Compay's early career, and all of them, including the classic Cuban chestnut, "Guantanamera," are part of his regular concert performances. |
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| | SEGUNDO, COMPAY / COMPAY COMPAY: 2CD - HMV Australia - Top Dog for Music CDs, CD Singles, Videos and DVDs |
| | The first volume of this album consists of live shows by Compay Segundo, which were recorded, in humble tapes between 1995 and 1996. | | | The final result is a brilliant historical compilation of Compay's live shows - probably the best album of Compay that we could ever have. | | | During this tour, that was held right after the release of the album Lo Mejor de La Vida, Compay included in his shows two legendary Cuban voices: Omara Portuondo and Pío Leyva, together with trumpet player Guajiro Mirabal. |
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http://www.hmv.com.au/product/product.asp?Affiliate=901&sku=961067
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| | MTV.com - Movies - Compay Segundo |
| | When Wenders' film was released in 1998, a resurgence in Segundo's popularity resulted in two new albums, in addition to frequent touring until two months before his death in 2003 as the result of a massive kidney infection. | | | Born Maximo Francisco Repilado Munoz in November 1907, Segundo began performing as a musician in his teens. | | | During this time, the musician gave up his guitar in favor of a job rolling cigars for Havana's H. Upmann cigar manufacturer. |
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| | Amazon.co.uk: Las Flores De La Vida: Music |
| | What clinches this as the great album is Compay's version of "Guantanamera". | | | Gracias Compay - The Definitive Collection; Audio CD ~ Compay Segundo (Artist) | | | This is for those who enjoy Cuban music and a CD which will easily win new converts. |
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000050663
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| | $1.95 DVD Rental Compay Segundo DVD - Music Video Distributors - General DVD |
| | This DVD tells the story of the great Compay Segundo, a man whose hundred year life was replete with countless musical and personal achievements. | | | But it wasnt until he participated in the recording of the classic disc the "Buena Vista Social Club" that Segundos fame became cemented in stone. | | | $1.95 DVD Rental Compay Segundo DVD - Music Video Distributors - General DVD |
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http://movie-exchange.com/GeneralDVD/500004D1+Compay+Segundo+dvd.htm
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| | Afro-Cuban All Stars-Salon Of Dreams/Compay Segundo-Live At L'Olympia (1998) |
| | After selecting this, the viewer is then presented with a chapter list for the second feature and they may then select the first chapter to begin playback. | | | In addition to examining this group's formation and the effects that the isolation of Cuba has had upon its music, this feature also provides a number of highly enjoyable musical numbers. | | | The track listing for Compay Segundo live at L'Olympia is as follows: |
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http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ReviewID=643
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| | La Coleccion Cubana by Compay Segundo CD |
| | The late 92-year old Cuban maestro has been a star on the famous island since the 1930's, performing the "Santiago Sound" on his trademark acoustic guitar (the 'Armonico'). | | | La Coleccion Cubana by Compay Segundo CD Artist |
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http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1640114/a/La+Coleccion+Cubana.htm
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| | GRANMA INTERNAtIONAL DIGITAL, CUBA ENGLISH |
| | BY VICTORIA M. WITH the death of Compay Segundo, Cuban music has lost one of its most unique interpreters, a man who reached fame at 90 and although he came close, was not granted his wish to live to 115. | | | The composer of more than 100 pieces, Compay Segundo studied clarinet, an instrument he played for a number of years, although he was always to be seen playing a version of an eight-string guitar that he crafted himself. | | | Máximo Francisco Repilado, born in the east of the island in Seboney on November 18, 1907, was recently the most active musician of his age in the world and, at 90-plus performed his sones and guarachas on countless stages without abandoning his smile or his cigar. |
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http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2003/julio/lun14/28compay.html
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| | VH1.com : Compay Segundo : Biography |
| | Garay, Miguel Matamoros and Benny Moré, he emerged as one of the most respected musicians of the pre-revolution era, and in the late 1920s invented the armónico, a guitar customized with a double third string to fuse the tonal qualities of the traditional Cuban tres guitar and its Spanish counterpart. | | | Following Fidel Castro's rise to power, Segundo worked as a cigar roller before returning to music during the late 1980s; in his early nineties he attracted worldwide attention in 1998 for his contributions to Ry Cooder's wildly successful Buena Vista Social Club album, issuing the solo Calle Salud the following year. | | | Portions of content provided by All Music Guide®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC |
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| | The grandchildren of the Great Compay Segundo - Editorials at SalsaPower! |
| | It is very emotional and brings tears to people's eyes, making their hearts beat a bit faster just to remember this very much loved and unforgettable Cuban musical figure. | | | The Grandchildren of the great Compay Segundo and Echos of Siboney | | | The group has 36 songs in its repetoire, all of them written by the most pretigious Cuban authors such as Miguel Matamoros, Francisco Repilado (Compay), Benny Moré, Lorenzo Hierrezuelo, Joseíto Fernández, José White, Isolina Carrillo, Rodrigo Prat, Bienvenido Julián Gutiérrez. |
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| | Compay Segundo - Una rosa de Francia - Last.fm |
| | Of all 3,096 people that have listened to songs by Compay Segundo, this represents 3.8%. | | | 117 people have listened to Una rosa de Francia by Compay Segundo. | | | Click a button below to tune in with the Last.fm Player: |
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| | Duets / Compay Segundo |
| | Acclaimed musician Compay Segundo presents listeners with a compilation filled with melodic duets. | | | Cesaria Evora teams up with Segundo for a sweet sounding Spanish track entitled "Lagrimas Negros." The melody of the flute is a nice addition as well. | | | Lou Bega, the man who made a name for himself with the massive hit "Mambo #5" joins Segundo for the chirpy "Baby Keep Smiling." This is the only track that has some english verses by the way. |
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| | Compay Segundo Artist Info >> liveDaily |
| | Legendary Cuban guitarist Compay Segundo was born in 1907; collaborating with the likes of Sindo Garay, Miguel Matamoros and Benny Moré, he emerged as one of the most respected musicians of the pre-revolution era, and in the late 1920s invented the a... | | | see all 28 releases in our full Compay Segundo discography section >> | | | 2 Compay Segundo stories in the news archives >> |
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http://www.livedaily.com/artists/Compay_Segundo-307.html
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| | Music: Compay Segundo |
| | Now, rumour has it that as much as 70 per cent of the Cuban cigars in Montreal are in fact counterfeit, wretched fakes containing hair, sawdust and even dried dog shit. | | | >> Venerable Cuban musician Compay Segundo talks tough on tobacco | | | Better known as Compay Segundo (which means Buddy #2), he still maintains a hearty regimen of tobacco, rum, tobacco, music and tobacco. |
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| | Compay Segundo - Quijote Tropical Standard Release DVD - MovieWeb |
| | Compay Segundo - Quijote Tropical Standard Release DVD - MovieWeb | | | DVD > Compay Segundo - Quijote Tropical: Standard Release DVD > Features | | | Compay Segundo gained an international fan base with Ry Cooder's 1999 project THE BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, but he has been making music and delighting fans in his homeland of Cuba since his early years as a bandleader in the 1920s and 30s. |
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http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/dvd.php?022891800798
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| | MICHAEL AND CATHERINE MEET THE LEGENDARY COMPAY SEGUNDO IN MAJORCA |
| | The Hollywood couple was on hand to welcome 96-year-old Cuban musician Compay Segundo on Tuesday as they kicked off the Mediterranean Nights music festival. | | | The Hollywood couple was on hand to welcome 96-year-old Cuban musician Compay Segundo on Tuesday as they kicked off the Mediterranean Nights music festival, sponsored by Michael's cultural centre | | | Michael and Catherine are huge fans of Caribbean music, and the festival — which this year also features Art Garfunkel, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Enrique Morente — is a popular annual attraction. |
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http://www.hello-magazine.com/2002/05/28/zetajones
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| | JR.com: Compay Segundo - Gracias Compay: The Definitive Collection in Music: Cuban Son: |
| | Personnel includes: Compay Segundo [Francisco Repilado] (vocals, guitar, armonico); Benito Suarez (vocals, guitar); Julio Fernandez, Hugo Garzon (vocals, maracas); Khaled (vocals, synthesizer, percussion); Omara Portuondo, Silvio Rodriguez, Pio Leyva, Basilio Repilado, Martirio, Santiago Auseron (vocals); Raimundo Amador (flamenco guitar); Salvador Repilado (contrabass). | | | JR.com: Compay Segundo - Gracias Compay: The Definitive Collection in Music: Cuban Son: | | | The Mambo Kings Sabor Popular de Cuba Ochoa & Segundo De Cuba Son 15 Great Classic Cuban Songs La Nueva Trova Cubana Cafe Cubana Raices Latinas: Smithsonian Folkways Latino... |
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