Sweet Jane 61 Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 I would like to start listening to latin/spanish artists. I don't know where to begin. I don't want pop really, just good listening music. I think the latin/spanish music is beautiful. And ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 I could tell you about some pop spanish music but I know nothing about latin and so... The only difference with British or American pop is they sing in Spanish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted September 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 I don't really want popish like you hear in the states, I am not a fan of pop music at all. I guess I am just looking for romantic type sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Bebel Gilberto is an exquisite female vocalist, backed by sublime Latin/bossa-nova, skilfully performed/arranged and beautifully produced. I couldn't list you her discography right now, but of the albums I've heard, my favourite is "Tanto Tempo", which is...just achingly wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 During the early ---> mid 1960's Stan Getz collaborated with - Antonio Carlos Jobim Astrud Gilberto Joao Gilberto among others to record 5 albums of Bossa Nova that still stands the test of time today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 I´m hooked on Brezilian music by now... But they don´t sing in Spanish, they sing in Portugese... In any case, Joao Gilberto is my hero in this moment... Jane, maybe you´d prefer some folk Spanish music? Or you mean salsa, merengue and that kind of PortoRican music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 I wish I had access to me old computer, but right now I'm stuck trying to hack into my own computer's WINXP password. Anyway, I can tell you that Rock and Pop do not translate too well into Spanish and vice-versa. You'll find very few English-speaking artists who sing like Leonardo Favio, Sabu, Emmanuel, Jose Jose, Rudy LaScala, and Camilo Sesto. In Spanish, singing in an intense and passionate voice is not out of the ordinary, while in English I'd imagine it'd draw a lot of bad attention and would be the butt of jokes (much like J-Pop is rife with high-pitched female vocalists). Here are some songs which, to me, have a Romantic Ballad sound: - "Nena" ("Nena") by Miguel Bose - "Insoportablemente Bella" ("Unbearably Beautiful") by Emmanuel - "La Nave Del Olvido" ("The Ship Of Oblivion") by Jose Jose - "El Cariño Es Como Una Flor" ("Love Is Like A FLower") by Rudy LaScala - "Que Porque Te Quiero" ("Why It Is That I Love You") by Carlos Mata - "Lo Que Fue No Sera" ("What Once Was Will Not Be") by Jose Maria Napoleon - "Y Te Vas" ("And You Left") by Jose Luis Perales - "Amor De Mujer" ("A Woman's Love") by Camilo Sesto I think the one that translates the best in terms of sound is Camilo Sesto's song. It has a familiar English vocalist air to it and the instrumentation is pretty cool - sounds like the theme of some old foreign movie. Granted, these are ALL old songs with an average of 20-25 years give or take. I'm not too keen on what's current nowadays in Latin American and Spanish music (since they're trying to copy their English counterparts too much). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted September 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Wow guys, thanks for all the info and ideas. I am going to check out all that you have told me about and see what catches my ear. I just have been hearing some latin/spanish music and I want to hear more and I knew you all would point me in the right direction. My SF family is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Good, BA!! then maybe Jane would appreciate Joan Manuel Serrat (melodic Spanish singer), Alaska y Dinarama (though it´s pop, they have melodic songs that are really some of the most beautiful spanish singing songs), Olga Guillot (the queen of bolero), Armando Manzanero... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Ooh, Bolero music is gooooood. THAT is genuinely ours! Sure, there is Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia, Vallenato, Zamba, and Bachata - tropical music for which we're very famous for, but Bolero music is our "uber." Speaking of Bachata, you should check out music by Juan Luis Guerra Y El Grupo 440. It's fun and upbeat tropical music. You usually hear them played every Saturday night at Salsa clubs in SoCal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 18, 2006 Report Share Posted September 18, 2006 Trio Los Panchos also do that kind of soft latin music... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otokichi Posted September 19, 2006 Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 If you don't mind Flamenco-flavored Gitano music, check out the Gipsy Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted September 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2006 Thanks again everyone! I have a list of all you have told me to check out and I am working on it when I can. As someone told me this has been interesting to explore the latin/spanish music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebas Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Anything from Jose Luis Perales will be perfect and Franco De Vita also. From bachata There is a group called Aventura. They are good. And do you know something about reggeton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 (edited) Franco De Vita... that brings a lot of memories. A lot of South American singers got famous from having their songs played as the theme of a telenovela. Franco De Vita, Guillermo Davila, Carlos Mata, and Rudy LaScala got their songs heard when the Venezuelan telenovelas made it to the rest of the Americas (including the United States). "Solo Importas Tu" ("You're The Only One That Matters") by Franco De Vita: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5eEO5s_qQM "Un Buen Perdedor" ("A Good/Graceful Loser") http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCSvEBdOgA4 He was a bit of a "piano man" himself. I bet you cien pesos he was heavily influenced by Billy Joel Here's one which should sound familiar to millions... but this time it's in Spanish... and it should still sound familiar to another set of millions! "Chiquitita" (in Spanish) by one of my favourite Pop bands, ABBA: Edited September 20, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Trio Los Panchos also do that kind of soft latin music... Charlie Zaa built a career out of covering all those songs. Gotta hand it to him for keeping the tradition of the style, even if none of the songs were composed by him. His voice may not be up to par with the likes of people that worked with Agustin Lara, but it's a rare style for someone so young in our time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Jesse Cook has great guitar stuff to listen to :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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