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Merengue Alegre (CD)

By: Joaquin Diaz (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Merengue Alegre (CD) Album By Joaquin Diaz (Artist)
1   Vamos A Bailar
2   Una Manana De Abril
3   Palo Bonito
4   Autentico Merengue
5   Bachata Sentimental
6   Cana Brava
7   Navidad Sin Mi Madre
8   Los Ritmos Oficiales
9   Merengue Alegre
10   Me La Pusieron Dificil
11   La Chiflera
12   Las Tres Muchachas De Don Pancho
13   Homenaje A San Pedro
 

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Title Note

Diaz sings and plays accordion on a mixture of traditional songs and original compositions on this lively merengue album, accompanied by the sort of rhythm section found in the traditional style of perico ripiao: guiro (a scraped metallophone) and tambora. Although this music has some resemblance to Tex-Mex conjunto music in the instrumentation (particularly the accordion and vocals), to North Americans who might be wearying of the wealth of similar-sounding conjunto combos, this is considerably more interesting. The tempos are so fast that it can initially be disorienting, as if these are Tex-Mex conjunto records playing at the wrong speed. But it's not just speed for speed's sake: The rhythms are cleverly syncopated and varied, and there's a cheerful urgency to the vocals and playing not always in found in other, similar forms of Latin American folk-based music. The original Spanish lyrics and their English translations are printed for about half the songs, and these are much in keeping with the energy of the record: exhortations to dance and celebrate and expressions of regional pride. ~ Richie Unterberger

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