Folk Songs Of Puerto Rico / Va Folk Songs Of Puerto Rico / Va CD

It's all about cultural roots: On this record, the presence of the decima (a ballad-like song form often philosophical in nature) and the pasodoble (a fast Spanish dance that introduces a bull fight and the entrance of the bull fighters) reflects the cultural association of the majority Puerto Ricans to their Spanish colonial past. A plena (humorous, satirical song of the "common man") is distinctly Puerto Rican. A guaracha (an old-fashioned Afro-Cuban street dance) ties Puerto Ricans to their Afro-Caribbean heritage.

1. Decima 2. Aguinaldo 3. Pasodoble 4. Me Mataron El Gallo 5. La Plena Viene de Cidra 6. Waltz 7. Guaracha - la Mujer Del Zapatero 8. Bomba 9. Juba 10. Ven Ac?, Ven Ac? / Melit?N T?N Be (Medley) 11. El Rabo de la Cometa / Dolores (Medley) 12. Venga Ron / Agua Tir? (Medley) 13. Christmas Party: Maria Magdalena / Christmas Party: Waltz (Medley) 14. Piece for Concertina and Drum 15. Mensaje de Alto, Rondalla Del Templo de Mita