Canta Zitarrosa

by Alfredo Zitarrosa

Canta Zitarrosa cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: Tonal
  • Country: Uruguay
  • Length: 38:30
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Canta Zitarrosa' is the deeply influential debut album of Alfredo Zitarrosa, establishing his booming baritone and profound poetic lyricism. Accompanied by traditional Uruguayan guitar ensembles, he elevated regional rural styles like the milonga and zamba into vehicles for sophisticated social and political commentary. It laid the foundation for his legacy as one of the most vital figures in Latin American folk music.

Genres

Descriptors: political, folk, acoustic, male-vocals, melodic, ballad, storytelling, Spanish language, protest

Tracklist

  1. Milonga de Ojos Dorados (2:28)
  2. La Coyunda (2:01)
  3. Coplas al Compadre Juan Miguel (3:20)
  4. De No Olvidar (2:27)
  5. Milonga para una Ni帽a (2:40)
  6. Por Prudencio Correa (1:52)
  7. Del Que Se Ausenta (2:52)
  8. La Vuelta de Obligado (2:23)
  9. Record谩ndote (3:28)
  10. Si Te Vas (3:51)
  11. No Me Esperes (3:17)
  12. Zamba por Vos (3:27)
  13. Cueca del Regreso (2:31)
  14. Gato de las Cuchillas (1:47)

Credits

  • Ciro P茅rez - accompanied by, guitar
  • Hilario Perez - accompanied by, guitar
  • Yamand煤 Palacios - accompanied by, written-by
  • Oscar Del Monte - written-by
  • Lucio Mun铆z - written-by
  • Rub茅n Lena - written-by
  • Sergio Villar - written-by
  • Miguel Brasc贸 - written-by
  • Alfredo Zitarrosa - Primary Artist, Written-By

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