Lo Mejor de la Vida

by Compay Segundo

Lo Mejor de la Vida cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1998
  • Label: DRO EastWest
  • Country: Cuba
  • Length: 59:58
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in Havana at Estudios Ojal谩 in October 1997, with 'Juliancito' cut in Madrid that August, 'Lo Mejor de la Vida' presents the 90-year-old singer and arm贸nico player with his Muchachos and guests including Omara Portuondo, Silvio Rodr铆guez, P铆o Leyva and flamenco singer Martirio. Its 14 tracks move between son, bolero and punto guajiro, with Barbarito Torres contributing la煤d and Segundo's sons Salvador and Basilio Repilado in the accompanying group.

Genres

Descriptors: traditional, storytelling, acoustic, call-and-response, male-vocals

Tracklist

  1. El camis贸n de Pepa (3:45)
  2. Tu quer铆as jugar (4:04)
  3. Desdichado (5:58)
  4. La ternera (feat. P铆o Leyva) (3:24)
  5. Para Vigo me voy (5:04)
  6. Fidelidad (feat. Silvio Rodr铆guez) (3:15)
  7. Cuba y Espa帽a (6:34)
  8. Es mejor vivir as铆 (feat. Martirio) (3:29)
  9. Frutas del Caney (feat. Felix Valoy) (3:01)
  10. La juma de ayer (feat. P铆o Leyva) (4:38)
  11. Linda Graciela (feat. Basilio Repilado) (4:19)
  12. La pluma (feat. Omara Portuondo) (2:47)
  13. Juliancito tu novia te bot贸 (feat. Martirio, Raimundo Amador) (4:34)
  14. Son de negros en Cuba (4:59)

Credits

  • COmpay Segundo - primary artist, performer [arm贸nico], backing vocals
  • Benito Su谩rez - backing vocals, guitar
  • Salvador Repilado Labrada - backing vocals, bass
  • Hugo Garz贸n - maracas, vocals, percussion, backing vocals, guiro
  • P铆o Leyva - vocals, claves
  • Barbarito Torres - la煤d, lute
  • Carlos Ruiz De La Tejera - read by [recital]
  • Cot贸 - tres
  • Luis Lazaro - executive-producer, liner notes
  • Jos茅 Luis Crespo - mixed by, mastered by
  • Javier Salas - photography by [cover], photography by
  • Arturo Iturbe - graphic design
  • Manuel Zambrana - photography by
  • Francisco Repilado - written-by
  • Pedro Flores - written-by
  • Beny Mor茅 - written-by
  • Ernesto Lecuona - written-by
  • Felipe Goico - written-by
  • 脕ngel Ortega G贸mez - written-by
  • F茅lix B. Caignet - written-by
  • Walfrido Guevara - written-by
  • Rafael Ort铆z - written-by
  • Lorenzo Hierrezuelo - written-by
  • Federico Garc铆a Lorca - written-by

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