Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Mi Tierra Natal

by Los Pleneros de la 21 & Conjunto Melodia

Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Mi Tierra Natal cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1989
  • Label: Shanachie
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:29
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut album of Los Pleneros de la 21 was billed jointly with Conjunto Melodia and documented the East Harlem group's bomba and plena for an international audience, with a booklet by Morton Marks. It includes Marcial Reyes Arvelo's 'Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico', a signature plena of the ensemble's repertoire.

Genres

Descriptors: communal, percussive, traditional, dance, call-and-response

Tracklist

  1. Canta El Gallo (3:37)
  2. La Fiesta Campesina (4:20)
  3. El Marunguey (3:54)
  4. Puerto Rico (4:56)
  5. Campo (4:58)
  6. Mi Cuatrito (2:36)
  7. Mi Triste Lamento (3:18)
  8. Mi Jaragual (4:38)
  9. Cantandole A Lo Nuestro (4:34)
  10. El Cantar De Un Campesino (2:34)

Credits

  • Arnaldo "Nando" V谩zquez - bongos, chorus
  • Martin Koenig - consultant
  • The Ethnic Folk Arts Center - consultant
  • Neri Orta - directed by, cuatro, lead vocals, chorus
  • Andy Gonzalez - guest, acoustic bass, electric upright bass, soloist, acoustic bass
  • Mar铆a Luisa "Pupa" Solana - guest, chorus
  • Me帽ique - guest, chorus
  • Edgardo Miranda - guest, cuatro, soloist, cuatro
  • Howard Weiss - producer, mixed by, project manager, liner notes
  • Morton Marks - booklet editor, liner notes
  • Don H眉nerberg - engineer, mixed by
  • Ren茅 L贸pez - mixed by, producer
  • Manny Vega - artwork
  • Marcial Reyes - composed by
  • Angel Luis Medina - composed by
  • Felipe Rosario Goyco - composed by
  • Roberto Cole - composed by

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