Night In Dominican Republic (2008)

Product Summary Label: ALMOST GOLD RECORDINGS/RED UPC: 00886973530023 Release Date: 9/9/2008 Buy.com Sku: 208812976 Item#: M4DE93 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Merenguero Hasta La Tambora - Johnny Ventura/Wilfredo Vargas ~ Various Artists 2. En Tu Manos - Milly Y Los Vecinos/Tono Rosario ~ Various Artists 3. El Merengue Se Baila Pegao - Sergio Vargas ~ Various Artists 4. El Nino Inocente - Juan Manuel/Angela Carrasco ~ Various Artists 5. Corazon De Acero - Alexis/Charytin ~ Various Artists 6. Soy Un Sabordin - Marco Hernandez ~ Various Artists 7. El Africano - Sergio Vargas/Wilfrido Vargas ~ Various Artists 8. La Morena - Los Llegales/Manuel Tejada ~ Various Artists 9. Oye - Ilegales/July Mateo ~ Various Artists 10. La Media Vuelta - Charityn/Alexis ~ Various Artists 11. Alguien Como Tu - La Banda Del Swing/Angela Carrasco ~ Various Artists 12. Ya No Te Creo Nada - Johnny Ventura/Andy Andy ~ Various Artists 13. Sin Truco - Tono Rosario/Victor Victor ~ Various Artists 14. Solo Bachata - Milly Y Los Vecinos/Victor Victor ~ Various Artists 15. La Bilirrubina - The Santo Domingo Philharmonic/Andy Andy ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info The tracks on this compilation of music from the Dominican Republic are taken almost entirely from recordings made in the 1990s and early 2000s, and represent a disparate collection of musical styles: Milly & Los Vecinos' "En Tus Manos" is built on a nice, brisk horn chart and a jaunty soca-like backbeat, while Charytin's "Coraz¢n de Acero" is all melodramatically hushed intensity and Los Illegales' "La Morena" opens with a startlingly harsh techno intro before lapsing into a more conventional electro-Latin groove. In some cases, it seems that the selections were even made randomly -- giving an overall impression that either the collection or the musical culture itself is rather slapdash (and the Dominican Republic's musical culture most certainly is not). ~ Rick Anderson Those for whom this album is a first encounter with the music of the Dominican Republic are likely to wonder to what degree it reflects slapdash work on the part of its compilers, and to what degree it simply represents a slapdash musical culture. The tracks on this compilation are taken almost entirely from recordings made in the 1990s and early 2000s, and represent a weirdly disparate collection of musical styles: Milly & Los Vecinos' "En Tus Manos" is built on a nice, brisk horn chart and a jaunty soca-like backbeat, while Charytin's "Coraz¢n de Acero" is all melodramatically hushed intensity and Wilfrido Vargas' "El Africano" is all irritating babble. "La Morena," by Los Illegales, opens with a startlingly harsh techno intro before lapsing into a more conventional electro-Latin groove. In some cases, it seems that selections were just made carelessly, or perhaps even randomly -- Alexis and Andy Andy sing "La Media Vuelta" and "Ya No Te Creo Nada," respectively, in flat, unpleasant voices that make you wonder why they were chosen for a collection like this. Elsewhere, a tendency toward schmaltz is taken to almost parodic levels: the generic love pop of Angela Carrasco's "Alguien Como Tu" is a prime example of that tendency, and the Santo Domingo Philharmonic's "La Bilirrubina" is a perfect example of what happens when you take a nice dance tune and apply French horns to it. The overall impression is of a musical culture in which no one is quite sure what he or she is doing -- which is certainly not the case. ~ Rick Anderson Producer: Anthony Gonzalez (Compilation)   Technical Info Release Date : 2008 Original Release Date : 2008 Catalog ID : 88697353002 Label : RED Distribution Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00886973530023    Related Videos 11:11: Rodrigo Y Gabriela