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From: North America > Cuba

Genres: Afro-Cuban, Rumba, Son, Traditional

Los Naranjos

It was 1926, on a warm April day, in the backyard of a house, under an orange tree (arbol de naranjas), hence Los Naranjos, Gumercindo Soriano, a talented young singer, summoned together six of his musician friends and began to play the favorite music of Cubans of that era, the native Son.

From those unpretentious beginnings, Los Naranjos matured to become one of the oldest (seven decades) and most respected Son groups of their land, listing among their innumerable awards, the prestigious Best Interpreters of the Son in 1993 and the Alejo Carpentier Condecoration for Artistic Achievements in 1997.

This recording is an effervescent blend of the native Cuban Son presented in the exceptional style of this spine tingling group. From classics, "like Nadie se Salva de la Rumba"(Miguel Matamoros) and "Amalia Batista"(Rodrigo Pratts), to newer standards such as "El Palomo"(Rafael Ortiz) and "Sabrosura"(Felix Molina), all the way to current compositions like the tile song, "Respeta mi Tambo"(Pablo Justiz) and "La Reina del Guaguanco"(Alfredo Bolona), Los Naranjos offer a renewed and exciting vitality and vivacity to this time honored genre.

Soriano passed on in 1990, but his musical legacy, and the characteristic that brought Los Naranjos together in the first place, has been amply fulfilled by the current members of this unequaled group. Que viva el son! (Long live the son!)

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Respeta Mi Tambo

If you were to ask what is the most recognized, traditional sound of Cuba, undoubtedly, the answer would be the 'son'. The son, with strong afro-Cuban, afro-French, Andalusian and Canary musical patterns, goes back to the beginning of the 20th century in the Oriente (east side of island) province. Played by different ensembles (mostly sextets or septets), its main features were the 'tres' (a Cuban guitar with three orders of double strings), a six string guitar, a bongo, an assemblage of minor percussion instruments (clave, botija, maracas and guiro) and, when the rhythm reached the occident (west side of island), the sound of a single trumpet was added. It's lyrics reflected love and romance or public sentiment on soical or political issues.

As the son became very popular nationally and internationally, many groups were formed in the island. So it was, in 1926, in the city of Cienfuegos, in Central Cuba, that Los Naranjos were born.

Today, 76 years later, Los Naranjos have kept, vocally and instrumentally, the same musical characteristics that brough them together in the first place, and it is safe to say that they have maintained alive the history of that genre and the traditional sounds of that bygone era.

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	Title	Length	Sample
	Nadie Se Salva De La Rumba	3:09
	El Palomo	4:04
	Si Yo Soy Feliz	3:32
	Respeta Mi Tambo	4:00
	Tu No Lo Creas	5:23
	Oriente	3:46
	La Jardinera	4:56
	Sabrosura	2:17
	Blanca Nieves	5:34
	La Reina del Guaguanco	3:39
	Amalia Batista	4:23
	Amala Pa' Chango	3:36
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Review of Los Naranjos	5	Wow, I love this music!! I played it at work and had the engineers dancing - a difficult feat! Great traditional Cuban music - if you like Buena Vista Social Club you'll like this.