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Introducing...Rubén González

Label: World Circuit
Released: 2017
Track listing: La Engañadora; Cumbanchero; Tres Lindas Cubanas (Extended); Melodía Del Rio; Mandinga; Siboney; Almendra; Tumbao (Extended); Como Siento Yo; Descarga Ruben Y Cachaito (Previously Unreleased).

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Rubén González: Introducing...Rubén González

Read "Introducing...Rubén González" reviewed by James Nadal


When Cuban piano master Rubén González was brought out of self-imposed retirement, at age seventy seven, in 1996, for a recording by the Afro Cuban All Stars, A Toda Cuba Le Gusta, he had not played in over ten years, and did not even own a piano. After hearing González on those sessions, producer/guitarist Ry Cooder ...

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Ruben Gonzalez: Introducing...Ruben Gonzalez

Read "Introducing...Ruben Gonzalez" reviewed by Derrick A. Smith


Most Cuban releases these days evoke the atmosphere of the dance hall, or the veranda of an Havana dwelling, depending on whether the music is in the big-band dancing format or one of the more folkloric string-oriented styles. This premiere full-length by Ruben Gonzalez, however, brushes the sepia and blues of an early 20th Century salon ...


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