roberto delgado

- samba caramba south america ole (1970)

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slayer and i agree this is one of delgado's best medley records. i don't usually do medleys, but this one, like show dancing, has found a fond place in my collection. i thought it was released 1973 but see on the record itself a P 1970.

happy samba!

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01 - mama inez, carioca, el colas

02 - la bamba, amor, tequila

03 - besame mucho, mexicana

04 - summer samba, el condor pasa

05 - negra maria, carnevalito, rum, tabasco

06 - perfidia, la ragazza

07 - adios mariquita, amapola, um poco rio

08 - ave maria no morro, maria elena

09 - vaya con dias, banana boat, soul calypso

10 - corcovado, pepito, el rancho, felicidad

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roberto delgado

- along mexican highways (1959)

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this is the earliest delgado album i have, and i suspect it may be roberto's first. it's utterly charming, really fresh, and the instrumentation is top notch. the arrangement is also truly innovative, and it really feels like mr. delgado is discovering his love of latin music.

the lp itself is a little beat up, but i've decided i want to share it regardless, at least until somebody else offers a better copy. i'm always surprised at how well these thick heavy platters from the fifties preserve the sound. inbetween the crackle the sound is still crisp. most of the recording faired well in the sound cleanup except maybe "la bamba" which is why i've included a cd copy of it from a compilation. i was amused to see that this lp cover lists him as "Roberto del Gado" and has a genre on the back called "for your romantik mood" :)

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01 - amapola

02 - noches de mazatlan

03 - suby universitario

04 - cielito lindo

05 - estrellita

06 - el rascapetate

07 - la bamba

08 - ruega por nosotros

09 - green eyes

10 - la malaguena

11 - ahora y siempre

12 - el jarabe tapatio

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