So was in the Bronx the other week, strolling up from Belmont to the Fordham Metro-North station, when I came across a man selling Mexican and other latin CDs for $5 a go. I bought a couple more or less at random, never having heard of most of the acts he stocked.
The first CD, by an Argentinian calling himself King Africa, was pretty awful - a South American version of that Austrian who did the dreadful remake of "Hey Baby". The second - a 1995 compilation called "Mas Furia De Los Exitos" - was much better. Released out of Miami on Rodven Records, with one exception it consists entirely of Mexican bands. The exception is the first of today's selections - Los Fantasmas Del Caribe from Venezuela.
"Celina" - Los Fantasmas Del Caribe
"Aguita De Melon" - Fito Olivares
As I say, the CD is pretty good. But I has been hoping for more traditionally Mexican. Like this.
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Why type of Mexican music are you looking for?
ReplyDeleteThe best Mexican music in my opinion would be Mariachi (60's - Now), boleros and trios (50s - 70s) Or Norteno and Tejano (70's - 90's)
Mariachi:
Vicente Fernandez
Pepe Aguilar
Mariachi Vargas
Trios:
Los Tres Panchos
Los Tres Ases
Los Tres Diamantes
Norteno:
Los Relampagos Del Norte
Ramon Ayala
Cornelio Reyna
Los Cadetes de Linares
Intocable
Thanks for the suggestions - I'll look into them.
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