[ Malanga Music / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 21 June 2007
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Featuring 20 duets recorded between 1981 & 2005, accompanied by EGREM Orchestra, including Ruben Gonzalez, Manuel Mirabal, Juan Pablo Torres, Orlando Lopez and others.
'Duets' gives more than ample proof of Omara Portuondo's undiminished passion to join her voice in song with other artists, and includes 20 duets recorded between 1981 and 2005, accompanied mostly by the EGREM Orchestra featuring Rubén Gónzalez (p), Manuel "El Guajiro" Mirabal (tp), Juan Pablo Torres (tb), Orlando "Cachaíto" López (b) and Amadito Valdés (perc), among others.
"Very few voices are capable of exemplifying a country. The inimitable flower of Caribbean song, Omara Portuondo has demonstrated her universal appeal on virtually every important stage in the world. Her perpetual counterpoint to everything around her embodies all that is Cuba."
– Bladimir Zamora Céspedes, October 2006, Havana.
Malanga Music's discs have been digitised directly from the original masters, and many of them have never been previously released on CD! These editions also boast 20-page comprehensive booklets featuring previously unissued photos and texts in both English and Spanish, written by important Cuban musicologists and journalists.
1. Este Son Homenaje - Elena Burke, Omara Portuondo
2. Quizás, Quizás, Quizás - Omara Portuondo
3. Deja Que Suba La Marea - Omara Portuondo
4. Habana Travel - Omara Portuondo,
5. Cómo Es Posible - Omara Portuondo, Pedro Rivera
6. Viento - Elena Burke, Omara Portuondo
7. Para Vivir de Lejos - Omara Portuondo
8. Por Los Caminos del Amor - Omara Portuondo
9. Amor, Dame Vida - Omara Portuondo
10. Nuestras Vidas/Mi Corazón Es Para Ti - Elena Burke, Omara Portuondo
11. Cumbancha - Omara Portuondo, Raquel Zozaya
12. Sigamos Amantes - Omara Portuondo
13. Amor de Mi Bohío - Kiki Corona, Omara Portuondo
14. Reclamo Místico - Omara Portuondo
15. Libre de Pecado - Omara Portuondo,
16. Amigas - Elena Burke, Omara Portuondo, Moraima Secada
17. Eso No lo He Dicho Yo - Omara Portuondo,
18. Bajo un Palmar - Omara Portuondo
19. Tranquilidad: Me Faltabas Tú/Duerme/Soy Como Soy/¿Y Tú Qué Has Hecho?/B - Elena Burke, Omara Portuondo
20. Pelotero La Bola: Capullito de Alelí/Cómo Me Has Hecho Sufrir/Pensando - Elena Burke, Omara Portuondo