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Alma Caribeña (Caribbean Soul), Gloria Estefan's third Spanish-language album, is another assured, varied effort in the tradition of its predecessors, Mi Tierra (1993) and Abriendo Puertas (1995), both of which were popular successes. The album is a virtual tour of the Caribbean Islands, not only presenting styles from the singer's native Cuba but also from other Latin American countries. Much of the record has a traditional feel with acoustic instruments prominent, but that doesn't prevent a wide range of rhythms and musical approaches from being used. Salsa, son, murga, bolero, bachata, and Afro-Cuban styles are mixed, sometimes several in one song. Estefan sings with assurance and is joined for one song each by Latin music forbears Celia Cruz and José Feliciano. Though the album is intensely rhythmic, there is little for the singer's dance audience until the end, when a remix of the first single, "No Me Dejes de Querer (Don't Stop Loving Me)," provides the requisite dancefloor entry.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Sebastian Krys, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - George Noriega, Producer - Manny Lopez, Guitar - Robert Blades, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Recording Engineer - Javier Garza, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Sal Cuevas, AssociatedPerformer - Gloria Estefan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MAURICIO GUERRERO, Mixing Engineer - Carlos Alvarez, Recording Engineer - Gustavo Celis, Recording Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Recording Engineer - Luis Torres, Baritone Saxophone - Scott Canto, Recording Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Recording Engineer - Emilio Estefan Jr., Producer - Nelson Gonzalez, AssociatedPerformer - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion - Jorge Torres, Trumpet - Marcelo Añez, Recording Engineer - Papo Lucca, Arranger - Richard Serotta, Engineer - Ted Stein, Recording Engineer - Justo L. Rivera, Guitar - Justo Rivera, Guitar - Jorge Padilla, Congas - Hernan Mullet, AssociatedPerformer - Pedro Perez Rivera, Bass
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Emilio Estefan, Jr., Composer, Lyricist - Sebastian Krys, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - José Antonio Molina, Orchestrator - George Noriega, Producer - Manny Lopez, Guitar - Robert Blades, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Recording Engineer - Angie Chirino, Composer, Lyricist - Javier Garza, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Hernan "Teddy" Mulet, Trombone, Trumpet - Sal Cuevas, Bass Guitar - Gloria Estefan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel López, Percussion - MAURICIO GUERRERO, Mixing Engineer - Yomo Toro, Guitar - Carlos Alvarez, Recording Engineer - Gustavo Celis, Recording Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Recording Engineer - Scott Canto, Recording Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Recording Engineer - Emilio Estefan Jr., Producer - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion - Marcelo Añez, Recording Engineer - Richard Serotta, Engineer - Ted Stein, Recording Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Emilio Estefan, Jr., Composer, Lyricist - Sebastian Krys, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - José Antonio Molina, Orchestrator - George Noriega, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - Robert Blades, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Recording Engineer - Javier Garza, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Hernan "Teddy" Mulet, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Trombone, Trumpet - Sal Cuevas, Acoustic Guitar, Bass - Gloria Estefan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel López, Percussion - MAURICIO GUERRERO, Mixing Engineer - Yomo Toro, Guitar - Carlos Alvarez, Recording Engineer - Gustavo Celis, Recording Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Recording Engineer - PEDRO ALFONSO, Violin - Scott Canto, Recording Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Recording Engineer - Emilio Estefan Jr., Producer - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion - Marcelo Añez, Recording Engineer - Richard Serotta, Engineer - Ted Stein, Recording Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
George Noriega, Producer - Manny Lopez, Guitar - Robert Blades, Producer - Marco Flores, Composer, Lyricist - Sal Cuevas, Bass - Gloria Estefan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - PEDRO ALFONSO, Violin - Emilio Estefan Jr., Producer - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Emilio Estefan, Jr., Composer, Lyricist - Sebastian Krys, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - José Antonio Molina, Orchestrator - George Noriega, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - Manny Lopez, Guitar - Robert Blades, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Recording Engineer - Javier Garza, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Hernan "Teddy" Mulet, Acoustic Guitar, Trumpet - Sal Cuevas, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar - Gloria Estefan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel López, Percussion - MAURICIO GUERRERO, Mixing Engineer - Carlos Alvarez, Recording Engineer - Gustavo Celis, Recording Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Recording Engineer - Scott Canto, Recording Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Recording Engineer - Emilio Estefan Jr., Producer - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion - Marcelo Añez, Recording Engineer - Richard Serotta, Engineer - Ted Stein, Recording Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Randall Barlow, Trumpet - Sebastian Krys, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Recording Engineer - Javier Garza, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Hernan "Teddy" Mulet, Trombone - René Toledo, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger - Gloria Estefan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MAURICIO GUERRERO, Mixing Engineer - Ed Calle, Saxophone - Carlos Alvarez, Recording Engineer - Gustavo Celis, Recording Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Recording Engineer - PEDRO ALFONSO, Violin - Scott Canto, Recording Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Recording Engineer - José Sibaja, Trumpet - Celia Cruz, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emilio Estefan Jr., Producer - Reyneiro Perez, Arranger - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion - Marcelo Añez, Recording Engineer - Jason Carder, Trumpet - René L. Toledo, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, 12-String Guitar - Richard Serotta, Engineer - Ted Stein, Recording Engineer - Juan Nogueras, Jr., Percussion - Omar Hernadez, Bass - Gloria Estefan feat. Celia Cruz, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Sebastian Krys, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - José Antonio Molina, Orchestrator - George Noriega, Producer - Manny Lopez, Guitar - Robert Blades, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Recording Engineer - Javier Garza, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Hernan "Teddy" Mulet, Arranger - Salvador Cuevas, Composer, Lyricist - Sal Cuevas, Bass Guitar - Gloria Estefan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MAURICIO GUERRERO, Mixing Engineer - Carlos Alvarez, Recording Engineer - Gustavo Celis, Recording Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Recording Engineer - Scott Canto, Recording Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Recording Engineer - Emilio Estefan Jr., Producer - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion - Marcelo Añez, Recording Engineer - Richard Serotta, Engineer - Ted Stein, Recording Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Randall Barlow, Trumpet - Sebastian Krys, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Recording Engineer - Javier Garza, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Hernan "Teddy" Mulet, Trombone - René Toledo, Composer, Lyricist - Gloria Estefan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MAURICIO GUERRERO, Mixing Engineer - Ed Calle, Saxophone - Jorge Calandrelli, Orchestrator - Carlos Alvarez, Recording Engineer - Gustavo Celis, Recording Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Recording Engineer - PEDRO ALFONSO, Violin - Scott Canto, Recording Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Recording Engineer - José Sibaja, Trumpet - Emilio Estefan Jr., Producer - Reyneiro Perez, Arranger, Programmer - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion - Marcelo Añez, Recording Engineer - Jason Carder, Trumpet - René L. Toledo, Producer, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, 12-String Guitar - Richard Serotta, Engineer - Ted Stein, Recording Engineer - Juan Nogueras, Jr., Percussion - Omar Hernadez, Bass
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Sebastian Krys, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - José Antonio Molina, Orchestrator - Manny Lopez, Guitar - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Recording Engineer - Archie Peña, Drums, Percussion - Javier Garza, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Marco Flores, Composer, Lyricist - Gloria Estefan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MAURICIO GUERRERO, Mixing Engineer - Juan Vicente Zambrano, Producer, Arranger - Carlos Alvarez, Recording Engineer - Gustavo Celis, Recording Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Recording Engineer - Scott Canto, Recording Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Recording Engineer - Emilio Estefan Jr., Producer - Marcelo Añez, Recording Engineer - Nicky Orta, Bass - Richard Serotta, Engineer - Ted Stein, Recording Engineer
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Randall Barlow, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Programmer - Sebastian Krys, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - José Antonio Molina, Arranger, Orchestrator - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Recording Engineer - Javier Garza, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - René Toledo, Guitar - Sal Cuevas, Bass - Gloria Estefan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel López, Percussion - MAURICIO GUERRERO, Mixing Engineer - Carlos Alvarez, Recording Engineer - Gustavo Celis, Recording Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Recording Engineer - Scott Canto, Recording Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Recording Engineer - Emilio Estefan Jr., Producer - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion - Marcelo Añez, Recording Engineer - Nestor Torres, Flute - Richard Serotta, Engineer - Ted Stein, Recording Engineer - Ejidio Cuadrado, Accordion
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Sebastian Krys, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - José Antonio Molina, Orchestrator - George Noriega, Producer - Manny Lopez, Guitar - Robert Blades, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger - Freddy Piñero, Jr., Recording Engineer - Javier Garza, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Sal Cuevas, Bass Guitar - Gloria Estefan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MAURICIO GUERRERO, Mixing Engineer - Jose Feliciano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Alvarez, Recording Engineer - Gustavo Celis, Recording Engineer - RON TAYLOR, Recording Engineer - Scott Canto, Recording Engineer - Alfred Figueroa, Recording Engineer - Emilio Estefan Jr., Producer - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion - Marcelo Añez, Recording Engineer - Richard Serotta, Engineer - Ted Stein, Recording Engineer - Gloria Estefan feat. José Feliciano, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2000 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Emilio Estefan, Jr., Composer, Lyricist - George Noriega, Producer - Manny Lopez, Guitar - Robert Blades, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Vocal - Alberto Gaitan, Vocal - Ricardo Gaitan, Vocal - Sal Cuevas, Guitar, Bass - Gloria Estefan, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paquito Hechavarria, Piano - PEDRO ALFONSO, Violin - Emilio Estefan Jr., Producer - Edwin Bonilla, Percussion, Bongos, Congas
(P) 2000 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Emilio Estefan, Jr., Composer, Lyricist - Sebastian Krys, Mixing Engineer - George Noriega, Producer - Robert Blades, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Joel Someillan, Keyboards, Programmer - Pablo Flores, Re-Mixer - Gloria Estefan, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emilio Estefan Jr., Producer - Gustavo Bonnet, Assistant Engineer - Emilio Regueira Pérez, Rap
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Alma Caribeña (Caribbean Soul), Gloria Estefan's third Spanish-language album, is another assured, varied effort in the tradition of its predecessors, Mi Tierra (1993) and Abriendo Puertas (1995), both of which were popular successes. The album is a virtual tour of the Caribbean Islands, not only presenting styles from the singer's native Cuba but also from other Latin American countries. Much of the record has a traditional feel with acoustic instruments prominent, but that doesn't prevent a wide range of rhythms and musical approaches from being used. Salsa, son, murga, bolero, bachata, and Afro-Cuban styles are mixed, sometimes several in one song. Estefan sings with assurance and is joined for one song each by Latin music forbears Celia Cruz and José Feliciano. Though the album is intensely rhythmic, there is little for the singer's dance audience until the end, when a remix of the first single, "No Me Dejes de Querer (Don't Stop Loving Me)," provides the requisite dancefloor entry.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:26
- Main artists: Gloria Estefan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: World
(P) 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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