Search - Cesar Pedroso :: Pupy Y Los Que Son Son

Vital new Cuban music

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 08/20/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Rock-solid Cuban-style "timba" music, recorded with strong, tight arrangements throughout. I was never a big fan of Los Van Van, whose music I found kind of goopy and more inclined towards the softer end of the jazz-latin fusion. But out on his own, pianist Pupy Pedroso keeps things tough, bringing in elements of rap and other, harder modern styles, rather than the soft-jazz colorations favored by the Los Van Van crew. This is a pretty nice record, especially considering how long Pedroso has been around -- he first made his mark as the composer of Celia Cruz's hit song "Azucar," which was originally recorded in the 1960s(!). Worth checking out."

Sunday Arvo 'Pupy'

Craig Martin | Alice Springs, NT Australia | 03/23/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Great album but not as good as Que Cosas Tiene La Vida! This is a bit like Pupy on a sunday afternoon, very enjoyable and a little more moderate than Que Cosas Tiene La Vida! Mostly the same songs on both albums, a more relaxed pace on this one. Nice to hear different arrangements of both though. I saw these guys in Cuba (he played for Orquesta Reve as well before Van Van)and they rock!!! Buy It!"