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Graciela Beltran
Para Mi Pueblo
Genres: International Music, Latin Music

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Animas Que No Amanezca - Graciela Beltran, Ramos, Guadalupe
2. Tengo Miedo - Graciela Beltran, Reyna, Cornelio
3. Te Llegara Mi Olvido - Graciela Beltran, Gabriel, Juan
4. Sigue Tu Ruta - Graciela Beltran, Armenta, Jesus 'Jes
5. Al Ver Que Te Vas - Graciela Beltran, Jaime, Ignacio
6. Te Quise Mucho - Graciela Beltran, Soto, Fabiola
7. Donde Andara - Graciela Beltran, Gabriel, Juan
8. Ya Negarlo - Graciela Beltran, Beltran, Graciela
9. Quise Negardo - Graciela Beltran, Beltran, Graciela
10. Hasta Cuando - Graciela Beltran, Solis, Marco A.
11. Perdiste la Partida - Graciela Beltran, Beltran, Graciela
12. La Mucara - Graciela Beltran, Fuentes, Tono

CD Details

All Artists: Graciela Beltran
Title: Para Mi Pueblo
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Latin
Original Release Date: 1/1/2000
Re-Release Date: 2/13/2001
Genres: International Music, Latin Music
Styles: Mexico, Latin Pop, Regional Mexican, Tejano
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 724352867028, 0724352867059, 724352867042, 724352867059

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Even if the relentless banda rhythms on Graciela Beltran's Para Mi Pueblo are a bit off-putting, you've got to admire her consistency. The Sinaloa, Mexico, native incorporates a smattering of styles into her work, but every song is backed by that unavoidable banda beat--a steady stream of horns that sound like the arrival of a circus. It's pretty straightforward stuff, but Beltran has chosen songs from an impressive list of songwriters, including Guadalupe Ramos (who wrote the first single, "Animas Que No Amanezca"), Cornelio Reyna, Juan Gabriel, and Marco Antonio Solis. Beltran herself wrote two of the album's tracks, "Quise Negarlo" and "Perdiste la Partida," which flow effortlessly into the mix. The album's best moment, however, is "La Mucura," a traditional cumbia that benefits from Beltran's sassy interpretation. It also showcases how much fun Beltran's sound could be with just a little more variation. --Joey Guerra

CD Reviews

"Para Mi Pueblo": Some great tracks, some filler

05/16/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Beltran's newest album highlights her voice better than her previous release, "La Reina del Pueblo con Banda". Many of the songs on this album are good, but the album has a certain repetitiveness to it that is a bit annoying. Much of this album appears to be a throwback to the glory days when Beltran was a top-selling emerging artist accompanied by a heavy banda sound (Tesoro). The clashing cymbals are back, as well as the feeling that the circus has just arrived. Three tracks on the disc vary from this recipe: "Hasta Cuando" evokes images of the dance halls of yesteryear, with men dressed in tuxedos and women in sleek red dresses and high-heeled black sandals. "La Mucura" is a fun cumbia that proves that Beltran doesn't have to sing love songs 100% of the time. "Sigue Tu Ruta" is a bouncy, fast-paced song that is sure to be a radio and television hit (Beltran has made an excellent video to promote the song). In between these three songs however, are remakes of old Mexican standards. Beltran's voice continues to impress, but perhaps the album would have been better had it not been purely banda music. If Beltran would have kept the same songs, but mixed them up with different accompaniments (mariachi, grupero), this could have been her "Amor Prohibido" (in other words, a blockbuster album)."