Search - Lecuona Cuban Boys :: Lecuona Cuban Boys, Vol. 5 (1932-1940)

The most glamorous expression of the Cuban feeling!

Hiram Gomez Pardo | Valencia, Venezuela | 06/19/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In those thirties this ensemble spouted as the final result of a collective. In a similar way, you may establish related connections Hungary - Bartok , Rumania - Enesco, England-Elgar, Norway - Sibelius.

Lecuona Cuban boys sung from the bottom of their souls and hearts, the joys and sorrows of a people: Rumba blanca tells about reminiscences of the land they will never see. They represented possibly the most genuine representation of the real feeling , old traditions. But the true backstage is an enormous grief, behind the contagious rhythm and easy to follow single but expressive letters. I this sense their legacy will endure far beyond the years.

As Andrei Tarkovsky told once: "The artist is popular in his masterpieces"

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