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Polo Montanez
Guitarra Mia
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, Latin Music

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. El Rincon De Mis Ansias
2. Columbia
3. Yo Tengo Mi Babalao
4. Guitarra Mia
5. Desde Abajo
6. Hay Un Run Run
7. El Bien De Los Dos
8. Puras Mentiras
9. Apariencia
10. Flor Palida
11. Si Yo Pudiera
12. La Ultima Cancion
13. Suave Y Divina
14. Le Sumba El Mango

CD Details

All Artists: Polo Montanez
Title: Guitarra Mia
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Import [Generic]
Release Date: 4/29/2003
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, Latin Music
Style: World Dance
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1

Synopsis

Album Details

Polo is the Hottest Musican in Cuba and his Albums Are the Most Popular Albums on the Island. The Album is a Celebration of Love and the Joys of Living a Simple Life in the Country. Its an Affirmation of Life and Fidelity to a Lover. Its About Want and Need and Longing. Cubans Call it "Country Music" Because of the Acoustic Style of Play, Without the Salsa Piano and Horns. Although You Can Hear Several Diverse Styles of Music Integrated Into the Album from Rock, Salsa, Blues and Folk, the Music Seems to Effortlessly Trancend all These Styles and Creates a Unique Sound on It's Own.

CD Reviews

A legacy to be very grateful for

John P. Rickert | 06/23/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Belisario Carlos Pilago, in a fine tribute to Polo, "Despues del Adiós a Polo Montañez," concludes that Polo "was simple in his greatness, and great in his simplicity." Well said, and true of this disk as well as the first one. Fortunately for the world, Polo was discovered as a result of "Guajiro Natural" and quickly rose to stardom in Cuba and Latin America. Colombia was especially kind to Polo and he gratefully returns the favor. Despite his fame, which it's said he never took very seriously, he kept his music pure and genuine. There is no sign in this disk of selling out to attain some kind of popularity -- in fact, there are a couple of good-natured but satirical remarks to the contrary. Yet, the songs on this disk are sadder in tone than on "Guajiro Natural" overall, the lyrics more tragic, and I would rank a couple of them (e.g., "Guitarra Mia", "El Bien de los Dos") along with the greatest I've heard. Some of the songs seem as though they could have been written by Miguel Matamoros himself. A few of the songs also, such as "Desde Abajo" and "Ultima Canción", have turned out to be eerily prophetic. Listening to this disk brings a deep mixture of gratitude, that we have another recording from Polo, and sadness, that he is no longer with us. He had only a brief while to leave us what he has, but it is golden, and we should be grateful for it."