Ry Cooder Chavez Ravine

Uncut: 4 stars out of 5 - "[H]e has performed another ethnomusicological miracle, opening a can of worms while drawing us deep into the musical heart of a lost community."
Chavez Ravine
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item number:  359X2
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CD Details

  • Released: June 13, 2005
  • Originally Released: 2005
  • Label: Nonesuch

Entertainment Reviews:

Uncut - p.90
4 stars out of 5 - "[H]e has performed another ethnomusicological miracle, opening a can of worms while drawing us deep into the musical heart of a lost community."
Down Beat - p.66
"With each of these evocative tunes, he replaces a brick in a wall that was dismantled long ago. Not a bad way to defend your dream."
Mojo (Publisher) - p.58
Ranked #6 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2005" - "History lesson as hallucination. The life and death of a Latin community in '30s LA, reimagined by Cooder and veterans of the '40s Latino pachuco scene..."
Mojo (Publisher) - p.98
4 stars out of 5 - "Conjunto, corrido and jazz emerge from and mingle with R&B and pop as the band follow the story from innocent beginnings to the tragic, bitter end."

Tracks:

  • 1.Poor Man's Shangri-La
  • 2.Onda Callejera
  • 3.Don't Call Me Red
  • 4.Corrido De Box Eo
  • 5.Muy Fifi
  • 6.Los Chucos Suaves
  • 7.Chinito Chinito
  • 8.3 Cool Cats
  • 9.El U.F.O. Cayo
  • 10.It's Just Work For Me
  • 11.In My Town
  • 12.Ejercito Militar
  • 13.Barrio Viejo
  • 14.3rd. Base, Dodger Stadium
  • 15.Soy Luz Y Sombra

Product Info

  • UPC: 075597987720
  • Shipping Weight: 0.30/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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