Omara Portuondo
Sentimiento (Escondida ESC 6516-2, 2005)
Omara Portuondo is perhaps the most important living Cuban female singer. Sentimiento is a great introduction to her long career. Most of the material is from the 1980s up to the mid 1990s. The album includes steamy boleros, captivating guarachas, fiery son, passionate ballads, cha cha chá and a few standards.
After many decades of hard work, she was “rediscovered” internationally in the 1990s by an independent Spanish record label, Nubenegra. Later came British label World Circuit and the
Buena Vista Social Club series.
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Sentimiento.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
