Showing posts with label Damiron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Damiron. Show all posts

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Capullito De Aleli


Enjoy a rousing (and jazzy) take on "Capullito de Aleli," a classic composed by Rafael Hernandez. Nat King Cole also recorded a lovely take on the song in his distinctive Spanish. Also worth a listen is Daniel Santos, legendary Puerto Rican vocalist.

Monday, August 18, 2014

El Aji Caribe


For some reason, Damiron's piano merengues are a tad more compelling than the usual merengue instrumentation. In addition, songs like these are dark, fit for dancing, and remind me of some konpa music. The prominence of the piano (or keyboards, as in some 1970s or 1980s konpa) is like something one could hear in the music of Richard Duroseau or in the sounds of some other mini-jazz (such as Les Vikings, or Tabou Combo).