SZ Paul Blood turned my on to this wonderful arrangement ...

Two legends of Cuba, performing a beautiful song.
You've got to listen to old songs of both to understand this magical moment and their careers.
The Pianist is the Amazing Roberto Fonseca,.......

and another great version...

Donnie.....thanks for posting this. As you already know I'm heavy into Spanish music. He did a great job with those runs on the piano at 01:59, especially considering the song only has three chords to it. Those runs he's doing are the same type of runs they do in French Musette music. This is the style I like playing (and listening to).....tango's, rhumba, bolero, samba, etc.

Although Reuben Gonzalez passed away in 2003, he has been a favorite of mine.

Mark your very welcome glad to hear someone enjoys Latin music as much as I do & some others, ( and of course Paul Blood ) the feeling & energy is infectious,.....love the double bass player in the second video..

Here's Bocelli & Jennifer Lopez performing it also...




If you dont speak Spanish here is an English version... enjoy

I like Latin music, but that's like saying I like rock n roll, because there are slow songs, fast songs, good songs and bad songs. Actually I like nearly any kind of music if it is well done, but I rarely like to hear an entire evening of the same thing over and over.
I like to be able to hear the words and recognize a melody and chord structure. I don't like "screamers", well except Little Richard and James Brown, but that's not what I mean. I like to hear vocals in a natural key.
Oddly enough, my least favorite kind of music is most of the "new" country, which is definitely NOT country and seems to be all written and arranged by some formula that includes beer, trucks, a hot girl and a wall of distorted guitars. I recently decided I need to learn some newer songs and I listened to most of the current top 50 country songs and found three I liked enough to learn.
Nor do I listen to what they now call "dance" music, or rap, which is to me just generally bad poetry over a boring, repetitive mechanical beat.
Wow, what brought all that on?

A nice song. Last year I recorded Quizas in a different style in my home-studio... find it here : https://we.tl/LT8PfWaNDY

Musicians : Kenneth, Bart, Louisa and Alberto.
Drums/percussion : Tyros5

Such a great classic. Nat King Cole made a whole Spanish language album back in the 50's in which he covered this and many other classics. His accent is undeniably "gringo" but with his voice of gold it doesn't even matter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYPoIuoZb-Q

That's totally awesome, kla4. What style are you using? What instruments are Kenneth,Bart,Luisa and Alberto playing?

Thanks for sharing that. Hope to hear more!

KLA, nice job on the tune!!

Thanks, I used the 'Rumba Island' on Tyros5 (120)
Bart plays South American Harp and vocals
Kenneth plays A-guitar, E-Bass guitar and lead vocals
Roberto plays A-guitar and Requinto
Louisa: vocals (she did not sing in Quizas, but does here https://we.tl/AIMWw7VFic )
La media vuelta has some more Tyros5 instruments in it. (trumpet, piano, strings)

Hope you like these songs as well.

Recordings with Cubase using AKG C3000 mics on Steinberg UR824

Roel

Roel,....very nice job, I really enjoyed that thanx for sharing this beautiful song!

Donny the first one you posted is my favorite. The feeling they put into their music is precious.

My favorite music is Latin; slow or fast it has heart. Hardly ever play it on a job; mostly at home for me.

John C.

To the Latin music lovers, I just wanted to share this with you. It's another song I used to play as a DJ.

That driving beat just pulls you right into these type of songs. Just like Rock ' Roll did when it first came out!

Note how the rhythm section is constantly changing and the many drum breaks. That's what I call "packaging a song."

Mark if I remember correctly they called her the Queen of Latin music. These Latin musicians and singers are all about feelings. (As it should be)

Thanks for posting, John C.

She was the most popular vocalist out of Cuba ever...spent most of her years working in the US. When I first heard her sing, the "rawness" in her voice really put me off. Years later I tuned in again to her when I realized THAT WAS the attraction....."the rawness."

I really like this version of her Tu Voz, though it has to grow on you.

When she passed a few years ago, the headlines were bigger than when Castro took over Cuba!