Haila Mompie
Tal Como Soy
Import
CD
(BIS 665),
Released 2008;
Editor's Pick:
Ah, Haila. One of the great pleasures of the Caribbean, an iron-voiced singer whose clarity, invention and distinction make her the best candidate for Celia Cruz’s old position as the Best Female Singer in Afro Cuban Music. As the real lead singer of Azucar Negra, she was a hard-assed, tough improviser, a position she mostly took on her own sometimes-uneven records. Along comes David Calzado, who as a leader of Charanga Habanera has put out some of the best music Cuban music ever recorded (and continues to do so; listen to the last two Charanga recordings) to produce her newest recording. And uh, well, it’s half good, Tal Como Soy being part pop, and part dance music. Go back to Charanga Habanera’s pop project, Light, to understand; lots of acoustic guitar and emotionalism. On the tracks that do rock, "Soy Tuya," "Una Loca Como Yo," you get the idea that what should have happened — and what gets hinted at — is a Haila/Charanga Habanera project; hell, they could even do older Charanga tunes, and she could rip it up. She’s one of the few woman singers I’ve heard in Cuba that can shout back at Charanga, handle that extraordinary explosion of ability and rhythmic fervor. And some of it’s there on Tal Como Soy, on half the tracks, and even then, not all the time. Too bad. Half Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2008-02-27)
Song titles include:
Soy Tuya 4:21
Ya Basta De Engaños 3:45
El Color De Las Noches 3:31
Un Nuevo Amor 4:21
Una Loca Como Yo 4:59
Siempre Te Amare 3:51
Decepcioname 4:03
Dile A Cupido 5:03
Loco Por Tu Amor 4:20
No Caigo Otra Vez 5:00
Quien Fue 3:41
Category: Salsa/Son
=> Salsa Cubana
=> Cuba
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