Alma de Poeta [PA]

Performer: Various Artists/Tite Curet Alonso
Artist: Willie Colon; Andy Harlow; Willie Rosario; Tommy Olivencia; Bobby Valentin; Sonora Poncena; Roberto Roena; Ismael Con Cortijo Rivera; Ismael Rivera; Johnny Pacheco; Celia Cruz; Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez; Cheo Feliciano; Mon Rivera; Hector Lavoe; Vitin Aviles; Ismael Miranda; Larry Harlow; Blanca Rosa Gil; Roberto Yanes; Carmen D. Dipini; Santitos Colon; Sophy; La Lupe; Ray Barretto
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: One of the best and most famed songwriters in modern Puerto Rican history, Catalino "Tite" Curet Alonso or C. Curet Alonso wrote songs that graced the LPs of virtually every salsero hero in the business between the late '60s and the end of the millennium. He wrote on a broad range of themes (from sociopolitical realities to romance) and made virtually every song come alive -- especially in the hands of his greatest interpreters: Cheo Feliciano ("Anacaona"), Ismael Rivera ("Galera Tres"), Johnny Pacheco ("La Esencia del Guaguanc�"), Willie Rosario ("No Llores Coraz�n"), La Lupe ("La Tirana"), and Hector Lavoe ("Peri�dico de Ayer"). Most of those songs are here, on a two-disc Fania tribute that includes the best of the label's artists doing Alonso's songs (which is just as good as the best of any label). Granted, Alonso was hardly the natural choice for Fania's two-disc compilation series -- which previously saluted the giants Ray Barretto, Johnny Pacheco, Willie Col�n, Eddie Palmieri, Celia Cruz, etc. -- and the most fanatical Latin fans may find that most of these tracks come from LPs they already own. Still, his influence is great and it's an intriguing proposition for Latin fans as well as a badge of honor for the rejuvenated Fania label, continually faithful to its founding fathers. ~ John Bush

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