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Pegaditos - "Cantinero de Cuba"

As you may have many versions of a song .... Here you get the flavor from different places .... One is the original - The European "elegante" version from Sergio y Estibaliz of Spain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtgb1VZYt7Y&feature=related El Cubano .. con el ultimo gran cantante de la Matancera - Welfo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOZWZ-KDMV4&feature=related De cana, ron y agua marina .....

Hey daddy .. where does music come from?

With all the diversity of music in Latin America, you will have a challenge pinpointing "D Best", of Folk, Traditional, Contemporary or Modern , in any country or any .preference, but you can always select Cuba as an icon of diversity and talent in music. This from the web: "The Buena Vista Social Club was a members club in Havana, Cuba that held dances and musical activities, becoming a popular location for musicians to meet and play during the 1940s. In the 1990s, nearly 50 years after the club was closed, it inspired a recording made by Cuban musician Juan de Marcos González and American guitarist Ry Cooder with traditional Cuban musicians, some of whom were veterans who had performed at the club during the height of its popularity.The recording became an international success, and the ensemble was encouraged to perform with a full line-up in Amsterdam in 1998". The "Buena Vista Social Club" album was ranked 260 on Rolling Stone magazine'...