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Summary: He was the biggest act in Colombia of 2006
Comment: I love colombian music. From their rock/pop artists like Juanes and Shakira to their vallenato artists like Silvestre Dangond, Kaleth Morales and Jorge Celedon.
Fonseca fits in between both worlds. In fact I would call him Carlos Vives lite. That's not meant to be offensive. Far from it. Fonseca basically reminds me of a more reserved Vives probably because the rhythms on Fonseca's album are much slower and quieter than the rapid and loud stuff you tend to get on the Vives albums.
Anyway, if you like Vives you'll like Fonseca. Basically this guy was the biggest artist in Colombia last year. Spend months at number 1, went platinum at least 8 times over (at last count), and he still gets played everywhere.
The big tracks were Te Mando Flores, Como Me Mira, and Hace Tiempo. I also really liked Mercedes and the absolutely sublime La Casa. Big downer on the album was Idilio (the remake of the famous Willie Colon salsa track), it just doesn't work especially since the original is such a classic (one of the great salsa tracks, if you haven't heard it you must). In saying that the song is getting alot of airplay in Colombia this year so you may like it.
Highly recommended album.
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Summary: Ritmo y letras caribeñas
Comment: Descubrí a este contante a sugerencia de una amiga colombiana y no se equivocó. Es muy bueno el 80% de las canciones a mi parecer, pero el ritmo y las letras entretienen y las canciones románticas son muy delicadas, es especial "Te mando flores". Muy buena combincación de ritmo caribeño y letras sencillas.
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Summary: Colombians rock!
Comment: There's something in the water in Colombia! Or maybe its just that los colombianos are genetically predisposed to make good music. Whether it be the rock music of Juanes or the hip shaking pop of Shakira (not to mention Carlos Vives and Cabas) the Colombians know how to make good music.
Now we can add another artist to that list...Fonseca! I stumbled across this cd while looking for some other items and I'm glad I did. After listening to the sample clips of some of the songs I decided to buy the cd. My favorites are tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10. Track 6 (Lagartija Azul) which is my personal favorite---I can't help wanting to get up and dance when I hear it. Actually, all of the songs are good and its a nice cd to pop in the player and just hit play. The cd also includes a video of the single "Te mando flores".
If you enjoy latin music, this is a really good cd and deserves to be heard. Recommended!
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Summary: Just Wonderful
Comment: The first song I heard from this CD was "Te Mando Flores"(I send you Flowers) but it became NOTHING when I heard "Hace Tiempo"(A long time ago). This last song is just one of the 5 songs I couldn't live with.
I think Fonseca is full of talent. He's a great singer...
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Summary: This is awesome!
Comment: I listen to this CD from beginning to end and then start it all over again. He is an amazing artist and I am eager for more CDs and I'm eagerly awaiting a U.S. concert tour.
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