Title: Romancing the Past Artist: Los Tres Reyes Label: Smithsonian Folkways Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093074056226 Genre: Latin Pop/Rock Release Date: 2012-03-26 Number of Discs: 1
The Mexican romantic trio?3 suave male voices backed by 2 or 3 guitars and singing romance drenched lyrics in lush harmony?rocketed to pan-Latin popularity in 1948 with the pioneering group Trio Los Panchos. Los Tres Reyes (The Three Kings), known as "the last of the great trios," epitomize the trio sound and continue to make it a mainstay of Mexican acoustic music. High-voice Cuban singer Bebo Cardenas joins founding members Gilberto and Raul Puente to show US how, in Cardenas's words, "The trio romantico is synonymous with intimacy." 20 tracks, 69 minutes, 44-page booklet w/ bilingual notes.
Tracks: 1.1 Aventurera [Adventuress] 1.2 Mis Flores Negras [My Black Flowers] 1.3 Locura [Madness] 1.4 El Lunar de Mar a [Maria's Mole] 1.5 Dec Dete [Make Up Your Mind] 1.6 Extrav O [Loss] 1.7 Diame [Hate Me] 1.8 Jacarandosa [Joyful] 1.9 Impaciencia 1.10 D Jame Solo [Leave Me Alone] 1.11 Homenaje a los Panchos Medley [Tribute to los Panchos] 1.12 Poquita Fe [Little Faith] 1.13 El Libro de los Dioses [The Book of the Gods] 1.14 Cuando la Besas T [When You Kiss Her] 1.15 Homenaje a Tom S M Ndez Medley [Tribute to Tom S M Ndez] 1.16 Un Compromiso [A Commitment] 1.17 Romanticismo [Romanticism] 1.18 No Me Queda M S [There Is Nothing Else Left for Me] 1.19 Se Ora Mar a Rosa [MRS. Mar a Rosa] 1.20 Homenaje a Jos Alfredo Jim Nez Medley [Tribute to Jos Alfredo Jim Nez
