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Felix Baloy "Live in the UK Alive in Cuba"
" This is the story of Felix Baloy, the youngest member of the Afro-Cuban All Stars from his beginnings in eastern Cuba to his modern day existence in Havana. Working in partnership with Tumi music, Salsatap illustrates moments in Felix's career cumulating in performances with the band of Juan de Marcos at sell out audiences around the world. Here he shared the stage with the veterans of the Buena Vista Social Club including Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruban Gonzalez, Oman Portuondo and his old friends Raul Planas and Pio Leyva"

   

The DVD starts in Eastern Cuba, but the music is from a wonderful stage concert in the Corn Exchange, Brighton

 

Each song, of which there are 11, is accompanied by a documentary
telling a short story of some aspect of Felix's Life in Cuba.

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Have a listen to some 60 second clips of this brilliant music...

1.

Yo soy el del sentimiento
(I’m the sentimental one)
Efrain Rios - Son

5.

Baila mi son
(Dance to my son)
Evelio Landa – Son montuno

8.

Después de esta noche
(After tonight)
Félix Baloy Valdéz – Bolero
     

2.

Mami, te gustó
(You liked it, Mama)
Luis ‘Lili’ Martinez - Son montuno

6.

El son de Baloy
(Baloy’s son)
Félix Baloy Valdéz – Son

9.

Que no me quiten el Son
(Don’t let them take my
‘ son’ away)
Luis “Achy” Lang – Son
     

3.

Lo es todo tu amor
(Your love is everything)
Osvaldo Montalvo - Bolero-Chá

7.

Misericordia, ¡No aguanto!
(Have mercy, I can’t take any more)
Félix Rondón –
Guaguancó-changüí

10.

Bajando Gervasio
(Going down Gervasio street)
Juan de Marcos González –
Guapacha
     

4.

El mal de la hipocresía
(The bad thing about
hypocracy)
Adalberto Álvarez – Son



11.

Celine’s Groove
Orlando Vale -
Afro-Cuban Jam
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In CUBA!

In Concert!
This is what www.descarga.com had to say about it:
Filmed in the UK and Cuba.
Includes 2 Discs: PAL & NTSC
Region code: World
Subtitles in English, Spanish, french, German, Japanese.
Very Highly Recommended.
Editor's Pick:
What a terrific combination documentary and performance DVD.
Directed by Charles H. Wood, this fine production about the life of Félix Baloy, from his humble beginnings to his current stature as one of the most popular and charismatic contemporary Cuban soneros, is a must-have.
Born in 1944 in Mayari, he started working early on to help out his family — first as a laborer, then milkman, than shoemaker. A huge fan of Beny Moré, Baloy joined Elio Reve's group in 1956. After his stay with Reve he joined Raul Planas in the group Tropicuba, and then on to Son 14 under the directorship of Adalberto Alvarez. Later Baloy would become the lead singer for the Afro-Cuban All Stars with Juan De Marcos and would eventually, in 2002, form his own band.
This is a quality production, and the DVD allows you to either watch the full presentation with live performances interspersed within the documentary, or, if you prefer, you may choose to watch only the performance segments.
Comes complete with two separate discs for either NTSC or PAL viewing worldwide.
Subtitles in English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese. Wow!
Very Highly Recommended.
(BP, 2005-09-25)
This very personal DVD offers an insight into the daily life in Cuba, of Felix Baloy with his colleagues and personal friends. This is contrasted with the excitement of a world tour and the truly beautiful music played and captured splendidly on this excellent video.
 
The DVD is offered as a dual PAL/NTSC pack so it will play anywhere in the world. It makes the perfect present for anyone who enjoyed the story of the Buena Vista Social Club and the music of Cuba.