Released 1980 Label Lara-Yarí | Recorded July to September 1980 Release date 1980 | |
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Genre Nova trova, Puerto Rican folk music Similar | ||
Casi Alba is the seventh album from Puerto Rican folk singer Roy Brown, and his second with the group Aires Bucaneros. The album was released under Brown's label Discos Lara-Yarí in 1980.
Contents
Background and recording
Casi Alba was recorded from July to September 1980 at Latin Sound Studios in New York City. The album features writing contributions from Brown and the other members of Aires Bucaneros, notably Zoraida Santiago. The title song is based on a poem by Julia de Burgos. It also features a second version of Oubao Moin, in which Santiago shares the lead vocals with Brown.
Re-release
Aires Bucaneros and Casi Alba were re-released in 1993 as a double CD.
Track listing
All tracks written by Roy Brown, except where noted.
Musicians
Recording and production
Songs
1De la tierra en que nací
2Flor de Caimito
3Canción para Vieques
References
Casi Alba Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA