Released 1973 Artist Roy Brown | Label Disco Libre Release date 1973 | |
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Genre Nova trova, Puerto Rican folk music Roy Brown III
(1973) La Profecía de Urayoán
(1976) Similar Basta Ya Revolución, Nuyol, La Profecía de Urayoán, Distancias, Aires bucaneros | ||
Roy Brown III is the third album from Puerto Rican folk singer Roy Brown. The album was released by Disco Libre in 1973. It also features the first collaboration between Brown and Cuban singer/songwriter Silvio Rodríguez.
Contents
Background
Roy Brown III is notable for being the first album to feature collaborations between Brown and Cuban singer/songwriter Silvio Rodríguez. The album features Rodríguez' songs "Canción del elegido" and "Oda a mi generación". The former was already featured in the album 26 de julio: Los Nuevos Héroes, which features songs by Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés, and Noel Nicola. Brown and Rodríguez would continue collaborating through their careers several times.
The album also features the song "Al frente", which is inspired by a poem of Puerto Rican nationalist Hugo Margenat. Roy Brown III also features singing contributions by Antonio Cabán Vale "El Topo", Andrés Jiménez, and Rodolfo Gandía, among others.
Track listing
All tracks written by Roy Brown, except where noted.
Musicians
Recording and production
Songs
1Canción de paz
2Somos
3Canción sin nombre