Music 25 Weekly Listening Guide

 Choose from these or other CDs, DVDs or videos in the media center and write about your listening/viewing experience. Follow the chronology of the course and turn in your typed journal summaries at Mid-Term and Final exam periods.

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Unit I -   (No required listening)

Unit II -   CUBA: Folklore & Roots of Popular Music to 1959~    
1266    Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, "Oyelos de Nuevo"
1268    Conj. Folklórico Nacional de Cuba, "Música Yoruba"                    
1269    Various Artists, “Folk Music of Cuba”
1271    Various Artists, “Sacred Rhythms of Cuban Santería”
1272    Various Artists, “La Rumba”
1273    Lázaro Ros, “Olorun”
1276    Clave y Guaguancó, "Songs and Dances"                     
1277    Mongo Santamaría, "Our Man in Havana"                    
1279    Arsenio Rodríguez, “Como se Goza en el Barrio”            
1299    María Teresa Vera, "Exitos Originales"       
1281    Various Artists, “Antología de la Música Cubana, Vol. 1”
1282    Cachao, "Dos"                                                                     
1283    Cachao, "Master Sessions, Vol. 1"                                            
1285    Duo Los Compadres, "Cantando el llano"             
1287    Benny Moré, "Grandes Exitos"                                               
1290    Various Artists: “Cuban Counterpoint: History of the Son-Montuno”
1299    María Teresa Vera, “Exitos Originales”
1301    Celina y Reutillo, "A Santa Bárbara"        
1305    Pérez Prado, “Havana 3 AM”
1315    Various Artists, “La Gloria del Cha-cha-chá”
1316    Orquesta Aragón, "39 Anniversario"
1617    Various Artists, “De Cuba Con Amor: Danzón”
1737    “Buena Vista Social Club”
VHS #517  “Cachao: Como Su Ritmo No Hay Dos”     
DVD    “Buena Vista Social Club”
DVD    "The Roots of Rhythm"      

Unit III -    CUBA, Post-Revolutionary Music ~
1064    Issac Delgado, “Dando La Hora”
1112    Chucho Valdés, “Solo Piano”
1140    Irakere, "Live at Ronnie Scott's"          
1150    Gonzalo Rubalcaba, "Mi Gran Pasión"  
1322    Los Van Van, "Lo Ultimo en Vivo"                         
1323    Los Van Van,, “25 Años”
1306    Orquesta Ritmo Oriental, "Historia de la Ritmo"       
1307    Issac Delgado & Adalberto Alvarez, "El Chévere..."   
1310    Cuban All-Stars, "Pasaporte"                                       
1313    NG La Banda, "En la calle"                                                  
1320    Síntesis, "Ancestros"                                                                       
1323    Los Van Van, "25 Años"                                                
1327   Various Artists, “Sabroso: Havana Hits”
(un-cat)    Best of Cuban Timba & Hip-Hop
(un-cat)    Orishas, "A Lo Cubano"

Units IV & V -   PUERTO RICO, SALSA & LATIN JAZZ ~
1130    Kortijo y Kako, "Ritmos y Cantos"                                 
1131    Los Pleneros de la 21, "Puerto Rico, Mi Tierra Natal"
1133    Ramito, "Cantor de la Montaña"                          
1139    Manuel Jiménez, "Plenas"                                             
1137    Grupo Folkórico y Experimental Nuevayorquino, "Concepts in Unity"
1129    Batacumbele, "Con Un Poco de Songo"                      
1076    Roy Brown, "En Fuga"                                     
1051    Eddie Palmieri, "Palo Pa' Rumba"                                 
1071    Willie Colón, "El Malo"                                     
1081    Ray Barretto, "Rican Struction"                              
1087    Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco, "Celia Cruz y..."    
1099    Fania All Stars, "Live at the Red Garter" (1&2)             
1298    Machito, "Tremendo Cumban"                                          
1110    Tito Puente & Celia Cruz, "Homenaje a Benny Moré"
1112    Chucho Valdés, "Solo Piano"
1114    Tito Puente, "Cuban Carnival"                   
1140    Irakere, "Live at Ronnie Scott's"                                              
1149    Cal Tjader, "Sentimental Moods"                                             
1146    Jerry Gonzalez & Fort Apache, "Obatalá"                   
1147    Mario Bauzá, "My Time is Now"                                               
1150    Gonzalo Rubalcaba, "Mi Gran Pasión"                                  
1153    David Sánchez, "Sketches of Dreams"        
1870   Tego Calderón, "El Abayarde"
1904   Latin Music USA
DVD 0061 Disc 1 - "Latin Music USA" (Part I)
DVD 0061 Disc 2 - "Latin Music USA" (Part II)
VHS 625   Puerto Rico: The Island of Song              
VHS 564   "Our Latin Thing"
VHS 518   The Fania All-Stars “Live in Africa”

Unit VI -  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC & HAITI
1117    Juan Luis Guerra, “Fogarte”
1118    Juan Luis Guerra, "Grandes Exitos"                                   
1119    Various Artists, "Essential Merengue"                           
1120    Luis Kalaff, "Bailemos Merengue" (Parts 1 & 2)             
1123    El Ciego de Nagua, “15 Exitos”
1124    Fefita la Grande, "Fefita la Grande"                                
1125    Luis Segura, “Los 15 Exitos de Luis Segura”
1633    Various Artists, “Dominican Music & Dominican Identity”
1348    Various Artists, "Rhythms of Rapture: Sacred Music…”                   
1350    Coupe Cloue, "Maximum Compas..."                            
1356    Papa Jube, "Liberayson"                                                
1357    Boukman Eksperyans, “Vodou Adjae”
1360    Various Artists, “Haiti Cherie: Meringue”
1361    Toto Bissainthe, "Chante Haïti"
1363    Various Artists, “Roots of Haiti, Vols. 1 & 2”                           

Unit VII - JAMAICA
989      Bob Marley, "Legend"                                                       
1152    Toots and the Maytals, "Time Tough: The Anthology"
1184    Various Artists, "16 Rock Steady Hits"                          
1172    Gregory Issacs, "Best of..."                                                     
1232    Gregory Issacs, “Love is Overdue”
1237    Various Artists, “Ska Boogie: Jamaican R&B and The Dawn of Ska”
1254    Various Artists, “One Love: Tribute to Bob Marley”
1255    Jimmy Cliff, "Breakout"                                                    
1599    Freedom Sounds in Dub                                                           
1600    Various Artists, “Reggae Train: More Great Hits…”
1608    Bunny Wailer, “ Retrospective”                               
1609    Mutabaruka, “The Ultimate Collection”
(un-cat)  The History of Jamaican Music (2-CD set)
VHS 562    Bob Marley & The Wailers, "Live!"            
VHS 563   "The Harder They Come"                                               
VHS 565   "Roots, Rock, Reggae"                                            
VHS 566    Black Uhuru, "Tear It Up Live"                            
DVD     "Rebel Music"
DVD     "Legend"

Unit VIII - TRINIDAD
1333   Various Artists, "Trinidad Loves to Play Carnival"      
1334   Various Artists, "Fire and Steel"                                     
1335   Various Artists, “History of Carnival…”
1338    Black Stalin, "Roots, Rock, Soca"                                      
1339    Sparrow and Kitchner, "16 Carnival Hits"              
1344    Mighty Spoiler, “Unspoilt”
1342    Lord Kitchener, “Klassic Kitchener, Vol. 3”
1362    Rapso Tribes
1502    Calypso Calaloo

REVIEW FOR MID-TERM
(un-cat)   "Music 25 Final Mix," Parts IA, IB & II

Unit IX -  INDIGENOUS CULTURES; COLOMBIA & VENEZUELA
1165    Various Artists, "Cumbia Cumbia" (Vols. 1)        
1166    Various Artists, “Cumbia Cumbia” (Vol. 2)
1170    Totó La Momposina, "...Y Sus Tambores"                
1171    Carlos Vives, "Clásicos de la Provincia"                         
1174    Joe Arroyo, "Super Exitos Vol. 2"                                   
1074    Altazor, "Concurrencia"                                                        
1251    Soledad Bravo, "Venezuela"                                      
1253    Grupo Madera, "Madera Para el Amor"                               

Unit X -   BRAZIL
1221    Grupo de Capoeira Angola...                                           
1226    Gilberto Gil & Jorge Ben...                                                   
1230    Pagodinho, “O Mehlor de Pagodinho”
1233    Olodum, "Best of..."                                                            
1234    Olodum, “Revolution in Motion”
1235    Milton Nascimento, "Best of..."                                         
1236    Antonio Carlos Jobim, "ACJ Songbook"                           
1248    Various Artists, "Black Orpheus Soundtrack"             
1241    Timbalada, "Timbalada"                                                  
1242    Caetano Veloso, “Caetano Veloso”
1245    Various Artists, "Yele Brazil"
1719    João Gilberto, “João: Voz e Violão”                                             

Unit XI -  SOUTH AMERICA (Argentina, Perú & The Andes)
1212    Astor Piazzolla, "Tango: Zero Hour"                        
1214    Mercedes Sosa, "Gracias a la Vida"                         
1216    Various Artists, "Tango Para Aficionados"             
1217    Flores.  "Chames"                                                                  
1175    Various Artists, "The Soul of Black Perú"               
1178    Various Artists, "Music of the Andes"                                  
1526    Various Artists, "Sounds of Evolving Traditions"    
1584    Various Artists, "Instrumental Tangos of the Old Guard 

Unit XII -   NUEVA CANCION & CENTRAL AMERICA
1086    Various Artists, “Live from El Salvador”
1159    Silvio Rodríguez, "Los Clásicos de Cuba"                   
1163    Victor Jara, "Victor Jara"                                                   
1257    Angel Parra, "Canto a Mi América"                               
1259    Atahualpa Yupanqui, "El Canto de la Tierra"                       
1209    Luis Mejía Godoy, "Razones para Vivir"                            
1564    Luis Mejía Godoy, "Trovador Errante"                                
1210    Various Artists, "Instrumental Folk Music of Panamá"
(un-cat)  Various Artists, "Central America Sampler"                   
(un-cat)  Various Artists, "Nicaragua Sampler"                               

Unit XIII -   MEXICO & TEX-MEX
1182    Various Artists, "Anthology of Mexican Sones"           
1188    Silva, "Son Jarocho"                                                                       
1187    Mariachi Reyes de Aserradero, "Sones de Jalisco"           
1176    Mariachi Coculense de Cirillo Marmolejo               
1191    Various Artists, "Festival de Trios"                         
1558    Amparo Ochoa, "Corridos y Canciones..."            
1559    Amparo Ochoa, "Hecho en México"                                 
1580    Trío Xoxotapa, "Sones Huastecos"                           
1582    Mariachi Oro Juvenil
1192    Trío Los Panchos, "Todo Panchos"                   
1066    Pandora, "Con Amor Eterno"                                  
1219    Various Artists, "Mex-American Border Music
1223    Conjunto Bernal, "24 Original Hits"              
1194    Various Artists, "Tejano Roots"                       
1229    Various Artists, "Accordion Pioneers"                  

Unit XIV - LATIN ROCK & ROCK EN ESPAÑOL
VHS 520  Carlos Santana, "Sacred Fire: Live in Mexico"         
(un-cat)   Various Artists, "Chicano Soul to Latin Rock" 
(un-cat)   Various Artists, "Rock en español Sampler"                   

REVIEW FOR FINALS
(un-cat)  "Music 25 Final Mix," Parts III & IV