Marta Perez - Lamento Cubano - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The fourth installment in this series featuring a selection of songs recorded by some of Country's greatest artists.

Relax and unwind with the Brazilian cafe groove. This Rough Guide, featuring legendary Brazilian artists Seu Jorge, Cibelle and Ceu, is the perfect sound track to a cafezinho shared with friends or a caipirinha on the beach. Bonus CD Vitor Ramil & Marcos Suzano Satolep Sambatown. Composer, instrumentalist, singer and author, Vitor Ramil released his first album at the age of 18 and has gone on to record nine studio albums. On Satolep Sambatown, he teams up with the renowned percussionist Marcos Suzano to deliver an album of hypnotic melodies, poetic lyrics and unique rhythmic sensibilities.

One of Cuba's most beloved divas, Mezzo soprano Marta Perez was the first Cuban singer to perform in Milan's famed La Scala opera house and was widely considered one of the grand figures of Cuban lyric singing of the 1950's. She first toured the US with Ernesto Lecouna's orchestra in 1946 and later migrated to Miami in the late 60's where she lived in exile until her passing in 2009. These rare sessions from the early 1970's offer an intimate view of the legendary artist. All selections newly re-mastered.