La Llorona

I just got this from Amazon & the first thing that captured me was the sound of the sumptious guitar by Marcela Rodriguez followed by a trembling, hoarse,fully throated voice of Chavela Vargas Oh! boy is it an experience oh! what? she has the best haunting voice I have ever heard in a tradition music.I dont understand Spanish but the music transcends all language barriers. At times you could feel that she is almost crying and sadness is all over the vocals with the guitar mimicking her trembling voice it's unbelievable.especially on "sombras", "Cruz de Olvido","Rogaciano", "La Llorona" infact ALL SONGS are the best. The version of "Llorona" is a complete version at 8:29 minutes. Lucky for me I got an import from Madrid, Spain with Pedro Almodovar's(movie producer of Talk to her,All about my mother,Live Flesh, Tie me up, Tie me down etc) stamp of approval as he likens Chavela Vargas to Billie Holiday, Edith Piaff,etc and he says that his experience with Vargas was the most important thing in his life.Now you tell me how can anyone beat that.Thanks to her smoking cigars (sorry I'm not condoning smoking)her voice hoarseness is what makes me love her music even more.The music is laid back here & very melodius, no electric snyths just voice & acoustic Spanish guitar. This CD will appeal to people who love Latin guitar, jazz/fussion,jazz vocal, & those who love to immense themselves with other people's cultures. You dont have to speak Spanish to listen to any kind of music.So go on buy this as gift for someone special.

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Her voice is unsurpassed!

Of course not the old Chavela, her voice has been hardened by liquor, aging, and cigars, but the drama and feeling is still there. That is what makes her such an icon. Time has given her an edginess in her "rough voice of tenderness". In addition, the ranchera songs on this CD are beautifully emotional and poignant.

Pretty clear sound.....

Chavela Vargas is the most magnificent baladista of Mexican music. This collection is wonderful. I can listen to it over and over again. I agree with the other reviewer who said that the music surpasses any language barrier in its depth and emotion. Chavela Vargas has a way of penetrating the soul with her cigar-scarred crooning about love, life and loss. Brava!

Same with this one. Great

Fantastic. 1st time hard of Chavela was on a TV programme, loved it loads. Very haunting

DISCO E INTERPRE OTTIMA, ASSOLUTAMENTE DA AVERE PER CHI AMA IL GENERE MESSICANO PIU' INTIMISTA.L'INTERPRETE E' UN PERSONAGGIO ORIGINALE E DI GRANDE LEVATURA.FU AMICA DI FRIDA KHALO E, PER COSTUMI E IDEE, AVANTI SUL SUO TEMPO.CONSIGLIATISSIMO.

A gorgeous,melancholy voice that commands our attention; However after two or three songs that sound too similar, one wants a change - not necessarily of content, but of tone. The "voice" limits our understanding of the content and narrows our appreciation of the nuances inherent in each selection.

Capolavoro di Chavela Vargas.Voce struggente che trapassa dentro.

映画「フリーダ」で体が震えるような歌を披露した泣き女、チャベーラ・バルガス☆そしてその歌、ジョローナがうちで聴けるなんて、最高ですね！魂を感じる歌声が復活！しばらく消息不明になっていた彼女が帰ってきたんですね。フリーダ自身とも交流があった（つきあっていたとのウワサも・・）バルガス、これを聞いて、感動したら、映画「フリーダ」も見てみてください！バルガス同様、激動の情熱的な生涯をおくったこの画家にも魅せられること必至！人生の喜び、悲しみ、2人の表現方法は違っても、その言葉に嘘はない！