Havana Si!: The Very Best of Los Van Van (2009) 2CD torrent

Los Van Van from Cuba are the the world's premier Latin dance band and this double disc release collects together all of their anthems and live favorites from their 40 year career.

“Havana Si! / CD 1” features a slew of the band’s hits from the 70s and 80s, starting with their 1974 Chirrin Charran. When they released this record, the band - headed up by bassist/songwriter Juan Formell - were one of only two Cuban groups experimenting with such a racy blend of pop, funk, soul, rock, disco and native styles. (The other was Irakere).

“Havana Si! / CD 2” plucks tunes from the band's 1990s and 2000s output. Los Van Van underwent many changes during these last two decades, incorporating new personnel and embracing more modern styles like hip-hop, funk & reggae. They won the Latin Music Grammy in 2000. These years also saw the broader success of the Timba style, a Cuban form of salsa pioneered alongside Irakere and NG La Banda.



Los Van Van

Havana Si!

The Very Best of Los Van Van

2009



2CDs / 2009 / Remastered / 320Kbps



Tracklist / Disc 1:

1. Chirrin Chirrán
2. Dale Dos
3. Qué Palo Es Ése
4. El Buena Gente
5. Anda, Ven y Muévete
6. Será Que Se Acabó
7. La Habana Sí
8. Recaditos No
9. La Titimania
10. Hoy Se Cumplen Seis Semanas
11. El Negro No Tiene Ná
12. Disco Azucar
13. Aquí el Que Baila Gana
14. Qué Sorpresa!


Tracklist / Disc 2:

1. Qué Tiene Van Van?
2. De La Habana a Matanzas
3. Esto to Pone La Cabeza Mala
4. Soy Todo
5. Ni Bombones Ni Caramelos
6. Regresamelo Todo
7. Somos Cubanos
8. Permiso Que Llego Van Van
9. La Bomba Soy Yo
10. Tim-Pop Con Birdland
11. La Buena
12. El Montuno


Personnel includes:

Juan Formell, bass, vocals
Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso, piano
José Quintana "Changuito", drums, timbales & other percussion
Pedro Calvo, vocals
Hugo Morejon, trombone and synthesizer
Manuel Labarrera, congas
Julio Noroña, guiro
Orlando Canto, flute
Alvaro Collado, trombone
Gerardo Miró, Fernando Leyva & Jesús Linares, violin
and many others over the years.


Juan Formell, who founded Los Van Van in the 1960s,
died on May 1st 2014, in Havana, Cuba.
He was one of the most internationally recognized Cubans of his time,
and an artist whose music transcended boundaries:
national, generational, and political.


Los Van Van / Havana Si! / The Very Best of Los Van Van / 2009