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	• 90 Millas Gloria Estefan Sony International, 2007 average customer review:based on 34 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

WOW!

this pulled me like a magnet!
amazing voice, amazing beats, one of her amazing albums, i am in love with her voice HER PASSION in music!
viva CUBA!

90 miles...so close, yet so far away...

90 millas, the newest Spanish-language offering from Gloria Estefan, refers to the distance between her ancestral homeland of Cuba and Miami, and is also an apt metaphor for her earlier Spanish-language work Mi Tierra, which was a straightforward retro tribute to Cuban son ballads of decades past. 90 millas, on the other hand, updates traditional Cuban mainstays such as spirited piano solos, call-and-response vocals, and Afro-Cuban rhythms with Santana riffs and guest appearances by Jose Feliciano, Israel Lopez, Johnny Pacheco and Paquito d'Rivera.

On the opening Me Odio, the sound flirts with brassy mariachi trumpets tempered by a languorous tempo. There are boleros and sons, and the folkish Pintame de Colores is drenched in a happy-go-lucky charango backing. Caridad features a punchy, bold salsa-inspired trumpet backing, with Cuban piano tripping merrily along. Refranes also has the ring of an old favorite, as does the cheery Esta fiesta no va a acabar. Morenita is a fiercely proud Afro-Cuban ballad with hints of tribal drums underscored by electric guitars.

The politically-charged Esperando (cuando Cuba sea libre) ("Waiting...for Cuba to be free") proves that Cuban-Americans are eyeing unfolding developments in post-Castro Cuba just as anxiously as Cubans themselves, waiting for the day when they may once more be reunited with loved ones on both sides of the aforementioned 90 miles. 90 millas offers something to appeal both to the older Cuban generation who grew up on son as well as the younger generation raised on hip-hop and Latin rock, and is a pleasing blend of the best of both.

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Excellent album by Gloria.

Thank you Gloira. I have been a fan of you since the beginning. I love your voice and music.
Many people have said that if it wasn't for Emilio you wouldn't be famous but that's just envy. You are very talented on your own rights and a very original singer and I love your live shows as well as all your albums. On 90 millas you sound as cuban as Celia Cruz, you sing with passion and sound very credible.

I hope you release an english album soon. I loved the unwrapped album as well and still listen to all your albums from the 80's.

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90 MILLAS

Gloria once again shines above others. Once again spreading the latino music culture to the rest of the world. God bless you Gloria we love you in Scotland come back soon.

John Bhoy

Gloria pays tribute to her Cuban heritage with a collection of 14 newly recorded Spanish language songs celebrating the roots of Cuban music and Hispanic culture. The album also pays homage to the most influential and universally respected Latin musicians of the past 50 years including Cachao, Chocolate, Paquito D'Rivera, Sheila E, Jose Feliciano, Andy Garcia, Giovanni Hidalgo, Generoso Jiménez, Johnny Pacheco, Arturo Sandoval, Carlos Santana and more.. With original lyrics and music, this is the album Gloria was born to make.

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