Eliades Ochoa presents several recording works

February 1, 2021

Let's dance a son, the new album by Eliades Ochoa, has been available since January 26 on the author's website, a dedicated defender of traditional music. This release can be purchased in compact disc and vinyl formats starting February 20.

This recording includes 11 tracks. Two of them are creations by Eliades: "Vamos a bailar un son" and "Un bolero para ti", which blends the sounds of son and flamenco and features a very heartfelt performance by Andalusian vocalist Argentina.
"No quiero celos" is a guaracha by Roberto Carrión that Ochoa reinterprets with an arrangement that highlights the tres. Agustín Lara's bolero "Como la nube se impone al sol" brings together the voices of Eliades and Pablo Milanés for the first time.

The album includes two well-known compositions by Ñico Saquito: "María Cristina" and "Qué lío Compay Andrés", as well as "Pregón santiaguero" by Lino Rengifo, "Descripción de un sueño", a work by José Predalle popularized in the 20th century by Los Compadres. The list is completed by "La casa de Pedro el cojo", a son by Pedro Méndez, "Baila con mi corazón" by J. Eckl and K. C. Porter, plus "Para ti nengón", author unknown.

In a recent post on his official Facebook page, Eliades Ochoa invites everyone to enjoy Vamos a bailar un son and comments: "In every concert, in every interview, in every artistic tour it makes me happy to see that people's interest in traditional music grows and that Cuban son, the one that you and I love, has no borders."

The renowned founder of Buena Vista Social Club also participates in the upcoming album release by Spanish artist C. Tangana.

Regarding this experience, the Cuban notes in a recent post: "An immense pleasure to be part of this album and to share with a wonderful cast (…)". The album El madrileño brings together legendary figures such as Kiko Veneno, Andrés Calamaro, Jorge Drexler, José Feliciano, Toquinho, as well as the renowned flamenco music group Gipsy Kings, among other guests. Scheduled for release on February 26, the material consists of 14 songs, including "Muriendo de envidia", feat. Eliades Ochoa.