This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
The title — which loosely translates as House Of Song — refers both to musical community centres in Cuba and Latin America and to the families that gather there to perform music handed down through generations.
And I do mean generations; most of the 14 serenades here were written by tunesmiths born a century ago, and are performed by artists who don’t look much younger. But one listen to these vibrant, passionate works of delicate percussion, feisty bolero guitar and classically influenced strings — not to mention the beautiful voices of singers such as the 69 and 71-year-old Faez sisters — proves looks can be very deceiving.
