Good afternoon dear readers!
Do you remember your first date with a beloved one?
The excitement, the anticipation, the preparations, wanting to present your best… Then, you hear that bell ringing, and your heard beats so strong a fast that it feels like it’s going to pop out of your chest and fly to cloud 9 !
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That, with some typically Cuban twists, is the story told in the following wonderful composition by Orquesta Reve, from their 1988 album, “Que Cuento Es Ese?”; The song was composed and arranged by the genius Juan Carlos Alfonso, who after this album will retire from the Orquesta to form his own amazing band – Dan Den, which will later make a cover version of their own for this song.
Alfonso’s guiding hand can be heard right since the beginning, as the song starts with an interesting piano intro.
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This album is one of 3, together with “Rumberos Latino-Americanos” and “La Explosion del Momento” which came out during 3 consecutive years (1986-1988), and helped bring back Reve to the primera linea of Cuban bands after a relative quiet period during the 1970’s.
I highly recommend reading the fascinating article on Juan Carlos Alfonso during his time with Orquesta Reve, written by Kevin Moore of Timba.com ; It would be great accompaniment for the song, which you can hear right now here 🙂
Disfruten !