1 El Cascabel
2 La Iguana
3 El Siquisirí
4 El Tilingo Lingo
5 Cruzando en el Barco
6 El Chuchumbé
7 La Bruja
8 La Bamba
9 El Palomo
10 El Pájaro Carpintero

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 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: Another of the great sounds of Conjunto Jardin. A must for every Latin enthusiast. Excellent compositions.

Fantastic recording of mostly traditional Mexican music

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: This is a wonderful record of Mexican jarocho style music from Vera Cruz. They use traditional instruments as well as electronic keyboards and African drums. The result is an infectious modern interpretation that is faithful to the spirit of the music instead of being a slavish copy. Conjunto Jardin stresses the Afro-Caribbean roots of the music and even include a lovely song of African origin.

Veracruz music with African swing

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: If you live in California long enough, especially Southern California, you'll come to know Mexican music: you hear it all around you; it's everywhere. This land used to be part of Mexico and some days it seems like it's being re-absorbed.
 Although the members of Conjunto Jardin are all veterans of other Latin bands, their backgrounds are not strictly Mexican: Marcel Adjibi is actually from Benin, West Africa; but his African swing and drive is an important part of Conjunto Jardin's sound.
 The group specializes in the music of Veracruz, Mexico: an area unlike most of Mexico which had a large black African slave population that strongly affected the local music, known as son jarocho.
 The famous driving Mexican tune is from Veracruz, written by a black ex-slave sometime in the 19th century.

Excellent CD

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: This is great music, the sound is old and new at the same time. It is a shame that they have not put more music out since this CD, it is music that is fun and makes you happy while not sounding common or cheesy. Five Stars!

it is a stunning success

 Album Rating: (5 of 5 stars)

Review Comments: one of my absolute favorite recordings! incredible textures, layers and colors. for that alone, it is worth getting whether or not you are a purist, whether or not you even favor the music from that part of the world. positively infectious.