70th Anniversary Album 1939-2009

4-CD box Orquesta Aragon (Cuba) 1939-2009.
4 CD longbox: All tracks from Discs 1, 2 & 3 were produced in the 60`s and 70`s by Egrem (Cuba)
All other tracks from disc 4 were produced by Lusafrica from the albums “Quien Sabe Sabe” (1998),  “La Charanga Eterna” (1999) & “En Route” (2001) and two previously unreleased.
DISC 1:
1. Y Solo Tu Y Yo (3:07)
2. No Eres Comprensible (2:45)
3. Nuestras Penas (2:58)
4. Caserita Villareña (3:07)
5. Repicando Bata (3:00)
6. Si Envidia (3:11)
7. Espero Tu Carta (3:47)
8. Le Dije A Una Rosa (2:58)
9. El Baile Del Suavito (2:57)
10. Naranjo Y Lucas (3:04)
11. Comelón (2:38)
12. Bella Muñequita (2:49)
13. Yo No Me Lo Robe Vigilante (3:11)
14. Tremenda Moral (2:58)
15. Mis Pensamientos (2:34)
16. Eso Se Ti (2:40)
17. Osiri (3:18)
18. Que Bien Estamos (3:11)
19. Pregúntame Como Estoy (3:10)
20. Señor Juez (3:18)
DISC 2:
1. Silencio (3:07)
2. Calculadora (3:05)
3. Los Tres Amigos (3:10)
4. Muanga (3:310
5. Baila Mi Onda (4:23)
6. Caminito De Guarenas (2:48)
7. Que Será El Amor (4:08)
8. Parampampan (2:52)
9. Los Sabrosones (2:32)
10. Chachachá En La Playa (2:57)
11. Ven Morena (2:53)
12. Virgen De Regla (2:55)
13. La Reina Isabel (3:12)
14. Popurri De Boleros (D.R./D.R.) (5:30)
15. Besito Con Mozancha (2:59)
16. Bella Perla De Sur (3:06)
17. Kilimanjaro (3:18)
18. Guajira Simale (2:40)
19. En Casa De Tomas (2:22)
20. Yo Tengo Una Muñeca (2:52)
DISC 3:
1. Ay José (3:06)
2. Oye Me Voy Para La Luna (2:47)
3. Odio Y Rencor (2:53)
4. Que Es Lo Que Tu Quieres (2:43)
5. Con Tranquilidad (2:49)
6. No Puedes Dejarme (2:26)
7. Te Doy Calabazas (2:10)
8. La Chaucha (2:30)
9. Fefita (4:11)
10. No Me Persigas (3:07)
11. Angoa (2:49)
12. Ya No Tienes Corazón (2:31)
13. Maricusa Y Las Bermudas (3:17)
14. Lo Decidió (2:38)
15. Los Tiñosos (3:11)
DISC 4:
1. Hay Que Saber Comenzar (3:50)
2. Arrimate Paca (6:06)
3. No Quiero Lió (4:37)
4. La Reina Isabel (5:10)
5. No Me Molesto (2:56)
6. Caserita Villareña (4:36)
7. Mi Son Es Un Vacilón (4:39)
8. La Gioconda (3:47)
9. Patricia (3:26)
10. Para Sentirme Mejor (3:37)
11. Los Carboncitos (3:42)
12. Ahora Si Sabroseado (4:08)
13. Guacharumba (5:06)
14. Mala Fama (6:15)
15. Si Me Pudieras Querer (4:11)
16. A Gozar La Vida (8:54)

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Orquesta Aragon, Lusafrica is releasing this exceptional limited edition 4 CD set with 71 tracks (over 4 hours of music) and a 24 page booklet, illustrated with numerous pictures, telling thestory of these legends of Cuban music. Ever since 1939 when the group was formed in Cienfuegos, Cuba, Orquesta Aragon has never stopped recording and touringworldwide. The 70th anniversary album gathers on three CDs recordings made by Egrem in Cuba – most of which are unavailable nowadays. The fourth CD is an anthology of the recordings made for Lusafrica between 1998 and 2001 including two previously unreleased tracks. The orchestra was formed in 1939 by double bass player Orestes Aragon Cantero. In the 50s Havana was in the grip of thecha-cha craze and with the great composer Beny Moré Orquesta Aragon became the emblematic cha-cha orchestra. The Orquesta entered its golden age in the 50s and 60s with a line-up featuring Rafael Lay (band leader and 1st violin) and other names that have become legendary in Cuban music. It won wide acclaim in the United States where the great NatKing Cole added the famous El Bodeguero to his repertoire. The legendary “Music-Hall de Cuba” tour was organised in1965. More than 100 artists – including Orquesta Aragon – performed in Paris, Warsaw, Moscow and Berlin. Africa in the 70swas another great adventure for the Orquesta. Their initial destinations were Guinea and Mali, but many other tours followedand they became supreme stars from Guinea to Congo and Benin to Zanzibar.Between 1997 and 2001 the group released three albums on the Lusafrica label