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Nueva York! | 
 enlarge | Artist: Dan Zanes
Label: Festival Five Rec.
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 2360
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.3
MPN: 11
UPC: 800495001120
EAN: 0800495001120
ASIN: B00175G722
Release Date: June 10, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | El Pesca Dor | | • | Colas | | • | Dame La Mano Paloma | | • | Pollito Chicken | | • | Verde Luz | | • | Compadre Pedro Juan | | • | Alra Mananera | | • | Tambora De Los Morenos | | • | La Bruja | | • | Phone Call Home | | • | El Pijul | | • | Son Borinqueno | | • | La Piragua | | • | El Canario | | • | Cuida El Agua | | • | Palo Bonito | | • | El Botellon | | • | Mi Luna |
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Album Description
Children's favorite Dan Zanes follows his 2007 Grammy Award winning CD Catch That Train with a collaboration with Latino musician friends from New York. These family songs, all sung in Spanish, represent various styles including son jarocho, cumbia, aguinaldo, bailecito, nueva cancion and merengue. Featured guests include: Lila Downs, Daphne Rubin-Vega, The Villa-Lobos brothers, Marc Ribot and Afro-Colombian roots ensemble La Cumbiamba Eneye.
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| Customer Reviews:
 from a family of long-time fans August 14, 2008
J. Levine (New York, New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My family and I have enjoyed DZ music since the days he did brunchtime shows at the Manhattan restaurant The Park (2002). We have all of his albums and listen to them frequently.
We have never fully appreciated the Spanish songs on previous albums; hearing DZ and Barbara sing in Spanish never sounded natural to us, and we are sorry to say that we are somewhat dissapointed with the new Nueva York CD.
DZ has pushed his artistic limits before with Sea Music and Parades and Panoramas. In these excellent albums his earthy voice and folky style work beautifully with the songs to create a convincing and honest musical texture.
He has also been very successful in incorporating other musical styles when he takes a backseat to The Sandy Girls and Father Goose on previous albums.
Nueva York! is a missfire because DZ is unable to convey these songs convincingly in another language. His voice and style are not meant to be singing these songs, and it feels like he is trying to adopt a style that is not his own.
Furthermore, Latin music is already available and has been billiantly introduced to North Amercians by Ry Cooder and others.
Dan Zanes has significantly elevated our expectations for family-friendly music. He is a great song-writer, and we appreciate his accomlishments in giving us well-made, timeless music that everyone in our family LOVES (ages 3 to 45). We are also grateful that Zanes introduced us to the classic Widdecomb Fair CD. We support his effort to continue to push himself artistically, but we like him much more in English.
(written by Dad and daughter)
 Politics aside, great CD for families... July 20, 2008
Shogun Len (old bethpage, new york USA)
I love the concept Dan Zanes has....music for the whole family to listen to together...to dance, sing, and enjoy. My son and I have enjoyed listening to all of his CD's as well as Father Goose.
If you are tired of lame kids CD's you need to listen to Dan Zanes and his friends.
Though, I can not say I agree with the politics behind the CD, the bottom line is the music is great and fun....and most importantly my 1 year old loves it.
Dan Zanes makes great kids music no matter the language or politics.
It is a great CD for the whole family.
Muy Bien! July 18, 2008
M. Hibbard (Maple Grove, MN USA)
We now own all of the Dan Zanes cds and love them all. Nueva York has taken slightly longer to warm up to, but that's only because I don't understand all of the lyrics (my spanish is rusty) so they take longer to learn! I love having the diversity in our music collection. You will not be able to refrain from dancing and clapping along with many of these songs! It's a great "windows down, music turned up" in the car cd. Buy it! And while you're at it, buy all of Dan Zanes' other cds too! My husband and I both have his music on our iPods because we love it as much as our 3 year old son! Dan Zanes offers the best kids/family/folk music out there, hands down.
Fanaticos think it's fantastico!! June 23, 2008
Nicole Iglesias
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My son is a Dan Zanes groupie (he's been to six of his shows).He's been listening to him since before his second birthday and has been looking forward to new music for quite some time. My son is half Cuban, so hearing DZ sing in Spanish is very significant for him. It's a welcomed addition to our Dan Zanes and Friends collection. In short, this cd is like a big party for my three and a half year old, yet sophisticated and cool enough for his parents!!! Viva Dan and Friends!! Our favorite tracks: Colas and Polito Chicken...
More great music for EVERYONE (this time in Spanish)! June 11, 2008
kalamasutta (Knoxville, TN USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dan Zanes and Friends latest release features all that you love about the band: wild, energetic collaborations and quieter songs with tremendous raw beauty. Esta vez, todas las canciones estan en espanol! They've come a long way since "Malti."
You may enjoy this CD if:
---you're interested in fun, party music that the kids will love---and that doesn't drive you crazy!
---other kid-friendly acts drive you nuts and you want to keep Hannah Montana and High School Musical at bay as long as you can.
---you want to broaden your child's outlook and worldview.
Our faves: Son Borinqueno, El Pijul, El Canario, Palo Bonito, Compadre Pedro Juan, Cuida El Agua, El Pescador, Colas, Verde Luz, & Mi Luna. Yikes, that's a lot of favorites! There are not many songs we don't like on the CD. If Pollito Chicken doesn't get you moving, see a doctor!
This collection of favorites from several Latin American countries is, as Dan says in his concerts, his pro-immigration CD. In the liner notes, Dan calls this a "pro-love-your-neighbor" CD. It definitely has that effect. My (very Swedish) 4 year old asks me to translate every song for her and wants to play and sing along. She was once very shy with people who spoke languages she did not understand. Getting some familiarity with Spanish has made her far more comfortable with our non-English speaking neighbors. She tries out a little Spanish on our Colombian and Mexican neighbors, and she is trying to help a Slovakian friend learn English. Thanks, Dan, for giving our kids a great time while provoking interest in Hispanic culture and vital social issues.
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