Puerto Rico
Kate Molleson journeys through the Christmas season across Latin America. Today, Puerto Rico, which has the world鈥檚 longest festive season.
Kate Molleson journeys through the Christmas season in Latin America, introducing the composers who shaped local festivities across centuries and longitudes. From cathedrals to countryside to the deep heat of megacities, we revel in music for worship, friendship, family and fiestas.
Today, we wrap up the week in Puerto Rico, which lays claim to the world鈥檚 longest festive season, lasting from late November into February. With music crucial to momentum, the nation鈥檚 playlist is certainly infectious. We鈥檒l hear about the neighbourhood parades known as 鈥渓as parrandas鈥�, cult songwriters Rafael Hernandez and Sylvia Rexach, salsa classics from El Gran Combo and Hector Lavoe, and of course, the biggest Latin American christmas hit of all time.
Llego la Navidad
Felipe Rodriguez
La Fiesta de Pilito
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
Rafael Hernadez: Triste Navidad
Trio Los Condes
Rafael Hernandez: Casitas de la Montana
The Caribbean Tenors
Chuito El de Bayamon: Los tres Santo Reyes
Trad: A las Zarandelas
Los Alegres de Hato Tejas
Arbolito
El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico
Amaury Vellay Torregrosa: Villancico Yaucano
Coral de las Americas
Damian Sanchez, conductor
De la monta帽a venimos
Bobby Capo, vocals
Ruth Fernandez, vocals
Luisito Benjamin and his band
Pasteles y Lechon
Trulla Express
Canto a Borinquen; Aires de Navidad
Hector Lavoe, vocals
Willie Col贸n, trombone
Yomo Toro, cuatro
Sylvia Rexach: Nuestra Luna; E mis sue帽os
Sylvia Rexach, vocals
Tuti Umpierre, guitar
Sylvia Rexach: Lamento de Navidad
Felipe 鈥楲a Voz鈥� Rodriguez, vocals
Jos茅 Feliciano: Feliz Navidad
Produced by Amelia Parker for 麻豆约拍 Audio Wales and West
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Felipe Rodriguez
Llego la Navidad (Christmas has arrived)
Performer: Felipe 鈥淟a Voz鈥� Rodr铆guez.- Sonidos Latinos.
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Luis Cruz
La Fiesta de Pilito
Performer: El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.- COMBO RECORDS.
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Rafael Hern谩ndez Mar铆n
Triste Navidad
Ensemble: Tr铆o Los Condes.- GEMA RECORDS.
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Rafael Hern谩ndez Mar铆n
Casitas de la Montana
Performer: Caribbean Tenors.- CARIBBEAN TENORS.
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Jesus Sanchez
Los tres Santo Reyes
Composer: Ralph Perez. Performer: Jes煤s S谩nchez Erazo "Chu铆to el de Bayam贸n".- Ansonia West.
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A las Zarandelas
Performer: Los Alegres de Hato Tejas.- SONIDOS LATINO.
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Ramon Rodriguez
Arbolito
Performer: El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.- COMBO RECORDS.
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Amaury Vellay Torregrosa
Villancico Yaucano
Choir: Coral de las Americas. Conductor: Dami谩n S谩nchez.- FONOCAL.
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Bobby Cap贸
De la monta帽a venimos
Singer: Bobby Cap贸. Singer: Ruth Fern谩ndez. Ensemble: Luisito Benjamin and his Band.- FANIA.
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Trulla Express
Pasteles y Lechon
Performer: Trulla Express.- GEF Productions.
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H茅ctor Lavoe
Canto a Borinquen
Composer: Willie Col贸n. Composer: Yomo Toro. Performer: Willie Col贸n. Performer: Yomo Toro. Singer: H茅ctor Lavoe.- FANIA.
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H茅ctor Lavoe
Aires de Navidad
Composer: Willie Col贸n. Composer: Yomo Toro. Performer: Willie Col贸n. Performer: Yomo Toro. Singer: H茅ctor Lavoe.- FANIA.
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Sylvia Rexach
Nuestra Luna
Performer: Sylvia Rexach.- Grabaciones.
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Sylvia Rexach
E mis suenos
Performer: Sylvia Rexach.- Grabaciones.
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Felipe Rodriguez
Lamento de Navidad
Performer: Felipe 鈥淟a Voz鈥� Rodr铆guez.- Disco Hit.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Lieutenant Kije - Troika
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije / Alexander Nevsky: Abbado/Chicago SO.
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