Juan-Carlos Formell, Songs from a Little Blue House - 51m 2s

Tracks & Durations

1. Agua Dulce	1:53
2. Canto Del Delfin	5:26
3. Flores	3:38
4. Agua Bendita	3:34
5. Pararillo	6:01
6. Cuba Sera Libre	4:25
7. Palo De Guayaba	2:49
8. Siguaraya	3:04
9. Cangrejo	3:05
10. La Vaquita	4:45
11. Boda En El Bosque	2:05
12. Mango Mahgüey	7:42
13. Regreso De Jicotea	2:27

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Review

Expatriate Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist Juan-Carlos Formell's debut album packs a political wallop amid its lush romantic imagery and subtly cooking folk-jazz sound. "When the dictatorship ends," he sings, "I'm going to have a party... / And if it doesn't end, this song will knock it down." Although he's the son of Juan Formell, founder of Cuba's best-known dance band, Los Van Van, Juan-Carlos is more sit-down innovator than dance-floor shaker. He reinvigorates the lyrical potential of acoustic country son in songs that veil the political in the everyday. "Cangrejo (Crab)" discusses the dangerous choices of Cuba's boat people in lively call-and-response verses, and "Vaquito (Cow)" praises the simple things--a cow, a rooster, a cat--the embargoed island's poor can no longer afford. Formell's guitar playing, which shines in a trio of instrumentals, is equally elegant. Whether you agree with his politics or not, Formell is asking the right questions in a new and thoroughly captivating manner. --Richard Gehr

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