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Need Bolero music on CD''s
Posted by jerryblu
6/4/2004  9:14:00 PM
Can you give me some names of cd's with bolero music?

Jerry Blumenthal
Re: Need Bolero music on CD
Posted by jlarochelle
6/6/2004  6:21:00 PM
I like Celine Dion's "Falling Into You" as a bolero. If you are looking to buy CD's I would recommend this website. It's http://bdsweb.ballroom.com. Once you get by all his political stuff on the first page he has a nice site that you can review CD's on. He lists out the tracks on each CD and what kind of music it is. You can also preview almost every song on the site if you have Realplayer. Hope this helps!
Re: Need Bolero music on CD
Posted by jerryblu
6/10/2004  6:47:00 AM
Thanks. It IS a good site. I'm a knee jerk liberal, but even for me the politics there is a trifle much. But luckily it's only the home page....

Jerry Blumenthal
Re: Need Bolero music on CD
Posted by Ralph
6/7/2004  12:24:00 PM
I'm assuming you mean the American Rhythm dance, and not the national dance of Spain.

I'll agree with jlarochelle that Celine Dion a number of good boleros, though personally I think "Falling into You" is a rumba. Probably we're just picking up on different beats. The choice between a bolero and a very slow rumba can be a simple matter of taste and style...find what feels right to you an go with it. Another resource is http://ballroomdancemusic.info/Rhythm/index.htm – the site provides listings of songs by rhythm, artist, strict/non-strict, etc. The lists are made up by different contributors, some of whom are more accurate than others, IMHO. But it's a good place to start. And you can go to amazon.com or bandn.com (or others) and see if the tracks are included in their 30-second previews and whether or not you agree with the list. And there's no "political stuff".... Dancevision.com also lets you preview their music, but I find most of their items are available for less elsewhere.

In any case some pop/no-strict boleros by Celine include "My Heart Will Go On" (to some, her vocals sound very waltz-ish, but the instrument's timing is definitely a 4-beat), "I See Your Smile," and "I Want You to Need Me." Vanessa Williams "Colors of the Wind," Patrick Swayze's "She's Like the Wind," Christian Castro's "Volver a amar," Mambo All-Stars "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" (English Version; the Spanish one is a rumba), Gloria Estefan's "Hablas de mí," "Me voy," and "Volveras;" and Enrique Iglesias' "Por amarte" and "No llores por mi." I understand Ricky Martin has done several, but I don't have any of his stuff.

If you're looking for strict-tempo stuff, I don't think I've ever seen an entire album of it dedicated entirely to bolero music. Doesn't mean they're not out there, though... Usually you can CDs with 2, 3, or maybe even 4 boleros; sometimes there's a CD dedicated to bolero with another dance, such as rumba.

Have fun!
Re: Need Bolero music on CD
Posted by Ralph
6/7/2004  12:29:00 PM
Opps. Sorry. It's the Spanish version of "Beautiful Maria of my Soul" that's a bolero, and the English that's a rumba. Just dug it out to make sure and of course....

R
Re: Need Bolero music on CD
Posted by mamboqueen
6/10/2004  11:18:00 AM
I have this cd and really like it:

http://dancevision.com/store/CD385/
Re: Need Bolero music on CD
Posted by Jiver
7/27/2004  10:03:00 AM
Jerry,

Oscar De La Hoya, yes, the Boxer, has a CD with a couple of nice Boleros.

Good Luck,

Gord
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