Search - Jorge Celedon, Jimmy Zambrano :: Son Para El Mundo

Jorge does it again!

Daniel Fernandez | Sydney, New South Wales Australia | 11/29/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Jorge Celedon is the biggest artist in vallenato at the moment and has been for the last few years. His new album is just as good as Juepa Je!... in fact it's better, he is experimenting even more.



What makes vallenato stand out for me are the gorgeous melodies of the songs. Jorge does beautiful melodies better than anyone else at the moment and it's why he is king.



Also the accordion by Jimmy Zambrano is gorgeous and he plays beautifully.



Celedon is also one of the few vallenato artists who have crossed over and has a fan base in non-vallenato circles as well. He is one of the biggest artists in Colombia at the moment. His first single from this album "Todo No Puede LLamarse Amor" is a duet with salsero Victor Manuelle and it's currently sitting at No 2 on the Colombian singles chart.



I also really love the ballads El Que Todo Por Ti Arriesgo, Todo Por Nada (he has plenty of string backing on this one), and Mi Poema. Mi Poema also has a bonus Acoustic version (with only Jorge and a piano) which is beautiful and shows just how beautiful these melodies are.



I recommend this album to all latinos regardless of what music you prefer. There is too much good latin music from all over Latin America to be restricting yourself. I am an Australian Spanish/Peruvian and love my musica de Latino America.



If you love Carlos Vives or Fonseca, then I think you will like this album. Celedon is a more purist form of vallenato than the before-mentioned two. Also while they concentrate on more up-tempo numbers Celedon does more slower tempo numbers.



PS: I don't know why they have the album as being a live album... it is not a live album at all... it is a studio album."

Esta Vida

Kris | USA | 04/01/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Just listen to the song "Esta Vida", if this doen't sell you then nothing will. This is a great song and album.



"Esta Vida" - ¡La canción mas espectacular del mundo! Esta canción si yega al alma."