Un Canto De México
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Un Canto De México is the tenth album by Mexican
singer Alejandro Fernández
. It was recorded during a performance in the concert hall of the "Palacio de Bellas Artes
". The concert paid tribute to Mexico's greatest singers and songwriters of some of the great Mexican songs of the last century.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
singer Alejandro Fernández
Alejandro Fernández
Alejandro Fernández is a Mexican singer. Nicknamed as "El Potrillo" by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Alejandro is the son of the ranchera singer Vicente Fernández. He originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk music, such as...
. It was recorded during a performance in the concert hall of the "Palacio de Bellas Artes
Palacio de Bellas Artes
The Palacio de Bellas Artes is the most important cultural center in Mexico City as well as the rest of the country of Mexico...
". The concert paid tribute to Mexico's greatest singers and songwriters of some of the great Mexican songs of the last century.
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- Obertura "Las Tres Raíces" (Eduardo Magallanes, Juventino RosasJuventino RosasJosé Juventino Policarpo Rosas Cadenas was a Mexican composer and violinist.-Life and career:Rosas was born in Santa Cruz de Galeana, Guanajuato, now renamed Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas. Rosas began his musical career as a street musician and playing with dance music bands in Mexico City...
, Antonio SolerAntonio SolerAntonio Francisco Javier José Soler Ramos, usually known as Padre Antonio Soler, known in Catalan as Antoni Soler i Ramos was a Spanish Catalan composer whose works span the late Baroque and early Classical music eras...
) - 1:26 - Alejandra (Enrique Mora) - 3:20
- Nunca (Guty Cárdenas, Ricardo López Méndez) - 2:42
- Morenita Mía (Armando Villarreal) - 3:34
- Júrame (María Grever) - 4:23
- Norteña De Mis Amores (Ricardo García Arellano) - 1:48
- Ojos Tapatíos (José Elizondo Sagredo, Fernando Méndez Velázquez) - 3:30
- Popurrí Agustín Lara (Noche De Ronda, Solamente Una Vez) (Agustín LaraAgustín LaraAgustín Lara was a Mexican singer and songwriter.-Biography:Lara was born in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz. Later, the Lara family had to move again to Mexico City, establishing their house in the borough of Coyoacán. After Lara's mother died, Agustín and his siblings lived in a hospice run by their...
) - 5:42 - GranadaGranada (song)"Granada" is a Mexican song written in 1932 by Agustín Lara. The song is about the Spanish city of Granada and has become a "standard" in music repertoire....
(Agustín LaraAgustín LaraAgustín Lara was a Mexican singer and songwriter.-Biography:Lara was born in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz. Later, the Lara family had to move again to Mexico City, establishing their house in the borough of Coyoacán. After Lara's mother died, Agustín and his siblings lived in a hospice run by their...
) - 5:15 - Popurrí Boleros (Reloj, El Andariego, Cuando Ya No Me Quieras, Si Dios Me Quita La Vida, PerfidiaPerfidia"Perfidia" is a popular song written by Alberto Domínguez , a Mexican composer and arranger born in the state of Chiapas, about love and betrayal. Aside from the original Spanish, other renditions exist, including English and instrumental versions. The English lyrics are by Milton Leeds...
, Bonita, Luz y Sombra) (Roberto Cantoral; Álvaro Carrillo; Los Cuates Castilla; Luis Demetrio; Alberto Domínguez; Luis Alcaráz; Rafael Cárdenas, Rubén FuentesRubén FuentesRubén Fuentes Gassón , is a Mexican classical violinist and composer, who is best known for his contributions to Mariachi music. In 1944, he joined Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán as a violinist and later as a music arranger. In 1955 Fuentes stopped performing in the group, but he maintains his...
) - 12:22 - Como Yo Te Amé (Armando ManzaneroArmando ManzaneroArmando Manzanero Canché is a Mexican musician and composer of Maya descent, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successful composers of Latin America....
) - 3:21 - Bésame MuchoBésame Mucho"Bésame Mucho" is a Spanish language song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez.-Inspiration:According to Velázquez herself, she wrote this song even though she had never been kissed yet at the time, and kissing as she heard was considered a sin.She was inspired by the piano...
(Consuelo VelázquezConsuelo VelázquezConsuelo Velázquez was a Mexican concert pianist, songwriter and recording artist.According to her obituary, she was 88 years old when she died...
) - 4:06
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- Ella (José Alfredo JiménezJosé Alfredo JiménezJosé Alfredo Jiménez was a Mexican singer-songwriter in the ranchera style whose songs are considered an integral part of Mexico's musical heritage....
) - 1:59 - De Un Mundo Raro (José Alfredo Jiménez) - 3:35
- Cuando El Destino (José Alfredo Jiménez) - 2:30
- Popurrí Bravío (Tú, Sólo Tú; Fallaste Corazón, Pelea De Gallos, Juan Charrasqueado, Cielo Rojo, No volveré) (Felipe Valdés Leal; Cuco SánchezCuco SánchezJosé del Refugio Sánchez Saldaña better known as Cuco Sanchez was a Mexican singer and songwriter who wrote dozens of hits, including Anillo de Compromiso, Anoche Estuve Llorando, Por qué Peca Esa Mujer, Fallaste Corazón, Cama de Piedra, "Siempre Hace Frio", and Arrieros Somos.His songs were...
; Juan S. Garrido; Víctor Cordero; Juan Zaizar; José Alfredo Jiménez) - 9:04 - Amanecí Entre Tus Brazos (José Alfredo Jiménez) - 3:29
- Paloma Querida (José Alfredo Jiménez) - 1:34
- Serenata Huasteca (José Alfredo Jiménez) - 1:51
- Popurrí Vicente Fernández (Las Llaves De Mi Alma, Por Tu Maldito Amor, Mujeres Divinas, De Qué Manera Te Olvido) (Vicente FernándezVicente FernándezVicente Fernández Gómez is a Mexican singer, producer and actor. Known as Chente or El rey de la canción ranchera throughout the Latin world, Vicente Fernández, who started his career singing for tips on the street, has become a cultural icon, recording more than 50 albums and contributing to...
; Federico Méndez; Martín Urieta; Federico Méndez) - 7:44 - Popurrí Juan Gabriel (Ya Lo Sé Que Tú Te Vas, La Diferencia, Te Sigo Amando) (Juan GabrielJuan GabrielAlberto Aguilera Valadez , better known by his stage name Juan Gabriel , is a Mexican singer and songwriter who is one of the most famous living representatives of the Mexican ranchera, ballad, mariachi, and pop music....
) - 8:18 - HuapangoHuapangoHuapango is a corruption of the Nahuatl word huapanco that textually means on top of the wood platform according to the dictionary of the Real Academia Española . Today huapango refers to a musical style that originated in and is played throughout the La Huasteca region in Mexico...
(José Pablo MoncayoJosé Pablo MoncayoJosé Pablo Moncayo García was a Mexican pianist, percussionist, music teacher, composer and conductor. "As composer, José Pablo Moncayo represents one of the most important legacies of the Mexican nationalism in art music, after Silvestre Revueltas and Carlos Chávez." He produced some of the...
) - 8:37
Album chart performance
| Year | Chart | Peak | Weeks on Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Billboard Regional Mexican Albums | 2 http://www.billboard.com | 14 |
| 2002 | Billboard Top Latin Albums | 6 http://www.billboard.com | 22 |
| 2002 | Billboard Heatseekers | 26 http://www.billboard.com | 9 |
| 2002 | Billboard Top Heatseekers (Pacific) | 2 http://www.billboard.com | 2 |