''¡Muy Divertido! (Very Entertaining!)'' is a studio album recorded in New York City by American guitarist and composer

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with Los Cubanos Postizos. It was released on April 25, 2000 on

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awarded the album 3 stars and the review by Steve Huey states, "Regrouping his Latin backing band Los Cubanos Postizos, Marc Ribot offers a sequel to his 1998

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tribute ''

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'' in ''Muy Divertido!'' ("very entertaining"). While there are once again a few songs penned by Rodríguez, there's also a greater variety of composers represented, including three Ribot originals... Overall, it's a worthy follow-up for anyone who enjoyed the first installment". On

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Douglas Payne wrote "eccentric downtown guitarist Marc Ribot has made a career out of being unpredictable - and never less than totally interesting ... Restless Ribot varies the menu with all sorts of spicy flavors on ''¡Muy Divertido! (Very Entertaining!)'' , never settling in one place for longer than the fun will last. He crafts interesting uses of vocals and, most appealingly, organ to keep the whole party a little off kilter too. The first time it's a fiesta. But each time you come back - and this listener found it hard to resist - Ribot reveals some magical musical gifts here that go well beyond Cuban territories".Payne, D
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Track listing

Personnel

*Marc Ribot – guitars, vocals *

Anthony Coleman Anthony Coleman (born August 30, 1955) is an avant-garde jazz pianist. During the 1980s and 1990s he worked with John Zorn on '' Cobra'', ''Kristallnacht'', ''The Big Gundown'', ''Archery'', and ''Spillane'' and helped push modern Jewish music in ...

– keyboards * Brad Jones – bass, twelve string guitar *E.J. Rodriguez – conga, percussion, vocals * Roberto Rodriguez – drums, timbales, timpani, percussion *

Marcus Rojas Marcus Rojas (born February 23, 1963) is an American Tuba, tubist from New York City. Early life Rojas was born in New York City on February 23, 1963, and grew up in Red Hook, Brooklyn. His early influences included Eddie Palmieri, Willie Coló ...

− tuba (track 4) *

Steve Nieve Steve Nieve ( "naïve"; born Stephen John Nason, 21 February 1958) is an English musician and composer. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Nieve has been a member of Elvis Costello's backing bands the Attractions, the Imposters and Madnes ...

(track 1), Riley Osborne (tracks 8 & 10) − organ *

JD Foster JD Foster is an American record producer, bassist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter. He is known for working with country and Americana performers including Dwight Yoakam and Patty Griffin. Producer, performer and recording arti ...

- bass (track 7), producer *Andy Taub − keyboards (track 4) *Frankie Vasquez - vocals, percussion, backing vocals (tracks 2, 6 & 10) *

Eszter Balint Eszter Balint (born 7 July 1966) is a Hungarian-American singer, songwriter, violinist, and actress. Biography Eszter Balint was born in Budapest, Hungary, to Marianne Kollar and Stephan Balint. She was living with the avant-garde Squat Theatre ...

− vocals, backing vocals (tracks 1, 6 & 7)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muy Divertido 2000 albums Marc Ribot albums Atlantic Records albums Spanish-language albums