''Árboles'' is an album from Puerto Rican singer Roy Brown and Cuban singer Silvio Rodríguez, along with Cuban septet

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. Brown and Rodríguez has collaborated previously, but this is the first album where they are billed together.

Background and recording

''Árboles'' was recorded from January to February 1987 at EGREM Studios in Havana, Cuba. It features five songs by Roy Brown, and two songs by Rodríguez. The last song, "Árboles", is sung by Brown and Rodríguez together. It is based on a poem by Clemente Soto Vélez. The album also features singing contributions from Cubans

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(on "Negrito bonito") and

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(on "Ohé Nené").Arboles
on Cancioneros This album is also notable for featuring the first version of " Boricua en la luna", which has probably become Brown's most popular song.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

- vocals on Track 4 *

- vocals on Track 6

Afrocuba

* Oriente López * Óscar Valdés * Ernán López-Nussa * Fernando "Teo" Calveiro * Fernando Acosta * Marios Luis Pino * Ómar Hernández * Edilio Montero

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arboles 1987 albums Roy Brown (Puerto Rican musician) albums Silvio Rodríguez albums