''Aires Bucaneros'' is the sixth album from Puerto Rican folk singer Roy Brown, and his first with the group Aires Bucaneros. The album was released under Brown's label Discos Lara-Yarí in 1979.Aires Bucaneros
on Cancioneros

Background and recording

Roy Brown moved to

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in 1976 where he founded the group Aires Bucaneros, with

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, Carl Royce, and Pablo Nieves. Their first album together, bearing the same name, was recorded during the month of January 1979 at Televicentro Sound Inc. in

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. The album features Brown's adaptations of several popular poems. Two of the songs are based on poems from

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. It also features the song "Caballo de palo", which is based on a poem by nationalist

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. The album also features Miguel Cubano's adaptation of a poem by

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on the song "Vendrás". Brown had previously adapted one of Margenat's poems on '' Roy Brown III''. "Bailando con los negros" is based on a poem by

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. The title song is based on a poem by

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. Lead singer

also contributed with the song "Prisa loca". Brown has said in interviews that he considers this to be his best album.

Re-release

''Aires Bucaneros'' and its follow-up, ''

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- vocals * Carl Royce -

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* Pablo Nieves -

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* Carlos Bedoya -

on Track 9

Production and recording

* Jesús Sánchez - recording * Frank Ferrer - production

Notes

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