''El Último Trago'' is a 2009 studio album by Spanish singer

Concha Buika María Concepción Balboa Buika (born 11 May 1972), known as Concha Buika or Buika, is a Spanish singer. Her album ''Niña de Fuego'' was nominated for the 2008 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year and ''La Noche Más Larga'' was nominated ...

and Cuban pianist

Chucho Valdés Jesús Valdés Rodríguez, better known as Chucho Valdés (born October 9, 1941), is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger whose career spans over 50 years. An original member of the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, in 1973 he fo ...

, produced by

Javier Limón Javier Limón (born 1973) is a record producer, singer and songwriter born and raised in Madrid, Spain. Limón has worked with several artists, mainly from Spain, since he incorporates elements of flamenco rhythm to his work. Besides his work as ...

Overview

Javier Limón describes the concept of the album as bringing together "Afro-Cuban Jazz idol" Chucho Valdés with "Afro-Flamenco Jazz" singer Buika, working on the

ranchera Ranchera () or canción ranchera is a genre of traditional music of Mexico. It dates to before the years of the Mexican Revolution. Rancheras today are played in virtually all regional Mexican music styles. Drawing on rural traditional folk music ...

songs originally sung by

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n-Mexican

Chavela Vargas Isabel Vargas Lizano (17 April 1919 – 5 August 2012), better known as Chavela Vargas (), was a Mexican singer. She was especially known for her rendition of Mexican rancheras, but she is also recognized for her contribution to other genres of ...

. It features a note written by director

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narr ...

, who had worked repeatedly with Vargas. Almodóvar made a glowing evaluation of the album, with an emphasis on Buika's renditions.

Reception

Michael G. Nastos in his review for

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stated, "It's unlikely you'll find a better pairing of an amazing singer and accompanist anywhere else, no matter the music type, but if you enjoy the classic Latin song performed with every ounce of emotion available, this recording will be impossible to resist."

Track listing

# Soledad (written by Fabregat Jodar) # Sombras (music by Carlos Brito, lyrics by Rosario Sansores) # Las Ciudades (written by José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval) # Cruz De Olvido (written by Juan Zaizar Torres) # El Andariego (written by

Álvaro Carrillo Álvaro Carrillo Alarcón (2 December 1921 - 3 April 1969) was a Mexican popular music composer and songwriter, born in San Juan Cacahuatepec, Oaxaca. He wrote over 300 songs, mostly boleros, including the great hits ''Amor mío'', ''Sabor a mí' ...

) # En El Último Trago (written by José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval) # Se Me Hizo Fácil (written by

Agustín Lara Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (; October 30, 1897 – November 6, 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican composer and performer of songs and boleros. He is recogn ...

) # Un Mundo Raro (written by José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval) # Las Simples Cosas (music by Armando Tejada Gómez, lyrics by Julio César Isella) # Somos (written by Mario Clavell) # Luz De Luna (written by Álvaro Carrillo) # Vámonos (written by José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval)

References

* Information on album cover, back cover, and liner notes

External links

El Último Trago page
on Buika's site with much of the liner notes, reviews, etc. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ultimo Trago 2009 albums Albums produced by Javier Limón Concha Buika albums Chucho Valdés albums Spanish-language albums Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album