''Poetas Puertorriqueños'' is a

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from Puerto Rican singer

Roy Brown Roy Brown may refer to: Arts, music and entertainment * Roy Brown (blues musician) (1920/25–1981), American blues musician who was a pioneer of rock and roll * Roy Brown (Puerto Rican musician) (born 1945), Puerto Rican musician and folk singer ...

. It features eleven songs from Brown's previous albums, that are based on poems from Puerto Rican writers like

Luis Palés Matos Luis Palés Matos (March 20, 1898 – February 23, 1959) was a Puerto Rican poet who is credited with creating the poetry genre known as Afro-Antillano. He is also credited with writing the screenplay for the "Romance Tropical", the first Puerto ...

and

Juan Antonio Corretjer Juan Antonio Corretjer Montes (March 3, 1908 – January 19, 1985) was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist and pro-independence political activist opposing United States rule in Puerto Rico. Early years Corretjer (birth name: Juan Antonio C ...

, among others. It also features a new, unreleased song titled "Ay, ay, ay de la grifa negra", based on a poem by Julia de Burgos. The album was released under Brown's label Discos Lara-Yarí in 1992. The album was also sponsored by the Puerto Rican Committee for the Celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of Puerto Rico.Poetas Puertorriqueños
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Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

* Anabell López - vocals on "Ohé Nené" *

Pablo Milanés Pablo Milanés Arias (24 February 1943 – 22 November 2022) was a Cuban guitar player and singer. He was one of the founders of the Cuban nueva trova, along with Silvio Rodríguez and Noel Nicola. His music, originating in the Trova, Son and o ...

- vocals on "Negrito bonito"

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