''Un Canto de México'' (Song of Mexico; also known as ''100 Años de Música Mexicana'', 100 years of Mexican music; and ''Bellas Artes En Vivo'', Fine Arts in concert) is the tenth album by Mexican singer

Alejandro Fernández Alejandro Fernández Abarca (; born 24 April 1971) is a Mexican singer. Nicknamed as El Potrillo by the media and his fans, he has sold over 20 million records worldwide, making him one of the most successful Hispanic music artists. He is the ...

. It was recorded during a performance in the concert hall of the "

Palacio de Bellas Artes The Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) is a prominent cultural center in Mexico City. It has hosted notable events in music, dance, theatre, opera and literature in Mexico and has held important exhibitions of painting, sculpture and p ...

". The concert paid tribute to Mexico's greatest singers and songwriters of some of the great Mexican songs of the last century.

Track listing

CD1

#Obertura "Las Tres Raíces" (Eduardo Magallanes,

Juventino Rosas José Juventino Policarpo Rosas Cadenas (25 January 18689 July 1894) was a Mexican composer and violinist. Life and career Rosas was born in Santa Cruz, Guanajuato, later renamed Santa Cruz de Galeana, Guanajuato, and still later into Santa Cru ...

Antonio Soler Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

) – 1:26 #Alejandra (Enrique Mora) – 3:20 #Nunca ( Guty Cárdenas,

Ricardo López Méndez Ricardo López Méndez (7 February 1903 – 28 December 1989) was a Mexican poet and song lyricist. He was born in Izamal, Yucatán (state), Yucatán. He became director of the Public Library and an advisor to Felipe Carrillo Puerto, governor of Y ...

) – 2:42 #Morenita Mía (Armando Villarreal) – 3:34 # Júrame(María Grever) – 4:23 #Norteña De Mis Amores (Ricardo García Arellano) – 1:48 #Ojos Tapatíos (José Elizondo Sagredo, Fernando Méndez Velázquez) – 3:30 #Popurrí Agustín Lara (Noche De Ronda, Solamente Una Vez) (

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 ...

) – 5:42 #

Granada Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...

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) – 5:15 #Popurrí Boleros (Reloj, El Andariego, Cuando Ya No Me Quieras, Si Dios Me Quita La Vida,

Perfidia "Perfidia" (Spanish for " perfidy", meaning ''faithlessness'', ''treachery'' or ''betrayal'') is a 1939 Spanish-language song written by Mexican composer and arranger Alberto Domínguez (1906–1975). The song is sung from the perspectiv ...

, Bonita, Luz y Sombra) (Roberto Cantoral;

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' ...

; Los Cuates Castilla;

Luis Demetrio Luis Demetrio, born Luis Demetrio Traconis Molina (April 21, 1931 – December 17, 2007), was a Mexican singer and composer best known for composing the Spanish-language 1953 pop standard " ¿Quién será?" and its English-language counterpart " ...

; Alberto Domínguez; Luis Alcaráz; Rafael Cárdenas,

Rubén Fuentes Rubén Fuentes (15 February 1926 – 5 February 2022) was a Mexican classical violinist and composer, who was best known for his contributions to mariachi music. Biography In 1944, Fuentes joined Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán as a violinist a ...

) – 12:22 #Como Yo Te Amé (

Armando Manzanero Armando Manzanero Canché (7 December 1935 – 28 December 2020) was a Mexican Maya peoples, Mayan musician, singer, composer, actor and music producer, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the ...

) – 3:21 #

Bésame Mucho "Bésame Mucho" (; "Kiss Me A Lot") is a bolero song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. It is one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and one of the most important songs in the history of Latin music. It was re ...

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Consuelo Velázquez Consuelo Velázquez Torres (August 21, 1916 in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco – January 22, 2005, Mexico City), also popularly known as Consuelito Velázquez, was a Mexican concert pianist and composer. She was the composer of famous Mexican ballads ...

) – 4:06

CD2

#Ella (

José Alfredo Jiménez José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval (; 19 January 1926 – 23 November 1973) was a Mexican singer-songwriter of rancheras, whose songs are considered the basis of modern Mexican music. Biography Jiménez was born in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, M ...

) – 1:59 #De Un Mundo Raro (José Alfredo Jiménez) – 3:35 #Cuando El Destino (José Alfredo Jiménez) – 2:30 #Popurrí Bravío (Tú, Sólo Tú; Fallaste Corazón, Pelea De Gallos, Juan Charrasqueado, Cielo Rojo, No volveré) (Felipe Valdés Leal;

Cuco Sánchez José Refugio "Cuco" Sánchez Saldaña (3 May 1921 – 5 October 2000) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Sánchez was one of Mexico's most popular singers and recorded most of his singles and studio albums for Columbia R ...

; Juan S. Garrido; Víctor Cordero; Juan Zaizar; José Alfredo Jiménez) – 9:04 #Amanecí Entre Tus Brazos (José Alfredo Jiménez) – 3:29 #Paloma Querida (José Alfredo Jiménez) – 1:34 #Serenata Huasteca (José Alfredo Jiménez) – 1:51 #Popurrí Vicente Fernández (Las Llaves De Mi Alma, Por Tu Maldito Amor, Mujeres Divinas, De Qué Manera Te Olvido) (

Vicente Fernández Vicente Fernández Gómez (17 February 1940 – 12 December 2021) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Nicknamed "Chente" (short for Vicente), "El Charro de Huentitán" (The Charro from Huentitán), "El Ídolo de México ...

; Federico Méndez; Martín Urieta; Federico Méndez) – 7:44 #Popurrí Juan Gabriel (Ya Lo Sé Que Tú Te Vas, La Differencia, Te Sigo Amando) (

Juan Gabriel Alberto Aguilera Valadez (; January 7, 1950 – August 28, 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (), was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. Colloquially nicknamed as Juanga () and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his f ...

) – 8:18 #

Huapango is a family of Mexican music styles. The word likely derives from the Nahuatl word that literally means 'on top of the wood', alluding to a wooden platform on which dancers perform dance steps. It is interpreted in different forms, the most ...

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José Pablo Moncayo José Pablo Moncayo García (June 29, 1912 – June 16, 1958) was a Mexican pianist, percussionist, music teacher, composer and conductor. "As composer, José Pablo Moncayo represents one of the most important legacies of the Mexican national ...

) – 8:37

Chart performance

Sales and certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Canto De Mexico Alejandro Fernández live albums 2002 live albums Spanish-language live albums