After mining Latin American music for inspiration for the past 15 years, Enrique Bunbury finally decided to pay a full-fledged tribute to one of his main and most beloved influences.
Recorded in Texas with Bunbury's fine supporting band Los Santos Inocentes and special guests of the caliber of Flaco Jiménez, Charlie Musselwhite, Dave Hidalgo, and Elíades Ochoa, Licenciado Cantinas is meant to be a barroom-hopping trip from Argentina to Mexico.
Old classics from the Pan-American songbook by Agustín Lara, Los Hermanos Simón, Pablo Casas Padilla, Atahualpa Yupanqui, and Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe are given a heady cross-genre treatment, reminiscent of similar albums by Ry Cooder or Marc Ribot.
Salsa, bolero, Peruvian vals, tango, and corrido are infused with steamy electric guitars, Hammond organ, and percussion to conjure a crawling, drunken mood that perfectly suits Bunbury's voice and bohemian image.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Mar, el cielo y túAgustín Lara | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 02:36 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | LlévameLouie Ortega | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Mi sueño prohibidoTraditional | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | Pa' llegar a tu ladoLhasa de Sela | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Chacarera de un Triste | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | ÓdiameFederico Barreto, Rafael López | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | VidaPablo Padilla | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | El Solitario (Diario de un Borracho)Alfredo Gutierrez | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | Ánimas, que no AmanezcaGuadalupe Ramos | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 04:21 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Que me lleve la tristezaAlejandro Marcial | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 11 | El Día de mi suerteWillie Colón, Héctor Lavoe | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 12 | Cosas olvidadasJosé María Contursí, Antonio Rodio | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 13 | La Tumba será el FinalFrancisco Vidal | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 14 | El Cielo está dentro de míPablo del Cerro, Atahualpa Yupanqui | Enrique Bunbury | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 54 mins | 124 MB | |||||
| 54 mins | 325 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federico Barreto | Composer |
| 2 | Enrique Bunbury | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Willie Colón | Composer |
| 4 | José María Contursí | Composer |
| 5 | Bobby Cruz | Composer |
| 6 | Pablo del Cerro | Composer |
| 7 | Lhasa de Sela | Composer |
| 8 | Alfredo Gutierrez | Composer |
| 9 | David Hidalgo | Featured Artist |
| 10 | Flaco Jiménez | Featured Artist |
| 11 | Agustín Lara | Composer |
| 12 | Héctor Lavoe | Composer |
| 13 | Rafael López | Composer |
| 14 | Alejandro Marcial | Composer |
| 15 | Charlie Musselwhite | Featured Artist |
| 16 | Eliades Ochoa | Featured Artist |
| 17 | Louie Ortega | Composer |
| 18 | Pablo Padilla | Composer |
| 19 | Guadalupe Ramos | Composer |
| 20 | Ricardo Ray | Composer |
| 21 | Antonio Rodio | Composer |
| 22 | Traditional | Composer |
| 23 | Francisco Vidal | Composer |
| 24 | Atahualpa Yupanqui | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |