Percy Faith frequently dabbled in world music and had a great enthusiasm for Latin and exotic rhythms, which he explored on albums such as The Music of Brazil! and Jungle Drums.
Viva! The Music of Mexico is his musical evocation of Mexico and, like many of his albums, straddles the wide line between moody and boisterous.
Stomping passages with percussion and brass segue into movements of sweet violins and vice versa.
The humorous arrangement of "La Cucaracha" suggests what Spike Jones might have sounded like as a mood music maestro, and Faith's treatment of "Mexican Hat Dance" could have been scored for Disney.
There is nothing "authentic" about Viva! The Music of Mexico -- Faith mines the music and touristy image of Mexico for inspiration and comes up with an album of imaginative, at times vaguely ethnic, arrangements that provide listeners with a virtual tour of the idealized Mexico of Hollywood, picture postcards, and Mexican restaurants.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Granada | Percy Faith, Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | La Golondrina | Percy Faith, Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Chiapanecas (The Mexican Hand-Clapping Song) | Percy Faith, Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | La Paloma | Percy Faith, Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Mexican Hat Dance (Jarabe Tapatio) | Percy Faith, Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Guadalajara | Percy Faith, Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Zandunga; Jesusita en Chihuahua (The Dancing Donkey) | Percy Faith, Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Cuanto le Gusta | Percy Faith, Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | La Cucaracha | Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Estrellita | Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | El Rancho Grande (My Ranch) | Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Be Mine Tonight (Noche De Ronda) | Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Solamente una Vez (You Belong to My Heart) | Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percy Faith | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Percy Faith & His Orchestra | Primary Artist |
| 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. |