Cien Años De Soledad Playlist
This playlist moves between Colombian and Latin American musical traditions, evoking Macondo’s Caribbean roots, its arrival of outsiders and inventions, and the Buendías’ repeating cycles of passion and solitude. Instrumental Latin American compositions and dance forms suggest the town’s vivid, sometimes uncanny world; the vocal songs trace family longing, memory, and the passage of generations.
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20 songsMacondo
Óscar Chávez · 15 Éxitos
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Danza Negra
Lucho Bermúdez · San Fernando y Otros Éxitos Inolvidables de Lucho Bermúdez y Matilde Diaz
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Mambo No. 5
Pérez Prado · Mambo Con Los Semáforos En Verde
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Maria Elena
Los Indios Tabajaras · Maria Elena
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Libertango
Astor Piazzolla · Libertango
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Adiós Nonino
Astor Piazzolla · Collector (Edition spéciale 20 ans)
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O Trenzinho do Caipira
Heitor Villa-Lobos · Afluências
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Sensemayá: Sensemaya
Silvestre Revueltas · Revueltas: Orchestral Music
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Danzón no. 2
Arturo Márquez · Danzón
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Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo · Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez & Fantasía para un Gentilhombre
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Suite española No. 1, Op. 47: No. 5, Asturias (Leyenda)
Isaac Albéniz · Andrés Segovia: 1950s American Recordings, Vol. 3
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La Gota Fria
Carlos Vives · Clasicos de la Provincia
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El Pescador
Totó La Momposina · La Candela Viva
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La Llorona
Chavela Vargas · Mi Mundo Raro
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Todo Cambia
Mercedes Sosa · ¿Será Posible El Sur?
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Cucurrucucu Paloma
Caetano Veloso · Fly Away
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La Maza
Silvio Rodríguez · Unicornio
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Gracias a La Vida
Violeta Parra · Las Últimas Composiciones
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La Cumbia Del Mole
Lila Downs · La Cantina
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