''The Prosthetic Cubans'' is a studio album recorded in
New York City
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by
Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot (;
born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.
His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, Rock music, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notab ...
with Los Cubanos Postizos and features compositions by
Arsenio RodrÃguez
Arsenio RodrÃguez (born Ignacio Arsenio Travieso Scull; August 31, 1911 – December 30, 1970)Giro, Radamés 2007. ''Diccionario enciclopédico de la música en Cuba''. La Habana, v. 4, p. 45 et seq. was a Cuban musician, composer and bandl ...
. It was the first album by The Prosthetic Cubans and was followed by ''
¡Muy Divertido!'' in 2000.
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by Marc Gilman awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The mastery and vision of the enduring Marc Ribot shine through on this release... it is an excellent album".
The ''
Miami New Times
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Overview
It was acquired ...
'' Michael Roberts noted, "''Postizos'' doesn't so much reproduce Rodriguez's music as it reimagines it from a decidedly avant-garde perspective".
On
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Joshua Klein wrote, "The record is about as authentic as any of Ribot's other stylistic excursions, but it's far more straight-faced and therefore decidedly respectable".
''Variety'''s Phil Gallo said, "Atlantic stands to do well with the disc as Cuban styles, particularly the
son
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Social issues
In pre-industrial societies and some current ...
, are being embraced on these shores. 'Cubanos Postizos,' which translates to 'Prosthetic Cubans', is more homage than reproduction, embraceable for listeners regardless of which side of the Latin-American fence they're coming from. More so than his other albums, the disc is accessible from start to finish".
[Gallo, P]
Variety Review
June 23, 1998, accessed December 9, 2019
Track listing
# "Aurora en PekÃn" (
Alfredo Boloña) – 5:31
# "Aquà Como Allá" (
Arsenio RodrÃguez
Arsenio RodrÃguez (born Ignacio Arsenio Travieso Scull; August 31, 1911 – December 30, 1970)Giro, Radamés 2007. ''Diccionario enciclopédico de la música en Cuba''. La Habana, v. 4, p. 45 et seq. was a Cuban musician, composer and bandl ...
) – 4:51
# "Como Se Goza en el Barrio" (RodrÃguez) – 3:29
# "Postizo" (
Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot (;
born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.
His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, Rock music, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notab ...
) – 4:55
# "No Me Llores Más" (
Luis Martinez Griñán) – 5:39
# "Los Teenagers Bailan
Changui" (RodrÃguez) – 4:49
# "Fiesta en el Solar" (RodrÃguez) – 5:05
# "La Vida Es un Sueño" (RodrÃguez) – 3:30
# "Esclavo Tristé" (RodrÃguez) – 6:06
# "Choserito Plena" (
Inacio RÃos) – 2:46
Personnel
*
Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot (;
born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.
His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, Rock music, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notab ...
– guitar, trumpet, vocals
*
Brad Jones (all but (10)) – bass
*EJ Rodriguez – percussion, vocals
*
Robert J. Rodriguez (all but (6)) – claves, drums, percussion, vocals
*
John Medeski
Anthony John Medeski (born June 28, 1965) is an American jazz keyboard player and composer. Medeski is a veteran of New York's 1990s avant-garde jazz scene and is known popularly as a member of Medeski Martin & Wood. He plays the acoustic piano ...
(2,4,5,8) – organ, Mellotron
*
Anthony Coleman (3,6) – organ
*Madeline Hunt-Ehrlich (4) – vocals
*Mattan Ingram (4) – vocals
*Miles Ingram (4) – vocals
*Gregory Ribot (10) – baritone saxophone
*
JD Foster- producer
References
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1998 albums
Marc Ribot albums
Atlantic Records albums