Plena Libre will perform a concert with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Puerto Rico on May 4, 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u2022 I thought the keyboard were a bit distracting to the music. Although the addition of some keyboard notes does bring an element of innovation to the songs, I found it a bit distracting. This is unlike the addition of the marimba, which blended in quite well in the couple of songs where it was used.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Although I love the Puerto Rican patriotic song “Que Bonita Bandera”, especially when performed “live”, I found that I didn’t enjoy it as much in a recording. This song is performed sooooo much in Puerto Rico, almost every time there is a “bemb\u00e9 de plena”, that it\u2019s almost the equivalent of recording the national anthem. Of course we all love our national anthems, but do we want to listen to it in a recording? That’s how I feel about this one.<\/p>\n
I’m thinking that Plena Libre probably has performed it “live” so many times and has been received with great enthusiasm (I would be one of those, as I like it when performed “live”) that Gary Nu\u00f1ez probably decided it would be good to include it in “Corazon”.<\/p>\n
My Recommendation of “Corazon”<\/h3>\n I really liked Plena Libre’s “Corazon” because of its energetic “plena” songs, it’s great sound, and the variety Gary Nu\u00f1ez included in terms of rhythm (added 2 “bombas”) and song themes (love, classics, and “tiraera”).<\/p>\n
This formula keeps “Corazon” interesting to listen from beginning to end. This is a very well produced album by Plena Libre.<\/p>\n
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One of the most energetic groups to listen and watch performing live, Plena Libre launched its 15th recording in 19 years with the release of “Corazon”. This album was launched in December 2012 in Puerto Rico, and in February 2013 in the United States and internationally. I love Puerto Rican “plena” because it’s one of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[393],"tags":[839,258,625,626,259,624],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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