I was born in Havana, and although I have travelled a lot and made the customs of other cultures my own; my home has been a perfect symbiosis between Spain and Cuba. When I was a child, Fabada and Congrí coexisted perfectly, guaracha and sevillanas, Beny Moré and Miguel de Molina. Whenever I listened to el Bárbaro del Ritmo, I thought: that man must be a happy man. Those songs can only be born from happiness. If we link this idea to the adagio that reminds us that it is better to go to bed without eating than to wake up in debt, these songs fulfill a promise to my mother, Rita, and Aruca. Here I offer these songs, which are the fruits of happiness.
My North and South
Always…
Bebo san Juan
- GENRE: Latin Music / Cuban Music
- DURATION: 40 min.
- FORMATS: CD, vinyl and digital
- YEAR: 2019
- PRODUCTION COMPANY: Studio Caribe
- RECORD LABEL: Blanco y Negro Pop
DETAILS
All lyrics and music by Bebo San Juan except:
La vuelta al mundo and Si estuvieras aquí: Bebo San Juan and Víctor Martín.
Siempre: adapted by Bebo San Juan from Federico García Lorca’s poem Gacela of Unforeseen Love
Arrangements, direction and production by
Emilio Aragón
Executive production
Emilio Aragón and Javier Pouso
Sound Engeneers
Salomé Limón, Bernardo Gil, Jorge Rodríguez Mesías and Santiago de la Torre
Mastered at PKO by
Caco Refojo
Mixed in PKO by
Salomé Limón and Caco Refojo
Recorded in
Recording studios: Studio Caribe, Sound Garden and PKO
Graphics
Nacho Aragón
Layout and illustrations
Jose Puga
Photographs
Javier Salas
Cover picture
Family archive
Editorial
Studio Caribe
Songs
- Pepe Maní
- La vuelta al mundo
- Norte y sur
- Pan y canela
- Siempre
- Si estuvieras aquí
- De La Habana hasta aquí
- Cartagena
- Sentir
Bonus Track
- Siempre Piano version / voice / flugelhorn