Pombo Musical
Pombo Musical | |
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Studio album by Various artists | |
Released | August 13, 2008 |
Recorded | 2006 |
Genre | |
Length | 51:53 |
Label | Gaira Música Local |
Producer |
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Singles from Pombo Musical | |
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Pombo Musical is a children's album produced by Colombian recording artist Carlos Vives, as a musical tribute to the Colombian writer and poet Rafael Pombo. It was released on August 13, 2008, under Vives' label Gaira Música Local. The album came into fruition when Rafael Pombo Foundation president Juanita Santos asked Vives to craft a musical that uses Pombo's most iconic poems and fables he created. Its music incorporates a variety of Colombian folk genres and mixes in contemporary genres like Latin pop and pop rock. Among the 14 tracks present in the album, only one was released as a single, "El Modelo Alfabético" (English: The Model Alphabetical). All the lyrics were written originally by Rafael Pombo, and produced by Vives. Pombo Musical was well-received, and was certified platinum in Colombia by the Asociación Colombiana de Productores de Fonogramas (ASINCOL). It also won some accolades, including a Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Children's Album, and a Premio Shock for Best Compilation.
Background
I am only one of the producers who worked on the record. It was the dream of many Bogotan musicians to make Pombo Musical, I became the spokesman of them to make the project... Pombo's fables, his poems of values and truths, we describe him, whoever works for Pombo works for the children.[1]
—Vives on Pombo Musical
After finishing the promotion of his previous studio album
The recording of the album took two years, due to the number of artists contributing to it, namely,
Composition
The record was produced by Vives under the executive production of his wife, Claudia Elena Vasquez.
"El Robanidos" ("The Rob-nests") is a tropipop song performed by Fonseca, Dúo Huellas and the Fundación Batuta Chorus, about a kid that robs a nest and is then eaten by a black cat. Verónica Orozco performs on "Pastorcita" ("Little Shepherdess"), a rock song that tells the story of a little shepherdess that loses her sheep and then finds them.[13] "El Coche" ("The Car"), performed by Distrito Especial, is about a car that impresses all the people who see it.[14] Lucia Polido performs on "Dios y el Alma" ("God and the Soul"), a joropo song about Pombo's personal perception about the soul. "Juan Chunguero" is about the bagpiper Chunguero, who after angering many people falls in love with a shepherdess.[15]
"Simón el Bobito" ("Simón the Little Fool") is performed by Santiago Cruz and H2 El Guajiro, done in the tradition of a popular English nursery rhyme that tells the life of a child called Simon.[16] "El Niño y la Mariposa" ("The Kid and the Butterfly"), performed by Adriana Lucia and Dúo Huellas, is about a butterfly that asks a child not to mistreat her.[17] "La Pobre Viejecita" ("The Little Poor Old Woman") is a bambuco song performed by both Vives and his brother, telling the story of an unhappy old woman who dies alone.[18] "La Tia Pasitrote" ("The Pasitrote Aunt") is a funk rock song performed by Ilona about the adventures of a crazy aunt.[19] Julio Navas performs the album closer, "Juan Matachín", about the widespread fear put upon by the titular General.[20]
Reception
Pombo Musical was generally well received. The record was certified platinum in Colombia with over 22,000 copies sold.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Rafael Pombo
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "El Modelo Alfabético" |
| 3:44 |
2. | "El Renacuajo Paseador" |
| 4:55 |
3. | "El Gato Bandido" | Juanes | 4:31 |
4. | "Mirringa Mirronga" | Aterciopelados | 3:41 |
5. | "El Robanidos" |
| 3:43 |
6. | "Pastorcita" | Cabas | 3:31 |
10. | "Simón el Bobito" |
| 4:06 |
11. | "El Niño y la Mariposa" |
| 2:55 |
12. | "La Pobre Viejecita" |
| 3:20 |
13. | "La Tia Pasipotre" | Ilona | 4:29 |
14. | "Juan Matachín" | Julio Navas | 2:53 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Colombia ( ASINCOL)[21]
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Platinum | 20,000[21] |
References
- ^ "Pombo Musical - 2008" (in Spanish). Tédder Niño Drago. 2008. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "Carlos Vives Celebrates Album Launch at Billboard Latin Conference". NBC Miami. April 24, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ a b "El lado musical de la obra de Rafael Pombo". bogota.vive.in.com (in Spanish). 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "Las fábulas también se cantan". El Espectador (in Spanish). August 13, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "Pombo musical: Varios artistas, liderados por Carlos Vives, se reunieron para grabar un disco con las fábulas del poeta colombiano Rafael Pombo". El Tiempo (in Spanish). August 16, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "El lanzamiento de las Fabulas de Pombo cantadas". El Espectador (in Spanish). August 14, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ Pombo Musical (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc). Carlos Vives & Various Artist. Colombia: Gaira Música Local. 2008. B002SBEP0A.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Pombo musical". El Tiempo (in Spanish). August 15, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "El Modelo Alfabetico" (in Spanish). rafaelpombo.co. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "El Renacuajo Paseador" (in Spanish). rafaelpombo.co. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "El Gato Bandido" (in Spanish). rafaelpombo.co. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Mirringa Mirronga" (in Spanish). rafaelpombo.co. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Pastorcita" (in Spanish). rafaelpombo.co. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "El Coche por Rafael Pombo" (PDF) (in Spanish). medellindigital.gov.co. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Juan Chunguero" (in Spanish). rafaelpombo.co. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Simon el bobito" (in Spanish). rafaelpombo.co. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "El Niño y la Mariposa por Rafael Pombo" (PDF) (in Spanish). medellindigital.gov.co. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "La pobre viejecita" (in Spanish). rafaelpombo.co. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Pilosos por Rafael Pombo" (in Spanish). pilosos.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ "Juan Matachín por Rafael Pombo" (in Spanish). cuentodecuentos.net. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Pombo platino". El Tiempo (in Spanish). August 24, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "Ganadores Premios Shock 2009" (in Spanish). EntretenimientoPlus.com. October 9, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "Calle 13 Sweeps 2009 Latin Grammys". BMI. November 6, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "Los discos que marcaron el 2008". El Tiempo (in Spanish). December 19, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "CARLOS VIVES & POMBO MUSICAL CD Pombo Musical". Terra Melodica. 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2015.