Boleros and Boleristas: S/D

I don't say too much about this partly because what is there to say about a retro all-bolero album in 2016? Miramar nails a certain sound, with great attention to detail. All the boleros are either by Sylvia Rexach, a Puerto Rican bolero composer, or are in tribute to her.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snvAteBqgeI

An original from Miramar (kind of reminds me of early 70s solo Bryan Ferry at the beginning):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mp3qRUqYzU

What can you say about bolero? It's an old genre, but it might be the ultimate specifically romantic genre ever.

OK, well they aren't always romantic really. The description I copied earlier in the thread is better. Still makes the ultimate romantic genre, even if it isn't always romantic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEekkYCo7-M

I like how they list him as the composer though. Arranger maybe. Sylvia Rexach was the composer. He knows that but whoever put the credits up doesn't seem to.

And I might as well throw in this bolero written by iLe's grandmother, from another 2016 album which is at least somewhat bolero oriented:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLkaXwEPfeE

iLe, formerly PG-13 of Calle 13.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/obituaries/sylvia-rexach-overlooked.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&fbclid=IwAR23k-l2KHCDLsWXuRvfgt_5hSgevioFNR5SkRr_kw7cPbgbvTWDURNi2AY

NY Times Overlooked series of obits on people they uh overlooked this week covers Puerto Rican bolero singer Sylvia Rexach who died at 39 in 1961

I love Los Panchos with and without Eydie Gormé, but those records with Eydie Gormé are extra-special.

Agustin Lara. My mom's favorite and, if you're (a) romantic, unbeatable. Search any recordings of Lara voice+piano.

Most likely a co-write between the two of them. Seems to be from a film and he’s in it!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_%281948_film%29

Agustín Lara was also the second husband of María Félix.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/24/arts/music/pablo-milanes-dead.html

RIP Cuban nuevo trovo and bolero singer Pablo Milanes

*bump*

I don’t really have anything to add to what I posted before, still feel the same way if not more so.

i like this stones throw artist lo fi boleros album
https://stonesthrow.bandcamp.com/album/boleros-valses-y-mas-2