Nico Saquito - Alborada (1998)

Antonio Fernandez Ortiz, better known as Nico Saquito (and also nicknamed "Mr. Cat") was at the heart of the Casa De La Trova acoustic music scene in Santiago, Cuba. A master of the acoustic trova style, Saquito (1913-1982) was one of Cuba's most beloved acoustic musicians, writing countless classics and helping solidify the acoustic trova style and is considered by many to be the creator of the style called the guaracha.
Alborada is an early recordings. The band includes Senen Suarez on lead guitar, and several Suarez compositions are featured (as well as over a dozen by Saquito). These early tracks lack the subtlety and economy of Saquito's more recent recordings, where his status as a master musician is gracefully asserted… nonetheless, this is a stunning disc.

01. Mambaren-Beren-Bo
02. Alborada
03. Que Bobo Es Juan
04. Estoy Hecho Tierra
05. Que Humanidad
06. El Berrinche De Maria
07. Siempre Te Adoré
08. Mama Belen
09. El Arruyembere Caua
10. Tristeza Del Carretero
11. Al Disgusto De Compay
12. La Cuenta Y El Vigilante
13. Por Que No Puedes Con Ella
14. Toda Una Eternidad
15. El Empacho De Ramona
16. El Llereye
17. Al Vaiven De Mi Carreta
18. Compay Cotunto
19. En Mi Conuco
20. Silverio Facundo Y La Luna
21. Adios, Compay Gato