Music Review

Flor De Amor (2004)

Omara Portuondo
Reviewed by Nick Marino | Jul 30, 2004

Details Release Date: Jul 13, 2004; Lead Performance: Omara Portuondo

To best experience summer via music, wrap your ears around some swaying Caribbean grooves. Your ambassador: Buena Vista Social Club vocalist Portuondo, who plants you on a Cuban beach with Flor de Amor, a daydreamy album made with a cabana-ful of mostly acoustic instruments and a voice as rich and deep as a bottle of rum.

Originally posted Jul 30, 2004 Published in issue #776 Jul 30, 2004 Order article reprints

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