Omara Portuondo‘s ‘Flor de Amor’ is her nineteenth solo album containing a collection of love songs and released on May 25, 2004 by World Circuit.
Track Listing : 1.Tabú (Margarita Lecuona) – 04:19 . 2.Amor De Mis Amores (María Teresa Lara) – 03:23 . 3.Alma De Roca (Lily Batet) – 03:35 . 4.Mueve La Cintura Mulato (Alejandro Enis Almenares) – 03:35 . 5.Junto A Un Cañaveral (Omara Portuondo) – 03:30 . 6.Hermosa Habana (Rolando Vergara) – 03:48 . 7.El Madrugador (Omara Portuondo) – 03:33 . 8.Amorosa Guajira (Omara Portuondo) – 02:23 . 9.Habanera Ven (Omara Portuondo) – 03:28 . 10.Si Llego A Besarte (Luis Casas Romero) – 03:19 . 11.Flor De Amor (Omara Portuondo) – 03:06 . 12.Juramento (Miguel Matamoros) – 03:22 . 13.He Venido A Decirte (María Teresa Lara / Rolando Vergara) – 03:48 . 14.Casa Calor (Carlinhos Brown) – 04:08
Musicians : Omara Portuondo – Vocals . Swami Jr. – 7-String Guitar . Toninho Ferragutti – Accordion . Ale Siqueira – Theremin . Orlando “Cachaito” Lopez – Bass, Guitar (Bass) . Roberto Fonseca – Clavinet, Keyboards, Organ, Piano . Carlinhos Brown -Percussion, Vocals . Ramses Manuel Rodríguez – Drums . Ramses M. González – Drums . Eduardo Rubio – Flute . Policarop “Polo” Tamayo – Flute . Enrique Lazaga – Guiro . Carlos Emilio – Guitars . Manuel Galbán – Guitar, Piano . Jorge L. Chicoy – Guitar . Simon Burwell – Keyboards . Miguel Dela Hoz – Trumpet . Emilio Vega – Vibraphone . Javier Zalba – Clarinet . Nailor Proveta – Clarinet . Nicholas Bucknail – Clarinet . Philip Todd – Clarinet . Andy Findon – Clarinet (Bass) . Adel González – Congas . Angá Diaz – Congas . Emilio Delmonte, Jr. – Congas, Timbales . Carlos Julio Guerra – Bata . Carlos González – Bongos, Claves . Miguel “Angá” Diaz – Bongos, Congas . Papi Oviedo – Tres . Alberto Valdés – Maracas . Alfredito Valdez, Jr. – Maracas . Marcos Suzano – Pandeiro, Shaker, Tabla . Boghan Costa – Surdo, Timbaus . Léo Bit Bit – Surdo, Timbaus . Amadito Valdés – Timbales . Carlos Calunga – Coro . Idania Valdes Casuso – Coro . Riena Hernández Centeno – Coro . Teresa Garcia – Coro . Tirso Duarte – Coro . Victor Villa – Coro . Yaremi Alfonso Nápoles – Coro . Caridad Valdés Menéndez – Coro, Violin . David Daniels – Cello . Martin Loveday – Cello . Julian Corrales – Violin . Peter Lale – Viola . Barbarito Torres – Laoud . Gavyn Wright – Violin . Abilio Betancourt Bejerano – Violin . Ariel Sarduy – Violin . Augusto Diago – Violin . Boguslaw Kostecki – Violin . Bruce White – Violin . C. Thompson – Violin . Christopher Tombling – Violin . Dagoberto Gonzáles Piedra – Violin . Edward Marzan Betancourt – Violin . Gustav Clarkson – Violin . Julian Leaper – Violin . Kathy Share – Violin . Lázaro Dagoberto González – Violin . Mario Fernandez – Violin . Patrick Kiernan – Violin . Perry Mason – Violin . Rita Manning – Violin . Silvio Duquesne – Violin . Yordanys Ravelo Machado – Violin . Zoe Jake – Violin . Angela Loppo – Vocals (Background)
Production : Produced By Nick Gold, Jerry Boys, Alé Siqueira . Demetrio Muniz . Jerry Boys – Engineer, Mastering, Mixing . Isel Martinez Rodriguez – Assistant Engineer . James Thompson – Assistant Engineer . Ale Siqueira – Engineer . Flavio Desouza – Engineer . Tom Leader – Mastering . Chris Wilcock – Mixing Assistant
Arrangements : Demetrio Muniz
Package : Christian Jaspars – Photography
Recorded 2003 – 2004.
Released On May 25, 2004 By World Circuit.
Video Director(s) : Tim Pope for “Why Can’t I Be You?” and “Just Like Heaven”
(Source Omara Portuondo – Flor de Amor | Official Site)
