Nina De Fuego

I was introduced to Buika at a concert at the Mondavi Center for the Arts in the fall of 2010 and fell in love with her music immediately. She was described as a daughter of political refugees from the African nation of Equatorial Guinea and grew up in a gypsy neighborhood on the Spanish Island of Mallorca. When she stepped up to the microphone I was blown away by her intense, powerful, luminous and smoky vocals. It was obvious that she fully absorbed the culture of her new home and related it in her music. The next day I promptly bought two of her CDs: Nina de Fuego and Mi Nina Lola. I love both of them and plan to buy her other CDs. I'm not a professional music critc. All I can say is that if you love flamenco, jazz, soul and blues, you will love this CD. All of the songs are sung in Spanish. I do not speak Spanish but I can tell you that Buika skillfully conveys the feelings and emotions of the songs so well that I almost feel like I know what she is singing about. I feel it in my core. The musicians are very talented as well and blend perfectly with her vocals. Buika will definitely take you on a wonderful musical journey.

Nina is a very unusual artist. Her voice is Nina Simone meets Roberta Flack. But that is where the comparison ends. She sings in Spanish but like Milton Nascimento's portugese, the intuitive message and sensibility is understood without the baggage of spoken English. She stories love in a framework of transcendent grace and knowing, a unique artist this Nina. For the neophyte strangled by the steady disgrace of love's fall told by a range of neo-soul, rap, hip-hop, and R&B artist of the day that struggle mightily with getting the simple story telling of love and its glory right, we are refreshed by Nina's mystery and esteem of the refrain. The best way to experience this cache of song is with openess. My recommendation: get this, her third recording and you will find an embrace of music seldom heard on radio any more. Society has paid a price for our drift. Thankfully an artist comes along with a internal compass more enduring and accurate for love's shoreline then the GPS of maintstream, popular culture. With, love, Nina.

This is a great album. It was recorded impeccably. Concha sings great, and the band is great. It combines jazz, flamenco, salsa and pop brilliantly. She has gone more "pop" now, button my opinion this album is still her best effort to date.

Concha Buika is a superb vocalist who combines Flamenco with Andalusian Copla and Jazz on this fine album, was born in Equatorial Guinea grew up steeped in the Gitano (Gypsy) music in Mallorca (Spain). Her voice has that fine raspy quality characteristic of Flamenco singers.The excellent accompaniment, the great arrangements combine with her beautifully modulated voice and allows the dramatic, emotional music to express itself fully.If you are not familiar with this style of music it may take some listening before you come to fully appreciate it's beauty.In any case if you wish to expand your musical horizons, this album is highly recommended.

I discovered Buika right here on amazon, thanks to their suggested artists anytime you search for music. I'm SO glad I found her!Another reviewer (ostensibly from Spain, just like Buika) complained that it was too sentimental, and for him, it sounded forced. I can see that. But, if you let yourself be moved, you WILL be.Buika and her band weave an enchanting, intoxicating web that's pure emotion converted to sound. Flamenco guitar, lilting percussion, solid bass...and Buika's richly-textured vocals are simply irresistible. By all means, if you crave music outside of the suffocating confines of American pop, you should give Buika a spin.

Someone told me about this singer, Buika from Spain, and I gave this CD a try. I am thrilled and her voice is absolutely different than what I had expected, soulful, sensual Spanish singing. Great for evening listening, as it will transport you back to warm Spanish evenings. Must try!

I've never had a CD entirely of songs that I just love, and I probably never will. I'm satisfied if even one or two of the songs are fabulous, according to my peculiar tastes. So it is with this album, which includes several songs I could do without, but also several very nice ones, including "No Habra Nadie en el Mundo" which alone is worth the price of the CD! Outright infectious!

Great album by a great artist who marvelously fuses Spanish and African musical motifs.

このアルバムを聴くとやる気が出ます。仕事も資格試験の勉強もはかどります。音楽は何のためにあるのかを考えさせられる一枚。情感やソウル・・・一体何で表現すればいいでしょう。星5つなどではこのアルバムの素晴らしさは到底表現できません。全宇宙に響き渡るこの音楽を聴かずしてあなたの人生は終わってしまうのか？このレビューを読んであなたの人生が素晴らしいものになりますように。願いを込めて。

Coincidentally, I was listening to this and the Greg How album below today; on the way home from work. Great sound on this 2008-ish Buika classic.

Sublime

バンドがすばらしい。そしてクールなアレンジ。彼女の歌に出会うためにここ数年の自分はあった。はやく日本に来て欲しい。

Sublime!