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This old Mexican song is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. And Tino Rossi's is one of its best (and least known) performances.
Columbia, 1945
See also: http://pl.youtube.co m/watch?v=2ECLROT9aT A
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Adam Aston - La Paloma (Ch?opcy, na nas ju? czas)(Jastrz?biec-Ru dnicki/Yradier), Syrena-Electro 1934
The Polish title: Ch?opcy, na nas juz czas translates: Fellas, the time has come for us... which has ambiguous meaning. It may be a simple calling to go out in the sea, like the sailors do - or may also have something weird in it: like a prophecy of the death (in the sea)...
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My Better Half likes flamenco and likes to dance around the room playing these records. La Nina de los Peines is a marvellous singer, of course, backed by Nino Ricardo on guitar.
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Admittedly, there's a lot of these old ethnic 78 rpm records in the Winin' Boy collection. This is a Turkish singer that has a marvellous voice. The guys backing her are really swinging cats too!