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I was born in Havana, and although I have travelled a lot and made the customs of other cultures my own; my home has been a perfect symbiosis between Spain and Cuba. When I was a child, Fabada and Congrí coexisted perfectly, guaracha and sevillanas, Beny Moré and Miguel de Molina. Whenever I listened to el Bárbaro del Ritmo, I thought: that man must be a happy man. Those songs can only be born from happiness. If we link this idea to the adagio that reminds us that it is better to go to bed without eating than to wake up in debt, these songs fulfill a promise to my mother, Rita, and Aruca. Here I offer these songs, which are the fruits of happiness.

My North and South

Always… Bebo San Juan.

  • GENRE: Latin Music / Cuban Music
  • FORMATS: CD, vinyl and digital
  • YEAR: 2019
  • PRODUCTION COMPANY: Estudio Caribe
  • RECORD LABEL: Blanco y Negro Pop

DETAILS

All lyrics and music by Bebo San Juan except:
La vuelta al mundo and Si estuvieras aquí: Bebo San Juan and Víctor Martín.
Siempre: adapted by Bebo San Juan from Federico García Lorca’s poem Gacela of Unforeseen Love

Arrangements, direction and production by
Bebo San Juan

Executive production
Estudio Caribe

Sound Engeneers
Salomé Limón, Bernardo Gil, Jorge Rodríguez Mesías and Santiago de la Torre

Mastered at PKO by
Caco Refojo

Mixed in PKO by
Salomé Limón and Caco Refojo

Recorded in
Estudios Sound Garden, Caribe Estudio and PKO

Graphics
Nacho Aragón

Layout and illustrations
Jose Puga

Photographs
Javier Salas

Cover picture
Family archive

Editorial
Caribe Music

Songs

  • Pepe Maní
  • La vuelta al mundo
  • Norte y sur
  • Pan y canela
  • Siempre
  • Si estuvieras aquí
  • De La Habana hasta aquí
  • Cartagena
  • Sentir

Bonus Track

  • Siempre Piano version / voice / flugelhorn