One of the great Mexican voices of the late 20th century sings a collection of standards accompanied by just two guitarists. The uncluttered arrangements allow the focus to remain on Ana Gabriel's exquisite voice, which soars like never before or...

Translator: Adolfo Salas.
Latin pop singer Ana Gabriel is as well known for her ballads as she is for her infectious dance-pop, and those ballads are showcased on the compilation CANCIONES DE AMOR. Gabriel specializes in slickly produced,...

Personnel: Ana Moura (vocals); José Manuel Neto (guitar); Jorge Fernando (Spanish guitar); David Zaccaria (cello).
Audio Mixer: Fernando Abrantes.
Recording information: Studios MDL.
Photographer: Carlos Ramos.
Arranger: Jorge...

Personnel: Ana Egge (vocals, acoustic guitar); Chris Masterson (electric guitar, baritone guitar); Eleanor Whitmore (tenor guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, fiddle, viola); Byron Isaacs (upright bass, electric bass); Rob Heath (drums); Justin Guip...

Personnel: Ana Popovic (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar); Tom Fitzpatrick (saxophone); Leon "Kid Chocolate" Brown (trumpet); Doug Belote (drums); Jerome Alexander, Avist Martin Mycartery "Scooter" Groce (background...

Personnel: José Manuel Neto (guitar); José Elmiro Nunes (acoustic guitar); Filipe Larsen (acoustic bass guitar).
Audio Mixer: Fernando Nunes.
Liner Note Author: Donald Cohen.
Recording information: Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisbon, Portugal...

Mexico's reigning vocal diva returns with 2005's HISTORIA DE UNA REINA. Known to dabble in everything from ranchera to pop to traditional Mexican folk, Gabriel's trademark is her unique, textured voice and her ever-impassioned delivery. HISTORIA, of...

As Ana Gabriel's garb on the cover of LA REINA CANTA A MEXICO indicates, this 2006 album finds the Mexican pop singer performing in a very traditional ranchera vein. Highlights of the collection include the swooning "Volver, Volver" and the bright,...

Personnel: Jorge Fernando (guitar); Filipe Larsen (bass guitar).
Audio Mixer: Fernando Nunes.
Recording information: Pé De Vento.
Photographer: Paulo Segadaes.
Arrangers: Custódio Castelo; Jorge Fernando.
The acclaimed young fadista...

Mecano vocalist Ana Torroja's fifth solo album, and her first in seven years, finds Torroja reuniting with producer Andrés Levin (Miguel Bosé, David Byrne) for a collection of feel-good pop, rock, and electro-pop tunes. Composers include both...

Juan Gabriel and Ana Gabriel are extremely popular Mexican singers and songwriters who, despite their shared name and commitment to exploring the varieties of Mexican traditional music and pop, are not related by blood or marriage. Nevertheless, on...

Personnel: Sheila Ríos (vocals); Javier Calderón (guitar, bajo sexto, keyboards, programming); Paco Rosas (guitar, bajo sexto); Pancho Ruiz (bajo sexto); Fernando Chávez (piano); Mario Santos (keyboards); Beto Dominguez (percussion).
Audio...

Recording information: Cosmos Studios; Cutting Cane Studios; Elith Sound lab, México; Picks And Hammers; The Backroom Studios, Coconut Grove, FL; The Surgery Room, Miami, FL; The Tiki Room, Pembroke Pines, FL.
As the winner of the Univision...

Personnel: Ana Gabriel (requinto); Bernardino Santiago, Enrique de Santiago (guitarron); Sadot Badillo, Eliseo Ramirez, Victor Cárdenas (vihuela); Alberto González De Gortari (cello); Abel Orozco (bugle); Ernesto Abrego (piano); Hermanos Moreno...

Recording information: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (08/06/2009-08/28/2009).