After the breakup of his regular band, Gilberto Santa Rosa still maintained his usual, traditional-cum-romantic style. Esencia, however, is peppered with electronic music to spare, string accompaniments, and a superb ballad ("Para Vivir" by the legendary Cuban composer Pablo Milanes); even rap is thrown into the mix ("...Y Eso Duele," with help of rappers Memo and Vale). Unquestionably, Santa Rosa's most eclectic (and unusual) production to date. ~ José A. Estévez, Jr., Rovi
Esencia
1996 | Sony U.s. Latin
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CD
$5.99ESENCIA
11/19/1996
All Music Guide Review
Esencia Track Listing
Credits of Esencia
- Santiago Chago Martínez
- Timbales
- Carlos Martin Rodriguez
- Violin
- Jesus Sanchez
- Engineer
- Tommy Villarini
- Trumpet
- David Betancourt
- Violin
- Hector Rivera
- Vocals (Background)
- Eddie Garcia
- Arranger
- Jan Duclerc
- Trumpet, Arranger, Flugelhorn
- Javier Martinez
- Viola
- Lucy Ortiz
- Make-Up
- Lenny Prieto
- Piano, Arranger
- Tere Suarez
- Design
- Pedro Rivera Toledo
- Arranger
- Jose Encarnacion
- Clarinet, Sax (Soprano), Baritone, Sax (Tenor), Flute
- Victor Sanchez
- Violin
- Ricky Gonzalez
- Piano, Arranger
- Hector Perez
- Percussion
- Rei Pena
- Engineer
- Jerry Rivas
- Vocals (Background)
- Louis García
- Arranger
- Omar Cruz
- Photography
- Carlos Rodríguez
- Violin
- Osvaldo Roman
- Vocals (Background)
- Enrique Collazo
- Violin
- John Dederick
- Violin
- Rafael "Tito" Echevarria
- Bongos
- Marcos Goméz
- Violin
- Aida Sosa
- Violin
- Luis Manolo Tirado
- Piano
- José Vanga
- Violin
- Omar Velázquez
- Violin
- Fernando Medina
- Violin
- Georgie Torres
- Trombone
- Arnaldo Figueroa
- Violin
- Orlando Guillot
- Cello
- Emanuel Olivieri
- Viola
- Rebeca Zambrana
- Vocals (Background)
- José Daniel DeJesús
- Cello
- Yamil Martínez
- Engineer
- Memo Y Vale
- Guest Appearance
- Gilberto Santa Rosa
- Vocals, Repertoire, Producer
- Joan Manuel Serrat
- Composer
- Sammy García
- Conga
- José Gazmey
- Bass, Arranger
- Jorge Laboy
- Guitar (Acoustic), Venezuelan Cuatro, Flamenco Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
- José Lugo
- Piano, Arranger, Director, Keyboards, Producer, Sampling, Keyboard Programming












