Cat No 3079502

Spanish-born and Venezuela-raised Soledad Bravo has been one of the leaders of the neuve cancion (new song) movement that swept through Latin America in the 1970s' and '80s. Although equally proficient at singing traditional and popular songs, Bravo made her greatest impact as a protest singer. According to Billboard, "her voice is an exceptional instrument". Her debut album, "Soledad Bravo Canta", released in 1968, included her interpretation of Carlos Puebla's tribute to Che Guevera, "Hasta Siempre". She released more commercially-successful albums over the following years and toured extensively. In the mid 70's she returned to live in Spain and became national star. In the 80's she made a "tropical" album, "Caribe", in New York produced by Salsa musician, Willie Colon. Four years later, she recorded a self-titled album with accompaniment by Eddie Gomez, Airto Moreira, Paquito D'Rivera, Jorge Dalto, Ray Barreto, Yomo Toro and Spyro Gyra.