Music Concert Review Essay

I came into the session after a long day of golf. I wasn’t too tired, but I came into the session hoping for it to bring me to a state of a higher happiness.
The session began abruptly with a type of jazz distinctive from my past hours listening to 91.1. This first musical piece was Alfredo De La’s “Somos Los Reyes Del Mundo” in the album Triunfo. The beat behind all of the vocal, violin, and flute improvisation sounded very much like salsa music. The bongo being played behind all the improvisation was super addictive, and my legs shook along with the music. The host, Jesse Chuy Varela, had a little message after the piece ended--in fact, the type of music played currently was Latin Jazz. The next song the host played was Charanga La Tapa’s “Vamonos
There were two vocals, and the beat remained relative steady and apparent throughout the whole musical piece. Of course, I was not able to understand the Spanish, but their voices were very soothing and melodic. The male voices sounded really natural and warm. Of course, the bongo drums in the back were addicting to me as well. The next musical piece introduced some instrumental sounds I was new too. This piece was called “Los Tambores” by Puerto Rico All Stars. Despite the beat remaining steady and consistent, it sounded very much as if it were a celebration. The many timbres of different woodwinds, the vocals, and the bongos really mixed well. At times, the vocalists would improvise and literally rap or even state phrases, but it would still mix well with the overall beat, dominated by the bongo drums. The next piece played was La Sonora Poncena’s “A La Patria Mia” in the album Opening Doors. Likewise with the past musical pieces including vocals, there were vocals within this musical piece. The vocalists sounded as if they were speaking to one another, having a conversation that blended well with the dominant beat behind