The Mexican romantic trio—three suave male voices backed by two, and sometimes three, guitars and singing romance-drenched lyrics in lush harmony—rocketed to pan-Latin popularity in 1948 with the pioneering group Trío Los Panchos. Los Tres Reyes (The Three Kings), known as “the last of the great trios,” epitomize the trio sound and continue to make it a mainstay of Mexican acoustic music. High-voice Cuban singer Bebo Cárdenas joins founding members, brothers Gilberto and Raúl Puente, to show us how, in Cárdenas’s words, “The trío romántico is synonymous with intimacy.”

Tracklist:

Aventurera (Adventuress) - Bolero
Mis Flores Negras (My Black Flowers) - Vals
Locura (Madness) - Bolero
El Lunar De María (Maria's Mole) - Guaracha
Decídete (Make Up Your Mind) - Bolero
Extravío (Loss) - Vals
Ódiame (Hate Me) - Vals
Jacarandosa (Joyful) - Guaracha
Qué Impaciencia (What Impatience) - Bolero
Déjame Solo (Leave Me Alone) - Bolero
Homenaje A Los Panchos Medley (Tribute To Los Panchos): Contigo, Caminemos, Amor, No Me Quieras Tanto, Los Dos - Bolero
Poquita Fe (Little Faith) - Bolero
El Libro De Los Dioses (The Book Of The Gods) - Bolero
Cuando La Besas Tú (When You Kiss Her) - Vals
Homenaje A Tomás Méndez Medley (Tribute To Tomás Méndez): El Aguacero, Cucurrucucú Paloma, Go
Un Compromiso (A Commitment) - Bolero
Romanticismo (Romanticism) - Vals
No Me Queda Más (There Is Nothing Else Left For Me) - Bolero
Señora María Rosa (Mrs. María Rosa) - Vals
Homenaje A José Alfredo Jiménez Medley (Tribute To José Alfredo Jiménez): Serenata Huasteca, Paloma

UPC: 093074056226
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Release Date: 3.26.12
Format: CD

Los Tres Reyes - Romancing the Past (CD)