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Release Date: 03/01/2005
Duranguense, like Sinaloa-style
banda, is a very male-dominated area of regional Mexican music. Of course, Mexican music on the whole is not male-dominated --
mariachi and
ranchera have given listeners a long list of great female vocalists. But the vast majority of duranguense bands have had all-male lineups. So when the long-running
Los Horóscopos de Durango were revamped and founder
Armando Terrazas' daughters
Vicky and
Marisol -- two sisters with a fondness for micro-miniskirts and cowboy boots -- were placed right up front, the group really stood out. But the
Vicky/
Marisol lineup of
Los Horóscopos isn't gimmicky or contrived; in fact, they have been responsible for some of the most creative, fresh-sounding duranguense of the 2000s -- and their creative winning streak continues with
Y Seguimos con Duranguense.
Los Horóscopos haven't been afraid to take chances on previous albums; their willingness to combine duranguense with Dominican
bachata on their hit version of
Monchy y Alexandra's
"Dos Locos" in 2004 showed a very risk-taking spirit. And the
Terrazas sisters aren't any less ambitious this time; during the course of the album, they apply the duranguense sound to everything from
corridos (
"La Araña" and
"El Media Noche") to
cumbia (
"Y Yo Sigo Aqui") to the late
Tejano star
Selena's
"Si la Quieres." There is plenty of
ranchera-influenced material on this album, but
Los Horóscopos' use of
ranchera elements can vary from one song to the next; while
"Anoche Estuve Llorando" favors the stereotypically melancholy
ranchera ballad style,
"Obsesion" manages to draw on
ranchera and
bachata simultaneously. But for all its diversity,
Y Seguimos con Duranguense is always a duranguense album first and foremost -- and it will easily go down in history as one of the most interesting duranguense releases of 2005.
~Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
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