Jerry Rivera Sings Carlos Gardel Tangos With a Salsa Beat

“Puerto Rican salsa singer Jerry Rivera, whose new album “Caribe Gardel” (Caribbean Gardel) went on sale this week, told Efe he would like to be known as a “unique” artist for having met the challenge of blending lyrics and tunes from different genres.

In his latest production, dedicated to the late Argentine musical icon, Rivera melds some of Carlos Gardel’s tango classics and best known ballads including “Volver” (Return), “Cuesta Abajo (Downhill), “Yira Yira,” and “El Dia que Me Quieras” (The Day You Love Me), with salsa, bachata, cha-cha-cha and danzon rhythms. “

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