The Prosthetic Cubans is a studio album recorded in New York City by Marc Ribot

Marc Ribot

Marc Ribot born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.His own work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, and composer John Zorn.-Biography:Ribot was...

 with Los Cubanos Postizos and features compositions by Arsenio Rodríguez

Arsenio Rodríguez

Arsenio Rodríguez was a Cuban musician who played the tres , reorganized the conjunto and developed the son montuno, and other Afro-Cuban rhythms in the 1940s and 50s...

. It was the first album by The Prosthetic Cubans and was followed by Muy Divertido!

Muy Divertido!

¡Muy Divertido! is a studio album recorded in New York City by Marc Ribot with Los Cubanos Postizos. It was released April 25, 2000 on Atlantic Records.-Reception:...

 in 2000.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Marc Gilman awarded the album 4 stars stating "The mastery and vision of the enduring Marc Ribot shine through on this release... it is an excellent album".

Track listing

1. "Aurora en Pekín" (Alfredo Boloña
   Alfredo Boloña
   Alfredo Bologña Jiménez was a Cuban musician who played a role in the early development of the son.Bologña played the marimbula, the bongó and the guitar at different times and, despite his physical limitations , he was a force in Cuban music for half a century...
   
   ) – 5:31
2. "Aquí Como Allá" (Arsenio Rodríguez
   Arsenio Rodríguez
   Arsenio Rodríguez was a Cuban musician who played the tres , reorganized the conjunto and developed the son montuno, and other Afro-Cuban rhythms in the 1940s and 50s...
   
   ) – 4:51
3. "Como Se Gozo en el Barrio" (Rodríguez) – 3:29
4. "Postizo" (Marc Ribot
   Marc Ribot
   Marc Ribot born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.His own work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, and composer John Zorn.-Biography:Ribot was...
   
   ) – 4:55
5. "No Me Llores Más" (Luis Martinez Griñán) – 5:39
6. "Los Teenagers Bailan Changui
   Changui
   Changüí is a style of Cuban music which originated in the early 19th century in the eastern region of Guantánamo Province. It arose in the sugar cane refineries and in the rural communities populated by slaves....
   
   " (Rodríguez) – 4:49
7. "Fiesta en el Solar" (Rodríguez) – 5:05
8. "La Vida Es un Sueño" (Rodríguez) – 3:30
9. "Esclavo Tristé" (Rodríguez) – 6:06
10. "Choserito Plena" (Inacio Ríos) – 2:46

Personnel

• Marc Ribot
  Marc Ribot
  Marc Ribot born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.His own work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, and composer John Zorn.-Biography:Ribot was...
  
   – guitar, trumpet, vocals
• Brad Jones (all but (10)) – bass
• EJ Rodriguez – percussion, vocals
• Robert J. Rodriguez (all but (6)) – claves, drums, percussion, vocals
• John Medeski
  John Medeski
  Anthony John Medeski is an American jazz keyboards player and composer. Medeski is a veteran of New York's 1990s avant-garde jazz scene and is known popularly as a member of Medeski Martin & Wood...
  
   (2,4,5,8) – organ, meloton
• Anthony Coleman
  Anthony Coleman
  Anthony Coleman is an American musician. Coleman is a piano and keys player, trombonist and vocalist mainly working within the free improvised and avant-garde jazz scenes in downtown New York during the late 1970s through to the present day.His greatest impact was during the 80s and 90s when he...
  
  (3,6) – organ
• Madeline Hunt-Ehrlich (4) – vocals
• Mattan Ingram (4) – vocals
• Miles Ingram (4) – vocals
• Gregory Ribot (10) – baritone saxophone