The Prosthetic Cubans

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The Prosthetic Cubans is a studio album recorded in New York City by Marc Ribot with Los Cubanos Postizos and features compositions by Arsenio Rodríguez. It was the first album by The Prosthetic Cubans and was followed by Muy Divertido! 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".

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic

Track listing

1. "Aurora en Pekín" (Alfredo Boloña) – 5:31
2. "Aquí Como Allá" (Arsenio Rodríguez) – 4:51
3. "Como Se Goza en el Barrio" (Rodríguez) – 3:29
4. "Postizo" (Marc Ribot) – 4:55
5. "No Me Llores Más" (Luis Martinez Griñán) – 5:39
6. "Los Teenagers Bailan Changui" (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" (Ignacio Ríos) – 2:46

Personnel

• Marc Ribot – 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 (2,4,5,8) – organ, meloton
• Anthony Coleman (3,6) – organ
• Madeline Hunt-Ehrlich (4) – vocals
• Mattan Ingram (4) – vocals
• Miles Ingram (4) – vocals
• Gregory Ribot (10) – baritone saxophone
• JD Foster- producer