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Omar Sosa : Sentir |
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 On "Sentir", a Spanish verb that translates as "to feel", the Cuban pianist has increasingly taken into account that Barcelona, his present abbode, confronts him very strongly with North African influences. This fusion of elements, the music of Cuba and Morocco, the points where they overlap, enhance each other and interpret anew are the theme of this production which, in light of Sosa's background, has surprisingly turned out to elicit nuances of chamber music. Among the pillars supporting this novel concept are the prominent Moroccan singer and guembri-player El Houssaine Kili, Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles, Yoruba vocalist Martha Galarraga and Spoken word - artist Sub Z from Washington D.C.. In the liner notes written by Sosa himself, the artist goes on the reveal these cultures' overlapping spiritual color schemes, crossings which, as he interprets them, foster both musical communication and improvisation.
Press Quotes:
Grammy Nominierung
"Best Latin Jazz Album Of The Year"
CT Radio 96.9 Bochum:
"(Largest College radio station in Germany): Record Of The Month April 2002"
Jazzthing :
"Sosa is a tinkerer with the necessary portion of madness to be truly innovative. And he's getting better all the time."
Jazz Podium :
"Strikingly dynamic attack, a multicultural and stylistic weave."
Jazzthetik :
"What one would imagine to be so distant from one another works amazingly well together.... The Moroccan musicians fit perfectly with the multi-instrumentalists from Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the USA."
Applaus :
" ...beams in the perfected sparkle of cosmopolitan spirituality." 5 Stars
Radio CT 96.9 Bochum :
"Album of the Month April 2002."
Der Schallplattenmann :
"No doubt about it: Omar Sosa is one of the few truly innovative major talents in today's Jazz."
Popclash.de :
"Even Sosa's new CD retains that ritual quality of sounds reduced to an essence, almost to a trance. World Music from a distant star."
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01.
Opening for Eleggua
02.
Sucesion en Blanco
03.
Rojo Chango
04.
Manto Blanco
05.
Toridanzon
06.
Azul Yemaya
07.
Oda al Negro
08.
Sister in Yellow
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Cielo y Mar Azules
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Tres Notas en Amarillo
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Rojo y Negro
12.
Eggun
13.
Sentir
Line-up:
Produced by Omar Sosa
Recorded 2001
Line-up:
Omar Sosa - Acoustic Grand Piano, Marimba Esmeraldena, Percussion, Guiro, Bell, Yoruba Praying , Backing Vocals; Gustavo Ovalles - Bata Drums, Quitiplas, Culo e' puya, Cumacos, Tambor de Parranda, Maracas, Guiro, Bongos, Cajon de Rumba, Backing Vocals; Martha Galarraga - Yoruba Vocals ; El Houssaine Kili - Guembri, Qarqabas, Tan-Tan, Ganawa Vocals; Terrence Nicholson "Sub-Z" - Rap Poetry; Moulay M'Hamed Enneji Fakihan "Shariff" - Guembri, Darbukkah, Mandolina, Qarqabas, Gnawa Vocals; John Santos - Bata Drums, Djembe, Clave, Cata, Backing Vocals; Yassir Chadly - Guembri, Ganawa Vocals ; Bouchaib Abdelhadi - Oud, Qarqabas, Moroccan Violin, Arabic Vocals, Taarija; Justo Soler - Backing Vocals; Randy Rood - Didgeridoo;
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