Artist : Willie and Lobo
Title : Zambra
Genre : Lo-Fi
Year : 2006
Date : Mar-2006
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 10
Label : Narada
Source : CDDA
Length : 48:35 min
Size : 71,4 MB
Tracklist:
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01.donde vayo 04:45
02.mama mia 03:24
03.velas al viento 04:13
04.la fortuna 05:49
05.kabuki 05:30
06.ven a la cama 04:35
07.zambra 06:12
08.balada para katrina 03:51
09.mediterraneo 03:55
10.el payo 06:21
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48:35 min
The word "Zambra" is a gypsy word that means "a gathering of
musical merriment" and is a dance done by women from Spain. It
is also the name of Willie and Lobo's latest CD, the tenth in
their musical career.
Encapsulated here is a journey into a sound that can only be
described as "Gypsy Boogaloo." Willie and Lobo are Texas born
violinist Willie Royal and German native Wolfgang "Lobo" Fink,
who plays the flamenco guitar. Together, Willie and Lobo possess
a musical marriage made in heaven, and it has been that way ever
since they first met in 1983.
On the CD jacket, Willie and Lobo are depicted in art with their
chosen instruments surrounded by Zamba dancers over a molten
fire. Caliente you may say? Not really, since the music within
more favors a fireplace amber, genial and mild-tempered, which
is not a bad thing. Key instruments like the flamenco guitar and
violin should never be riled up, as it may get distasteful and
lose its flavor.
Trumpeter Rick Braun guest appears on this Latin jazz affair and
each track ebbs and flows as the progression of a plot.
Listening to this CD, you conjure up visions of a romantic night
in a Latin American town...where rain slicked sidewalks raises
the smell of asphalt to your nostrils, as you and your loved one
sit at an outdoor restaurant protected by umbrellas at night.
It's hard to resist songs like the acoustic laden "Donde Vayo"
and the festive violin solo in "Mama Mia." If you listen closely
you may just hear drums and maracas on the aforementioned "Mama
Mia." Braun's sound is pristine and fluid on "Velas Al Viento"
while the title track "Zambra" boasts several instruments
working together with the end result of capturing a Middle
Eastern ambiance. There is also a tribute to the victims of
Hurricane Katrina via "Balada Para Katrina." You'll fall in
love with "Mediterraneo" and the CD's closer, "El Payo."
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