Artist.......: Ojos de Brujo
Album........: Techari
Label........: Diquela
Genre........: Alternative
Catnr........: n/a
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Oct-19-2007
str.date.....: Oct-09-2007
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. Respira 03:56
02. Sultanas De Merkaillo 05:32
03. Get Up Stand Up 04:32
04. Color 03:48
05. Runali 04:53
06. Silencio 05:56
07. No Somos Maquinas 05:09
08. Interludio Tabla 01:16
09. Todo Tiende 06:51
10. Corre Lola Corre 04:25
11. Tanguillos Marineros 04:43
12. El Confort No Reconforta 04:39
13. Piedras Contra Tanques 05:28
14. Bailaores 06:32
15. Get Up Stand Up (Studio Version) 03:48
16. Nana (Greek Version) 05:40
Runtime 77:08 min
Size 111,3 MB
Release Notes:
2006. Barcelona. The children of the street rumba
and polyglot flamenco celebrate the freedom and
sensuality of music and the wealth of contagious
rhythm. This is the catharsis of flamenco and the
joy of sonic experimentation: nomadic,
racially-mixed music crossing the streets of cities
of the world like a ship full of lunatics,
communicating, creating, and celebrating. Techarφ
is the chemistry that flows in its concerts,
Techarφ is an attitude you put forth into the
world, Techarφ is alive in the smallest of details.
In Cal≤, the gypsy language, Techarφ means "Free."
Wherever in the world they find themselves, they
follow their own road.
The journey of Ojos de Brujo (ODB) started well
before they began to know one other. In the depths
of their previous experiences. In their fascination
with the rhythmical treasures of the planet and the
languages of flamenco. With a constant experimental
curiosity and the need to reach out to and
encounter other artists.
In 1999, the group recorded its first album,
'Vengue' (another gypsy word for the energy that
flows through life). It was a homemade production
that captured the attention of critics and the
public alike, and news of the band's performances
spread rapidly. It was also the beginning of a
period of independent production for ODB, after
which they would begin to publish their own work.
Going against conventional industry wisdom, they
created their own structure and team for promotion,
production, and recording of all future material.
The adventure that started in September of 2002
with the release of their second album, ''Barφ'
("joy" or "virtual essence" in Cal≤) was the band's
next step. Now, without industry pressure, they
were free to take a new direction. They presented
'Barφ' to enthusiastic fans across the globe
between 2002 and 2005, through several tours in
Latin America and the U.S., playing in the most
important jazz, rock, and world music festivals
such as Glastonbury, Rosklide, Summerstage NY
Central Park, Lowlands, Montreal Jazz... Japan,
Colombia, Morocco, Cuba, Mexico, Hungary, France,
and Germany.
It is during this time that an encounter with the
Senegalese group Daara J came about, along with
Martirio's infinite celebration till the dawn and
the beatbox antics of Maxwell Wright steering
tanguillo rhythms; the vitality of Cuban pianist
Roberto Carcasses and the magical world of Nitin
Sawney, whose recent release featured guest Brujos;
the majestic guitar work of Pepe Habicheula, the
contagious energy of the Asian Dub Foundation; the
lucidity of Ra·l Rodrφgues. Tambores beating out
bulerφas and so funky, so much funkier than Catalan
rumba!
The vital enthusiasm of ODB has always gone well
beyond music. A hive of artistic activity in which
phographers, graffiti artists, visual entertainers,
illustrators, programmers and producers collaborate
and participate. Artists from all over the world
play in and deepen the group's ideas, collected in
the extra disc that the group is including in its
new release, "Techarφ."
A lovingly and luminously designed album, Techarφ
is alive with the colors, flavors, and textures
that arise while exploring the group's visual
world. They decided to publish it in both a
standard edition as well as a deluxe booklet
featuring artists' interpretations of each song.
Currently, they are getting ready to embark on the
Techarφ World Tour and are already gathering
material for their next album. It is a voyage that
has only just begun, set to continue into parts
unknown...