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My first from Mexico. Not my last.,
September 21, 2004 Pharoah S. Wail (Inner Space) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Genius of Mexico's Tierra Caliente (Audio CD)
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month I thought I'd try to review the few Latin releases I have. The various Latin musics are still very much something I am just beginning to get into/hear/understand, etc... so I don't have any sort of expert wisdom to impart.
Because this will probably mean more to many of you than it does to me, I'll mention that the track notes break down the styles of tunes this way... 1 march, 1 polka, 1 danzon, and the rest are gustos, sons and pasodobles. In case any of these musicians may be familar to some of you from other projects, the players here are Juan Reynoso on violin and vocals, Neyo Reynoso on acoustic guitar and vocals, Castulo Benitez de la Paz on acoustic guitar and vocals, and Javier Reynoso on acoustic guitar during the tracks recorded in 1997.
This disc is a collection of live performances between 1997 and 2001 from The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes in Washington state. The sound sometimes varies a bit from track to...Read more