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Release Date: 03/14/2006
Over the last decade,
flamenco's undergone a revolution and reinvention, as
Rough Guide to Flamenco Nuevo excellently illustrates. These days, it's a brilliant, multifaceted gem, where the
jazz flute of
Jorge Pardo can sit comfortably next to the
electronica of
Digitano and the Ladino singing of
Yasmin Levy. A few of the names have become internationally known, like
Levy,
Ojos de Brujo, and
Javier Ruibál, and justifiably so, as they each push away at frontiers. But the revelation of this disc is that there are plenty of others equally inventive waiting to find a global forum. Singer
Elena Andujar is especially impressive, while the duo
Rodrigo y Gabriela (who live in that
flamenco hotbed, Ireland) are adroit, imaginative guitarists, while
Solar Sides fuse modern
dance music and
flamenco in a very subtle fashion. The disc is worthy playing for
Diego Carrasco's
"Asereje" (aka
"The Ketchup Song") alone. Gloriously infectious, it's also far from the global
pop hit of the same name. This is a most welcome disc, a way in to what's happening in
flamenco, and how it's reaching out to the world.
~Chris Nickson, All Music Guide
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