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Pocas Palabras
Los Cenzontles
Pocas Palabras mixes contemporary pop instruments with ancient Mexican instruments like the jarana, vihuela, quijada (jawbone) and zapateado (percussive dance). Steeped in the rich traditions of Mexico Los Cenzontles update these traditions to the 21st Ce
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Pocas Palabras | 3:07 |
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La Medallita | 2:14 |
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Las Maanitas | 1:43 |
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Tu Sonrisa | 3:18 |
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Flor De Canela | 3:33 |
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El Canoero | 4:42 |
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El Camotal | 3:35 |
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El Remolino | 1:42 |
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El Canelo | 4:26 |
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El Trompito | 3:49 |
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Puo de Tierra | 4:18 |
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La Mudanza | 4:50 |
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Description
POCAS PALABRAS is an album of original and traditional songs, mixing contemporary and ancient Mexican instruments in a variety of styles. In POCAS PALABRAS Los Cenzontles, steeped in rich Mexican traditions, create new compositions and personal renditions of songs of old Mexico with instruments such as the jarana, tololoche, vihuela and quijada (jawbone), percussive zapateado dancing, Afro-Cuban conga, clave and bongo along with drums, violin, guitar, sax and clarinet. Styles featured include a lilting pirekua sung in the indigenous language of Michoacan; a sultry Columbian cumbia, a ranchera in the raucous conjunto style; and a rare ritual danza of Jalisco.
Legendary Cuban rumberos Gregorio 'El Goyo' Hernandez, Lazaro Rios and Roberto Borrell join Los Cenzontles as Guest Artists with a classic Mexican ranchera, in the rhythm of the Cuban guaguanco and an Afro-Cubanized son Jarocho from the tropics of Veracruz.
POCAS PALABRAS is also an ENHANCED CD, pop it in your computer to watch a video of Los Cenzontles original songs "POCAS PALABRAS" and "TU SONRISA".
POCAS PALABRAS was produced by Eugene Rodriguez, nominated for a Grammy for his production,Los Lobos album Papa's Dream.
Please contact Eugene Rodriguez at (510) 233-8015 or contact@loscenzontles.com
WWW.LOSCENZONTLES.COM